BULB cases; 



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recommend it. The bulb should be placed in the glass in 

 November ; the glass being filled with rain-water up to the 

 neck, so that the base of the bulb may just touch it. Place 

 the glasses in a warm, dark place, keeping them filled with 

 water, for three weeks, or until the glass is half filled with 

 roots ; then remove to the light, and gradually to full 

 sunlight. 



After blooming, if it is desirable to preserve the bulb, it 

 should be taken from the glass, and planted in earth, to 

 strengthen it. 



The water in the glasses should be changed every week, 

 or as often as it becomes cloudy (a bit of charcoal in the 

 water will, however, keep it sweet and clear) ; and, in 



