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IN VEGETABLES. 



Hyacinths are sometimes grown in a carrot or turnip, 

 hollowed out, and filled with water. The bulb grows well ; 

 and a growth of young foliage springs from the top of this 

 novel flower-vase, and entirely conceals the bulb. In this 

 way, many pretty effects may be produced. The treatment 

 is the same required by bulbs in glasses. 



IN MOSS. 



Pots or glasses may be filled with moss, and bulbs grow 

 very prettily therein. The treatment is the same as that 

 required by bulbs in earth. A very pretty way is to make 

 a ball of moss, fill it with bulbs, wire it round, and hang it 

 in a warm, light place ; occasionally turning it to make an 

 even growth, and dipping it in water when it gets dry. 

 The shoots of the bulbs Avill cover the moss, and the roots 

 will run through the inside. The Jacobean lily {Sprehelia^ 

 or Amaryllis formosissimus) , grown in this way, blooms 

 beautifully, and is a fine summer ornament. 



