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ROOMS OF BULBOUS ROOTS. 



OCTOBER. 



HAVE a stage or stages, as described last month, in the 

 situations where they are intended to remain all winter ; 

 place the plants on them from the first to the eighth of this 

 month, beginning with the tallest on the top, graduating to 

 the bottom. It is desirable to place flats or saucers under 

 each, to prevent the water from falling to the floor, and the 

 water should be emptied from the flats of all except those 

 of Cdlla and Hydrangea. The latter, while dormant, 

 should be kept only a little moist. 



Previous to taking in the plants, they should be divested 

 of every decayed leaf, insects, and all contracted dust, hav- 

 ing their shoots neatly tied up, and every one in correct 

 order. Every leaf of the Camellias ought to be sponged, 

 and the plants placed in an airy exposu're, and from this 

 period till they begin to grow, have them exposed to the 

 sun. If the flower buds are too crowded, picking off the 

 weakest will preserve the remainder in greater perfection, 

 and prevent them, in part, from falling off. Do not on any 

 occasion, keep them in a room where there is much fluc- 

 tuating fire heat, as the flower buds will not expand, except 

 they are kept in an even temperature. See green-house, 

 this month, more largely on this subject. 



OF BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Those that are intended to flower in glasses should be 

 placed therein this month, and kept in a cool room. After 

 the fibres begin to push a few shoots, the glasses may be 

 taken to the warmest apartments to cause them to flower 

 early. Bring a few from the coldest to the warmest every 

 two weeks, and thus a succession of bloom may be kept up 

 from January to March. Hyacinths and other Dutch bulbs 

 should now be planted in pots. See green-house for full 

 directions. 



Cape Bulbs. All that are unplanted and offering to 

 grow, should be put in pots forthwith. Ample directions 





