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full-sized bulbs for sale. Other bulbs, like the narcissus 

 or daffodil, form new bulbs that separate without being 

 scraped. 



. There are some other plants which have underground 

 parts that are commonly called bulbs but which are not 

 bulbs at all ; for example, the gladiolus and the caladium, 

 or elephant's ear. Their underground parts are bulblike 

 in shape but are really solid flattened stems with eyes 

 like the underground stem of the Irish potato. These 

 parts are called corms. They may be cut into pieces like 

 the potato and each part will grow. 



The dahlia makes a mass of roots looking greatly like 

 sweet potatoes, but there are no eyes on them as there 

 are on the sweet potato, the only eyes being on the base 

 of the stem to which they are joined. They may be 

 sprouted like sweet potatoes and soft cuttings made of 



FIG. 235. OUTDOOR-GROWN CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

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the green shoots, after which they may be rooted in the 

 greenhouse and then planted in pots. 



There are many perennial plants that will bloom the 

 first season when grown from the seed, though such 



