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GUIDE TO THZ C y S Z P. V A T ?. Y . 



specimens in bloom at any season of the year. 

 Presuming that you have strong £o~eri.i:j bulb 5. 

 and rhar you wish to have them in bloom in every 

 mouth of the year, it is requisite to place then: in 

 the uowerhouse every month, removing then: suc- 

 cessively, as they perfect their foliage, into the 

 greenhouse, where they are to remain in their 



rets for six months, when they must be taken 

 down, and as much of the old soil removed from 

 the top as can be done without injuring the fleshy 

 roots ; then give a good watering and replenish with 

 fresh sou, 



Mr. Sweet recommends turning them out of 

 their pots, and laying them upon shelves in die 

 greenhouse. As soon as the bulbs bave done 

 flowering. I take part of the old soil from the 

 roots, and repot in pots proportionate to the size 

 of the bulbs. I then place them in the flower- 

 house until the foliage is perfectly ripe. 



Soil.— Two parts strong loam, one part very 

 rotten dung, with about one-sixth :f rough sand, 



Watek. — When they are placed in die flower- 

 house they require a large supply., particularly 

 when shewing bloom ; it should, however, be gra- 

 dually diminished as the foliage decays. 



The strongest bulbs require no water when they 

 are in the greenhouse : but the weakest plants 

 must have a moderate supply once a month, in 

 order to prevent them from shrivelling up. 



