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planted in beds or prepared borders, to increase the stock and enlarge 

 their size ; or they may be kept up as well as the largest of the roots 

 till found convenient to plant them. 



All these kinds, when taken up, should be placed in the shade to 

 dry, and when sufficiently so, preserved in dry sand or saw-dust, &e., 

 till the time of planting, which, for these, should not be delayed latec 

 than October, nor even till then if not taken good care of, as they do 

 not keep well out of ground, especially if exposed long to the air. 



AUTUMN FLOWERING BULBS. 



The autumnal crocuses, amaryllises, and colchicums, should be 

 taken up as soon as their leaves decay, the offsets separated, and all 

 replanted again before the end of July : they are by no means to be 

 kept longer out of the ground, as that would prevent their flowering 

 in due perfection in autumn, which is their proper season. 



CARE OF SEEDLING BULBS. 



The boxes of seedling tulips, hyacinths, narcissuses, and other 

 bulbous kinds, arising from the seeds sown last autumn, should be 

 now placed in the shade, carefully preserved from the mid-day sun, 

 and the plants refreshed now and then with a little water : a small 

 portion of loose earth sifted over them would be of great benefit. 



AURICULAS AND POLYANTHUSES. 



The first week of this month, or immediately after your fine auri- 

 culas and polyanthuses have done flowering, is a very proper time to 

 repot and slip them, as directed in the Flower Garden for last month; 

 after which they must be treated during the summer and autumn, as 

 there advised. (See page 360.) 



CARNATIONS. 



The fine carnations in pots should now have due care and good at- 

 tendance ; they should be watered according to their necessities, and 

 as their flower stems advance, small neat sticks, for their support, 

 should be placed, one in each pot, to which they are to be tied ; these 

 ought to be at least three feet long, tapering a little from the bottom 

 to top, and painted green j they should be substantial and straight, 

 and their lower ends are to be forced into the earth in the centre of 

 each pot, sufficiently deep and firm not to be shaken loose by the 

 wind. As the stems continue advancing in height, the tying is to 

 be repeated at about every five or six inches. 



The pots may now be removed to the stage, and remain there till 

 the time of bloom. 



If any small, green winged insects appear on the stems or foliage 

 of the plants, they must be effectually extirpated, either by washing 

 the infested parts with a strong infusion of tobacco-water, or dusting 



