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rarely assume their wonted vigor in the flowering season ; 

 and the consequence is, that they never flower in perfection. 

 Any kind of bulbous roots, as Tulips, Hyacinths, Crocuses, 

 and the like, that are to be taken up and replanted in the 

 autumn, may be removed so soon as their leaves are ripe and 

 decaying: for the method of performing this work, I refer the 

 reader to page 76-7. 



It will be proper here to observe, that there is an exception 

 to the rule of taking up bulbous rooted plants, in most kinds 

 of lilies, as the White Lily, Orange Lily, and the like. In- 

 deed, in many cases, they are much injured by being often 

 removed; the White Lily seldom flowers well, if at all, the 

 first year of its removal, and many other kinds flower but 

 feebly. The best method that I can recommend in the culture 

 of lilies, is to thin out the roots in such a manner, yearly, 

 that the large flowering bulbs are three or four inches apart : 

 the taking away the offsets and small bulbs in this manner, 

 gives those left to flower a chance to obtain the different nu- 

 triments and food in the grounds in which they are growing. 



Care must be taken this month of any green-house plants, 

 whether plunged in the ground or otherwise, by watering 

 them moderately, so that the earth they are growing in may 

 be kept moderately moist. This is the most critical month 

 in the summer for many kinds of green-house plants, particu- 

 larly the Erica and Camellia, which are often so much 

 inj ured that they never recover, owing to the earth in the pots 

 being allowed to be dried to dust. The consequence is, that 

 the roots of the plants perish by drought, and the leaves turn 

 yellow and fall off. Insects, aleo, attack the plants, which, 

 being in a weakly state, by degrees dwindle and die. In all 

 kinds of tender annuals and herbaceous plants which are pe- 

 rishing for want of water, attention may be paid to the water- 

 ing at the roots moderately in the evening; but care must be 

 taken not to over- water at this season, which will be unna- 

 tural, and greatly injure them. Moderation must be the guide 

 in this process, as in all others of the same nature. 



