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be expected from all of them. The bulbs may be started 

 at any time from September to December, but they 

 are in the best condition when they first arrive in the 



FIG. 3. Chinese Sacred Lilies 

 Two bulbs were planted in an eight-inch dish 



market. On account of the dry atmosphere in which 

 they are usually kept, the later bulbs lose strength. 

 Place a layer of one inch of coarse pebbles in the 

 bottom of the dish and on this arrange the bulbs. If 

 the side bulbs reach below the level of the large bulb, 

 put pebbles under and around it so that it will stand 



