CUT FLOWERS, PLANTS, AND BULBS. 189 . 



from the effect of saturation, often sours, which is very inju- 

 rious to the plants. Most kinds of fleshy plants, as the Cac- 

 tus, Aloes, and the like, require but little water in the winter. 

 Camellias, and hardy evergreens, require but little water in 

 the winter months, and more when the flowering season 

 comes on. Most plants in a growing state require to be often 

 watered ; but, at the same time, they should be as much as 

 possible situated so as to receive the atmospheric air; and it 

 should be at all times a consideration, to allow plants to grow 

 as little as possible in rooms, or in a confined situation. 



AUT. 3. Growing Bulbous rooted Plants for Rooms. 

 In the latter part of November, a compost of mellow loam 

 mixed with a little sand and leaf mould, may be prepared for 

 potting such bulbs as Hyacinths, Narcissus, and those kinds 

 required to be grown in rooms. The pots may be filled with 

 the above compost, and the bulb placed in the centre, by 

 pressing it down in the earth, so that its crown is level with 

 the earth ; the pots must now be placed in a situation where 

 they do not receive much light, as bulbs always strike root 

 much better in darkness than when fully exposed to the light. 

 Little water will be required to be given until the bulbs begin 

 to grow, when the watering may be gradually increased as 

 they increase in height, and when the flowers show they 

 may be copiously watered. When the plants have done 

 flowering, they may be placed in the ground as soon as the 

 weather will admit, to renovate their strength. 



ART. 4. Growing Bulbs in Glasses. 



Hyacinths and Narcissus may be grown to good advantage 

 in glasses, in rooms. The best time to commence this busi- 

 ness is in November : the glasses may be filled with clear 

 water, and the bulbs placed in them ; they should then be 

 placed in a light, airy room, where the temperature of air is 

 moderate, in order to start them in a vigorous manner ; as 

 often when they are placed where they are started into 



