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them whilst the leaves or stems are in a frozen state, would totally 

 destroy them. 



It would be of additional advantage to lay three or four inches of 

 old tanners' bark over the surface of the pots, the better to preserve 

 the roots from the frost. The plants must be aired occasionally in 

 mild weather, for if kept too closely covered they would become 

 blanched, weak and tender, and lose their robust growth, so necessary 

 to a good bloom of flowers. 



PLANTING BULBOUS ROOTS IN POTS AND GLASSES. 



You may continue to plant the various kinds of early flowering 

 bulbs in pots, as directed on page 566, but the earlier in the month 

 that this is done the sooner you may expect them to flower. The 

 pots are then to be placed either in a warm room, where there is 

 plenty of light, or in garden frames, and treated as directed last 

 month. Some of them may be immediately placed in the hot-house, 

 or in a forcing frame, to be forced into an early bloom for the decora- 

 tion of rooms, windows, &c., and others placed in the green-house for 

 a succession. 



The early part of this month is still a very proper time to set the 

 bulbs of early tulips, hyacinths, polyanthus-narcissuses, jonquils, 

 dwarf Persian iris, &c., in bulb-glasses filled with water, which should 

 never be suffered to come higher around the roots than about the 

 eighth of an inch, replenishing the water occasionally as it evapo- 

 rates, so that it may just touch the bottom of the bulbs. Some of 

 the glasses may be immediately placed in the hot-house for an early 

 bloom, the others to be treated as directed on page 568. 



TAKING UP AND PRESERVING THE ROOTS OP TUBEROSES, AND 

 SCARLET AMARYLLISES, ETC. 



As soon in this month as you observe the frost to injure the foliage 

 of your tuberoses and jacobsea lilies or scarlet amaryllises and other 

 very tender bulbs, which generally lie dormant in winter, take up the 

 roots and spread them in a warm room, where they will be perfectly 

 secure from frost if in a stove-room the better ; in the course of eight 

 or ten days, divest them of the decayed foliage and root fibres, and 

 continue them spread as before till well dried, always taking care to 

 preserve them from frost ; when sufficiently dry pack them up in 

 small boxes, in very dry sawdust, chaff, dry moss, or the like, and 

 then place the boxes in some very warm room to remain during 

 winter, where they can be effectually secure from frost, the least 

 touch of which would totally destroy the roots. 



DRESSING THE BEDS AND BORDERS, ETC. 



The beds of young succession or other flower-bulbs which were not 

 disturbed in the present year, should now be carefully weeded, raked 

 over, and if any moss appears thereon, it ought to be picked off; 

 after which lay an inch or two, as may be deemed necessary, of good 



