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respect, it may be dispensed with after they have come in 

 flower. 



Cape Bulbs. Those that flowered late in autumn, as 

 soon as the foliage begins to decay, may be set aside, and 

 the water withheld by degrees. When the foliage is en- 

 tirely gone, and the roots dry, clear them from the earth, 

 and after laying exposed in the shade for a few days to dry, 

 pack them up in dry moss, with their respective names 

 attached, until August, when they may be again potted. 

 Treat those that are in floAver the same as directed in last 

 month. 



Dutch Roots. All the species and varieties of these that 

 have been kept in the green-house during the winter, will 

 now be done flowering ; the water should be withdrawn 

 gradually from them; and then the pots turned on their 

 sides to ripen the bulbs. Or, a superior method is, where 

 there is the convenience of a garden, to select a bed not 

 much exposed. Turn the balls out of the pots and plant 

 them ; the roots will ripen better this way than any other. 

 Have them correctly marked, that no error may take place. 

 They can be lifted with the other garden bulbs. 



FLOWERING PLANTS. 



The best situation for most plants while in flower is, 

 where they are shaded from the sun and fully exposed to 

 the air. Primroses, both European and Chinese, flower 

 best, and the colours are finest, when the plants are in the 

 front of the house, and entirely shaded. The Chinese 

 Azaleas and Rhododendrons require, while in flower, a 

 similar situation. Have all the shoots tied naturally to neat 

 rods, and keep them clear from others by elevating them 

 on empty pots, or any other substitute. See that there are 

 no insects upon them ; for they make a miserable contrast 

 with flowers. The Cdlla sethiopica should stand in water 

 when in bloom, and even before flowering they will be 

 much strengthened by it. 



