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OBSERVATIONS 



ON 



THE CULTURE OF BULBOUS ROOTS, 



IN POTS OR GLASSES, IN THE WINTER SEASON. 



The culture of bulbous roots In a green-liouse, or light 

 room, during the winter, is comparatively easy, provided 

 two points be attended to : the first is to keej3 them near the 

 light, and turn the pots or glasses round frequently, to prevent 

 their growing crowded ; and the second is, when the plants 

 have done growing, to give them little or no water; for 

 want of attention to these points, bulbs have been known to 

 produce foliage year after year, without showing any sign 

 of blossoms. 



All bulbs, at a certain period of the year, are in a dor- 

 mant condition ; this, in a state of nature, is invariably after 

 the seed has ripened ; but as, in a green-house, many of this 

 family do not ripen seed, the cultivator should watch the 

 period when the leaves show indications of decay ; at which 

 time, the supplies of water should be lessened, and shortly 

 afterward the earth should be suffered to get dry, and remain 

 so until the season returns when the bulbs re-germinate. 



Many sorts of bulbs will keep best in pots, under the soil, 

 in a dry, shady place, and in the same temperature as that 

 in which they are in the habit of growing; but others, such 

 as the Hva-cinth, Tulip, Narcissus, &c., may be taken out of 

 the soil, and preserved as before directed, until the return 

 of the proper season for replanting. 



Dutch bulbous roots intended for blooming in pots during 

 the winter season should be planted during* the momhs of 



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