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FAMILIAIl G.lIlIiF.X FLOWERS. 



and when the pieces are potted they are likely to die, if at 

 any time either too wet or too drv. Wiien aljout to com- 

 mence growth in the spring, carefully shake the earth from 

 them, and divide with a sharp kuife into convenient-sized 

 pieces, and pot these in sandy loam, and keep close in a 

 frame, and alwaj's moderately moist, until they begin to 

 grow freely, when, as a matter of course;, they will need 

 plenty of light and air. 



