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are usually regarded as a greenhouse plant, but 

 they may be grown very successfully out-of- 

 doors. Their beauty and wonderful fragrance 

 make them indispensable. They are grown from 

 small bulblets, which are attached to the bulb, and 

 which require to be grown in nursery beds one 

 year before reaching blooming size. Select good 

 sized bulbs, with well developed necks that are 

 firm. If the necks are shrunken or spongy, they 

 will not bloom. Plant the bulbs in five or six inch 

 pots, setting so that the tops are covered one inch 

 deep. Water sparingly, and keep them in a warm 

 sunny place while they are forming roots. Pot 

 a few at a time, at intervals of three weeks, be- 

 ginning March first and continuing until June. 



About the middle of May the pots should be 

 " plunged " in a sunny place in the garden. Water 

 frequently. Tall growing varieties will need sup- 

 port by staking. 



When they begin to bloom, the plants, pot and 

 all, may be lifted, placed in jardiniers and re- 

 moved to the house. When they are through 

 blooming, the bulbs may as well be thrown away, 

 as they bloom but once. There are several vari- 

 eties, but the Dwarf Double Pearl is mostly 

 grown. Double and single sorts may be had if 

 desired. One variety has variegated leaves, but 

 as it is not a foliage plant, this does not add to 

 its value. 



