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green moss from the woods. The plants will need to be 

 kept moist, and the leaves must be sponged to keep them 

 clean. Hyacinths may also be grown in turnips or carrots, 

 hollowed out as directed in a preceding chapter, and pro- 

 duce a pretty effect. 



IN POTS. 



As a general rule, a hyacinth should not be grown in a 

 pot less than twice the diameter of the bulb ; and, where 

 more than one bulb is grown in a pot, the distance between 

 each bulb should be equal to the diameter of the largest. 



For single bulbs, pots six inches in diameter are suffi- 

 cient ; but, when they can be procured (and any potter 

 can easily make them), we prefer a bulb-pot four inches 

 wide, and from eight to. ten deep, which gives better room 

 for the development of the roots. Three hyacinths in a 

 pot look very well, and the same objections to combination 

 of color do not exist in house as in garden planting. A 

 very pretty effect is produced by a red, white, and blue 

 hyacinth in the same pot. 



The pots being prepared by placing a crock on the hole 

 in the bottom of each, and the bulbs being ready, the offsets 



