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The bulbs should be potted, half a dozen in an eight-inch 

 pot, or better, a dozen in a twelve-inch pan, in sandy 

 loam, with good drainage, about the first of October. 



The foliage will soon appear, in some species with flow- 

 ers, but generally the foliage will grow for a month before 

 bloom begins. 



After blooming, grow the foliage well, giving plenty of 

 water until it begins to turn yellow, then gradually reduce 

 the supply of water and put the pots on a closet shelf, let- 

 ting them remain without water until the next autumn. 



Some of the best varieties are 



0. Boweii, flowers bright rosy red, very large, from 

 October. 



0. cemua, a common species with a double variety ; 

 flowers bright yellow, very fragrant, all winter. 



0. versicolor, a charming plant with fine-cut foliage, the 

 flowers outside crimson red, inside creamy white. This 

 species grows best in a hanging basket. 



0. luxula and the variety alba are beautiful plants, the 

 foliage is in tufts, the flowers on long footstalks standing 

 well above it. They are very large, rosy pink or white, 

 with yellow centre. 



A table of Oxalis every year fills for us a sunny window. 



