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by cutting off six or eight inches above the bulb, but 

 do not attempt to pull or break them, as that will 

 injure the new shoot which lies just inside the old 

 stalk. Tie in bunches and hang in a dry, cool place, 

 free from frost, or store in paper sacks. 



Montbretias resemble the Gladioli in flower and 

 foliage, but are very slender of growth. They throw 

 long, graceful sprays of brilliant scarlet, orange, and 

 lemon, very desirable for cut flowers. The flowers 

 open successively, as do the Gladioli, and are in bloom 

 a long time. They may be grown in the corners of 

 the Gladiolus bed with good effect. The culture is 

 the same, except that the Montbretias are not plant- 

 ed so deeply about three inches. They multiply 

 very rapidly about fourfold, and are as easily cared 

 for as the Gladioli. 



Tigridias (Shell Flowers) are beautiful in colour, 

 and odd in shape, and rather gorgeous in effect 

 whether set singly or in groups. The colours are a 

 pure white, white with lilac, purple and white, yellow 

 and orange with dark spots, white with a brownish 

 spot on a yellow ground, and rose colour. The flower 

 remains open for only a day, but as there is always 

 another to take its place it is not missed. They would 

 better be started in the house in pots and bedded out 

 when frost is past, as, planted in the open ground, 

 they sometimes fail to appear. Lift and dry in fall 

 and store in a dry, warm place during winter, exam- 

 ining occasionally for mould or grey lice. The leaf 



