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Plant six inches deep and eight inches apart, in August or Sep- 

 tember. They should not be taken up oftener than once in three 

 years. Some of them are very pretty grown in pots during the 

 winter. These should be planted in October. Soil, light fresh 

 loam, mixed with very rotten cow dung, and dug deep. Propa- 

 Tated by offsets. 



GLADIOLUS OR SWORD LILY. 



Plant them in pots in March or April, and turn them out as soon 

 is the weather is warm. Give very little water till they start, 

 ifter which they should have an abundant supply. Take them up 

 n the fall, and keep in a warm room. Soil should be very rich 

 :nd well worked. Propagated — by offsets, which are very abun- 

 lant in some species. These are to be taken off and planted sepa- 

 ately. By seed, sown in peat and sand in the spring, and well 

 yatered before and after they come up. In October the young 

 ■ulbs should be taken up and dried, to be planted in the spring. 

 ?hey will flower the second or third year. 



HYACINTH. 



; These bulbs should be planted in a dry, airy part of the garden, 



lie earth to be dug to the depth of a spade or more, and mixed 



Irith one-third its quantity of sand, one-fourth of rotten cow dung 



nd peat. These are to be well mixed together, and the bed made 



idth a slope of several inches tow^ards the south. Plant the last 



f October, four inches deep, and put a little sand in the hole on 



Dp of the bulb. Cover in the winter with straw or leaves. Lift 



lem about five weeks after done flowering, or when the stem is 



alf decayed. Dry slowly and by laying root to root and covering 



ith a slight layer of earth. Keep till ready to plant in close 



rawers or dry sand. Propagated from offsets. 



To flower them in glasses, put them in, in October, the water 



30ut half covering them. Keep in a cool dark room till started, 



hen they should have the warmest room in the house and all the 



ght possible. Change the water at least once a week. 



TIGER FLOWER. 



Plant in pots in March, or in the open ground in May. Lift 

 lem in November and cut off the stalks, dry them and keep in dry 

 ind till time to plant. They must be kept carefully from frost 



