84 BULBOUS-ROOTED FL0WSR5. 



few hours, or ftiut clofe when the weather 

 changes cold. 



By the above aid of a hot-houfe, &c. or 

 hot-bed, they may be obtaiaed very early in 

 flower, in January, February, Sec. or even 

 in Winter in a hot-houfe, by early planting 

 in Autumn, and placing the pots in the 

 honfe in Ot^ober, November, or December'; 

 or placed occafionally in a fruit forcing- 

 houfe, in January or February, for early 

 Spring flowering* 



According as thofe In the pots or boxes are 

 done flowering, they fliould be removed to 

 the full air, if you wifh to fave the roots in as 

 good condition as poflible, and when the 

 leaves and ilalks decay, the roots may either 

 be taken up and managed as thofe of the 

 natural ground, or may remain a year or two 

 in the pots, adding fome frelh earth to the 

 tops in Autumn or Spring; but after twice 

 flowering they fliould be removed, in order 

 to feparate the ofF-fets, and to replant them 

 In beds, pots, 8cc, of frefli prepared earth. 



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