100 THE AMATEURS’ GUIDE 
BULBS IN POTS 
The soil used for this purpose should be composed of leaf-mould, 
loam, and well-rotted manure, in equal parts. When the pots are 
filled, place the bulb in the centre, and gently press into the soil 
until it becomes nearly covered. Place in a cool situation to assist 
their rooting. If deprived of light, they will root more readily. 
If moderately watered when planted and placed in a tolerably 
damp situation, they will not require watering until the tops begin 
to shoot. As soon as they commence to grow, light and moderate 
waterings are essential to the perfection of their flowers. Six-inch 
pots should be employed for this purpose. When done flowering, 
preserve in the same manner as described for spring and summer- 
flowering bulbs. They may be planted from the first of November 
to the middle of December. 
BULBS IN GLASSES. 
The glasses should be filled with rain or river water tg within 
about a quarter of an inch of the bottom of the bulb, as too much 
moisture, before the roots protrude, often causes the bulb to de- 
cay. The glasses should be placed in a light, but cool situation, 
until the roots have grown half the length of the glass, when they 
may be placed where wanted to bloom. The water should be 
changed twice a week; and, when the bulbs have finished making 
roots, they may be kept warm or cold, as the bloom is required in 
succession. All roots which have once bloomed in glasses, should 
be planted out as soon as the flowering is over, in order that they 
may recover. By this method, they can generally be bloomed 
every alternate year in glasses. When bulbs are backward in 
making leaves, they may be greatly assisted by filling the glasses 
with warm water. The bulbs should set steady in the glass. Raw 
cotton will serve for this purpose. 
