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crocuses; but neither of them, when planted so late, flower well 

 the spring following — the former, in particular, will totally perish 

 if kept much longer out of the ground. These kinds ought to have 

 been planted in September, or early in October, for being flowers 

 of early bloom, they do not agree with being kept up after their 

 proper time of planting. 



When you desire a considerable increase of crocuses or snow 

 drops, take up the roots but once in two years; if you let them 

 remain longer, though the increase will be numerous, the roots 

 become very small and produce but poor flowers. 



Planting various sorts of Bulbs. 



Jonquils, ornithogalums, narcissuses, hyacinths, bulbous irises, 

 Persian irises, gladioluses, fritillaries, crown imperials, or any 

 other kinds of hardy bulbous flower roots that yet remain above 

 ground should now be planted as soon as the weather will permit. 

 Mild dry weather ought to be chosen for planting these and all 

 other kinds of bulbous roots, and see that the ground is not too wet. 



When it is intended to plant any of the common sorts of the 

 above, or other kinds of bulbous roots in the borders, they may be 

 planted in the manner mentioned above for the common tulips, &c. 

 Observing particularly, that the longer you keep them out of the 

 ground after October or November, the shallower they must be 

 planted. 



Flowers to blow in the house. 



Several sorts of bulbous roots may be placed upon bulb-glasses 

 of water for blowing in the apartments of the house, such as hya- 

 cinths, narcissuses, jonquils, early dwarf tulips, bulbous irises, &c; 

 the glasses for this purpose are to be had at the seed and glass 

 shops. Being made concave at the mouth, they contain each one 

 root, and are to be filled with soft water, and one root placed in 

 each glass with its bottom touching the water; placing the bottles 

 upon a shelf or chimney-piece of some warm room, or in the inside 

 of a warm window, and if where the sun comes, it will be an addi- 

 tional advantage; but in severe frost remove them to the interior 

 part of the room where a fire is kept; they will soon shoot their 

 roots down into the water, which, when become very foul or foetid, 

 should be renewed with fresh occasionally: they will thus blow 

 very agreeably early in the spring, and may be greatly forwarded 

 if placed in a hot-bed or hot-house. 



Likewise, may plant various sorts of bulbous and tuberous flower 

 roots in pots for" blowing in a house, such as hyacinths, narcissuses 

 of all kinds, early tulips, crocuses, anemones, ranunculuses, or 

 any other spring flowering kind; having small pots or boxes filled 

 with light sandy earth, plant the roots therein just over their 

 crowns, and place the pots near a window; when the roots begin to 

 shoot, give occasional light waterings, and they will flower in <n»>'l 

 perfection at an early season. 



