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JUNE AND JVLY. 



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HOLLAND BULBS. 



The lifting of these will be general in June. For di- 

 rections see May. It is not advisable to take up Jon- 

 quils, Fritillaria, Crocus, and 7m, oftener than every 

 alternate year ; Jonquils may stand three years. Ane- 

 mones and Ranunculus should be carefully lifted after their 

 leaves begin to fade. Do not expose them to the sun, 

 but cover slightly with earth or sand until they are 

 perfectly dry, when they may be sifted out of the earth, 

 and put into drawers carefully labeled. Some recom- 

 mend to soak these roots in soap-suds, to destroy a 

 worm that they are frequently attacked with. We 

 know not how far this may be carried, nor the good or 

 bad effects, never having practised it. 



AUTUMN FLOWERING BULBS. ^ V 



These are Amaryllis lutea, now called Sternbergia lutea; 

 A. Belladonna, now Belladonna purpurdscens ; and Nerine 

 sarniensis. This is a beautiful flowering bulb, and re- 

 quires the protection of a frame during winter. The 

 old bulb seldom flowers oftener than two succeeding 

 years, and then decays, but the off-sets will flower the 



