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may be speedily remedied, by placing the plants 

 under a hand-glass, or any thing that is convenient, 

 and burning some tobacco until they become well 

 enveloped in the smoke ; and the latter may be re- 

 moved by occasionally washing them on the head 

 with pure water, either by means of a syringe, the 

 nose of a watering pan, or with a sponge, when 

 the dust still adheres. 



" Bulbs of most sorts flourish in rooms with less 

 care than most other plants. Hyacinths should be 

 planted in autumn. Fill the pots with light rich 

 soil, and plant the bulbs so shallow that nearly 

 half the bulb stands above the soil, place the pots 

 in the open air, and cover them six or eight inches 

 with rotten bark. During spring, take them out as 

 they are wanted to bring into flower, and set them 

 in the window of a warm room, where they will 

 be exposed to the sun. When the leaves begin to 

 decay after flowering, give them no water ; when 

 the leaves are dead, take them out of the soil, and 

 lay them in an airy situation for planting. 



*' If grown in water-glasses, they require to be 

 placed in a light airy situation, and the water must 

 be changed every three or four days." 



