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They should be taken up as soon as the stems begin to 

 wither in fall ; but should the stalk of the late plantings 

 be yet green, the bulbs should be left adhering to the 

 stalk until dried, which will tend to ripen off the bulbs. 

 They may be kept in winter under the stage of the green 

 house in a frost-proof cellar or closet, or, in short, in any 

 place where potatoes can be kept with safety. 



AMARYLLIS. 



Next to Gladiolus under this head may be named the 

 Amaryllis. The bulbs may be planted in July, August, 

 or September, (if in pots not less than eight inches in di- 

 ameter), in rich, light soil. The flower spike will be de- 

 veloped in October or November. They are best grown in 

 pots in this latitude, as they are liable to be injured by 

 fall frosts if left to flower in the open border. The plants 

 should be kept growing for some months after flowering, 

 so as to develop the bulb for future flowering ; but they 

 should be dried off for some months previous to the time of 

 planting. The species are : 



A, Belladonna. (Belladonna Lily), pale pink. 



A. aulica. Flowers large, green and scarlet. 



A, blanda, Flowers immensely large ; whitish. 



A. purpurea. (Vallota), dwarf, bright scarlet. 



A, vittata. Striped, rose and white. 



A, formosissima. (Jacobean Lily), rich crimson. 



NERINE. 



The following, with other species, are plants requiring 

 treatment similar to the Amaryllis, and well worthy of 

 general cultivation : 



Nerine undulata, (carmine). 



Hi currifolia, (scarlet). 



N. SarniensiS. (Guernsey Lily) (crimson). 



