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in pots of earth, to ripen and strengthen the bulbs. 

 They will take two years with good encouragement, 

 before they can satisfactorily be again flowered in 

 glasses, and properly they ought not be allowed to 

 bloom next year. Those that are done flowering in 

 pots, can be set aside, and the usual waterings gradu- 

 ally withdrawn. Treat all other Dutch bulbs in a simi- 

 lar manner. 





