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the bulbs be transplanted to a rich and suitable 

 compost, it is stated that those and the flowers are 

 thereby strengthened, whilst the breaking acquired 

 in the poorer, by the transition to "the richer soil, 

 remains unchanged. The process of raising these 

 breeders from seed is much the same as in the case 

 of other bulbous roots, but requires minute attention 

 and a long apprenticeship of patience and perse- 

 verance. 



The Dutch roots and their offsets might satisfy 

 the moderate florist ; for they are still most to be re- 

 lied on, and are not very costly in the general lists. 

 Those who suffer under the tulip madness which 

 once prevailed in Holland, and has been described 

 by so many writers on this flower, but which shall 

 not be inflicted on my readers, may still indulge in 

 extravagant prices, and try whether they can exceed 

 the less expensive florists. One curious circumstance 

 in relation to this flower beyond any other is, that in 

 any of its stages, (except, perhaps, in the seed-box,) it 

 never requires to be watered. 



NARCISSUS. 



"Narcissus drooping o'er his rill, 

 Keeps his odorous beauty still." 



This order includes the common Daffodil and fra- 

 grant Jonquil. The former need not be enlarged on, 

 in this brief treatise. The Jonquils, both single and 

 double, are much in request. Their treatment is the 

 same as that of the Narcissus ; the species are nume- 

 rous, but of these the most approved kinds are the 

 Polyanthus, comprising many varieties, the white or 

 poetical Narcissus, and the Italic 



