MAY. 97 



TREATMENT OF BULBS OUT OF FLOWER. 



When these are out of flower take them up, and 

 after drying them on boards or a mat in a shaded 

 place, lay them by for the planting season. 



THE TULIP, 



"The fop of flowers," 



Should not be suffered to remain in the pot to ripen 

 the seed, which tends to debilitate the bulb. Some 

 of the sorts of Tulip will be fit for raising in the 

 course of this month. 



The winter Aconite, (Helleborus hyemalis,) if not 

 taken up now, may not be discovered easily at a 

 subsequent season, as the leaves and stalk totally 

 disappear soon after flowering.* 



The offsets will enable you to multiply the num- 

 bers considerably, and these should be immediately 

 taken off from the main root. The principal ones 

 to be planted by themselves, for the finest flowers, 

 in the ensuing year. 



The very common bulbs, however, such as Snow- 

 drops and Crocuses, are usually left for years with- 

 out moving, but even these will flower better and 

 multiply more by observing the foregoing rule. 



To obtain offsets, and keep separate the principal 

 bulb, allowing it, at the same time, total rest from 

 vegetation during a part of the year, are the reasons 

 for taking them up. 



If the time of raising them and separating the off- 



* This is propagated by pieces of the root. 

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