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weather comes lift the plants and put in four- or five- 

 inch pots, according to size, using good garden loam 

 and one- fourth the quantity of old, well-rotted ma- 

 nure. They should be grown in a cool east room and 

 syringed daily. 



In the spring after blooming withhold water gradu- 

 ally, giving no more than will keep the roots from 

 drying out, and set them in a cool, shady place during 

 the summer the rear of the sand-box is best, where 

 other growths will protect them from the sun. In 

 continuous wet weather they should be turned on 

 their sides or otherwise protected from extreme moist- 

 ure. When they show an inclination to grow again, 

 if they are in large enough pots, remove as much of 

 the top-soil as possible without disturbing the roots, 

 and replace it with fresh, rich earth and old manure. 

 If the plants are crowded with roots remove them 

 into pots one or two sizes larger. Give them a good 

 watering and set in a somewhat lighter and warmer 

 position. Cyclamen bulbs, like the Amaryllis, should 

 not be allowed to dry out entirely, as this destroys 

 the roots, and when the top growth starts in advance 

 of the root growth, as is usual, the plant will die from 

 insufficient nourishment. Florists frequently send out 

 dry bulbs with flower-buds half an inch long and no 

 sign of roots; such bulbs rarely amount to anything. 

 When obliged to start a dry bulb, it is better to sink 

 it half way in the soil and cover with sphagnum moss. 

 Set it in a dry, cool place, and examine it from time 



