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through the day. After heavy rains examine the pots, 

 and where water is found, turn the plant on its side 

 for a few hours to let the water pass off, and then exa- 

 mine the draining in the bottom of the pots, which must 

 be defective. 



CAPE BULBS. 



As soon as these are done flowering, and the foliage 

 begins to decay, cease watering, and turn the pots on 

 their sides, until the soil is perfectly dry; then take out 

 the bulbs and preserve them dry until the time of plant- 

 ing, which will be about the end of August or first of 

 September. 



MAY. 



It is highly desirable to have all the scientific opera- 

 tions as much advanced in the beginning of this month 

 as is practicable, that at all times immediate attention 

 may be given to the destroying of weeds wherever they 

 appear. 



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