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sand and leaf mould with it. Dig deep, and 

 plant snowdrops and crocuses two inches 

 deep; hyacinths, narcissi, and tulips, four 

 inches deep. 



A window box or pots can be started now 

 for Christmas blossoming. Fill with rich, 

 sandy loam ; press the hyacinths and kindred 

 bulbs about half their depth into the earth, 

 snowdrops and crocuses to just beneath 

 the surface. Keep the boxes or pots in a 

 dark cellar where the temperature will not 

 rise above fifty degrees, and in seven or eight 

 weeks they will have developed strong roots; 

 then they can be brought into a warm room, 

 well watered, and placed in a light window, 

 where they will soon commence to make top 

 growth. 



Slips taken from geraniums, fuchsias, be- 

 gonias, and roses now will make good plants 

 for bedding out next summer. A shal- 

 low dish filled with sandy mould, or 

 individual pots, can be used for starting 

 them. Until well established, the earth 



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