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the roots still adhering, which, when 

 diy, may easily be rubbed oft', leaving 

 the bulbs in the same sound condition 

 as when first planted. There are sev- 

 eral modes of keeping the bulbs until 

 the fall, and either of the following 

 ways are thoroughly practicable, and 



are recommended to the amateur. The 

 first plan and probably the best is to 

 plant the bulbs that have been dried 

 about seven inches below the surface 

 of the ground as soon as the weather 

 will permit in the spring, in any out- 

 of-the- way place ; as when so planted 



