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out should be done in May or June, and the after- 

 management is simple, merely hoeing between the plants 

 and keeping the ground clean. In October the bulbs 

 are ready for use, and they may be lifted, the tops 

 twisted off, and then stored in fine ashes or soil in a cool 

 store. I have in the southern part of the kingdom left 

 the roots in their growing quarters and covered with 



litter or dry Bracken in severe weather. This is an 

 advantage in some respects, as in the soil the roots keep 

 much firmer and are sweeter or of a more nutty flavour. 

 In planting it is well to remove all side growths, re- 

 stricting to the one central growth. This must also be 

 done occasionally in the summer months, and it may be 

 necessary to remove a small portion of the top soil to 

 get at the side or split growths. A few weeks before 

 the plants are lifted it is a good plan to draw a little 

 soil well into the foliage. This will cause the upper 

 part of the root to get better coloured or partially 



