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sized i)()t, and when they have completed their 

 growth, water must be reduced by degrees, so as 

 to bring them into a proper season of rest : they 

 will then only require watering gently once a 

 week with a fine rose pot, and to have the house 

 steamed, as I have before recommended for those 

 that are at rest ; it keeps their bulbs from shrivel- 

 ing, and preserves a genial atmosphere about 

 them. The temperature should be the same as 

 that directed in the last chapter. 



