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CARE OF HYACINTHS, TULIPS, &c. 



For the treatment of these, while in bloom, see last month. 

 The best time to take them out of the ground, is about five 

 weeks after they are done flowering, or when the stem ap- 

 pears what may be termed half decayed. The best method 

 to dry them is to place the roots in rows, with bulb to bulb, 

 the stems lying north and south, or east and west. Give the 

 bulbs a very thin covering of earth, merely to exclude the 

 sun, so that they may not dry too rapidly, being thereby 

 liable to become soft. When they have thoroughly dried in 

 this situation, which will be in eight or ten days in dry wea- 

 ther, (and if it rains cover them with boards,) take them to 

 an airy dry loft or shade, clearing off the fibres or stems, 

 and in a few weeks put them in close drawers, or cover 

 them with sand perfectly dry, until the time of planting, for 

 which see October. 



It is not advisable to allow any of the bulbs of. either 

 Hyacinths or Tulips to seed, as it retards their ripening 

 and weakens the root, except where there are a few desired 

 for new varieties. The small off-sets must be carefully 

 kept in dry sand, or immediately planted. 



ANEMONES AND RANUNCULUS. 



These, while in bloom, should be carefully shaded from 

 the sun by hoops and thin canvas, or an erect temporary 

 awning ; and as soon as they are done flowering, they must 

 be fully exposed and the waterings given up. 



TUBEROSES AND AMARYLLIS, 



That are not planted, should now be done. For full 

 directions, see last month. In many seasons, any time 

 before the twelfth is quite soon enough ; but nothing ought 

 to be delayed when the season will permit it to be done. 

 It is necessary to have them properly labeled. 



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