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in the autumn. During the growing season, manure- 

 water should be freely given, and the plants staked 

 securely. The tubers may be lifted in winter, but if 

 a spring effect is only^ required they may be left in 

 the ground, when they will make dwarf plants and 

 flower in April. 



Gladioli. The bulbs should be planted about the 

 end of December for a spring effect, and at the end 

 of March for a summer display, the American 

 bulbs being best for early planting. This plant, like 

 the Freesia, Ixia, &c., can be grown from seed. 



Tuberoses may be planted at the end of April, 

 when they will flower in the late summer months ; 

 but if the bulbs are left in the ground, flowers will 

 appear in April and May, though it is thought by 

 some growers that the bulbs get a better rest and 

 produce finer flowers by being annually lifted. For 

 permanent beds the American Tuberose is the best. 



Eucharis amazonica and Imantophyllum should be 

 cultivated in pots for conservatory decoration. They 

 flower best when their pots are full of roots, and 

 should be fed with weak manure water every 

 second or third day, as soon as their blooms appear, 

 or a little artificial manure added. They require re- 

 potting about once in three years, as over-potting 

 induces the plant to make foliage instead of flowers. 

 Plants of this kind should be kept growing in a 

 moist shady position all the year round. 



Cyclamen. The bulbs should be planted in 

 November, taking care that the crown of the bulb 

 is well above the surface of the soil in the pot, and 

 if stood in a shady, moist position, they will make 

 nice plants and flower well in the spring. 



AQUATIC AND SEMI-AQUATIC PLANTS. 



These ornamental plants are unfortunately too 

 much neglected. Many species, such as Nymphcea 

 (Water Lilies), Papyrus (Paper-reeds), Richardia 

 (Arum-lilies), Sagittaria (Arrow-heads), Aponogeton 



