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as sometimes happens, has been dry, the bed 

 should be examined ; and if the surface has be- 

 come loose, it should be stirred; a little fresh 

 loam added, and pressed close to the plants. 

 The subsoil should also be examined ; and if it 

 appears not sufficiently damp, a good soaking- of 

 manured water should be immediately given. 

 It is wrong to wait for indications from the 

 leaves of a want of water, because leaves attached 

 to a bulb or tuber show a vigour which does not 

 entirely arise from the state of the soil ; and 

 therefore the soil should be examined and treated 

 accordingly. If insects of any kind have taken 

 possession, they should be dislodged. 



When approaching to flower, unless sufficient 

 rain has fallen, occasional watering may be 

 necessary ; and, as they come forward in bloom, 

 both shading and watering will be required. 



If the weather at this time be fine and dry, 

 the tubers, after flowering, will ripen regularly of 

 themselves ; but, if cold and wet, it will be ne- 

 cessary to protect the bed from rain : otherwise, 

 the tubers will be kept in a state of excitement, 



