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pearance. This is the proper season for taking up the roots ; 

 on doing which the stem and foliage, should be cut off within 

 an inch of the bulb, leaving the fibrous roots attached to 

 it. After this preparation, spread them singly in an airy room 

 to dry, for two or three weeks, then wrap each root carefully 

 in paper, (the air being injurious) or put them in dry sand 

 until replanted. 



Anemone and Ranunculus. — The soil should be compact 

 and rich, not light or sandy. A stiff, loamy soil suits them 

 very well ; and with it there should be mixed one fourth part 

 of rotten manure, and, in doing this, the earth ought to be 

 well pulverized. In England they are planted about the 10th 

 of February ; and here they may with success be planted as 

 early in the spring as the ground can be worked. We have 

 had them to succeed well when planted at the end of October, 

 or early in November, and protected during the winter with 

 a covering of straw and leaves, which was removed early in 

 the spring. They will bear a considerable degree of cold, but 

 our intense frosts destroy tnem when not protected as above. 

 They require a moist soil, but not over much so. Heavy 

 rains injure and rot them ; and the ground selected should be 

 such as does not retain water and become sodden In dry 

 weather, they will require frequent watering. When the 

 roots are taken up after blooming, they should be preserved 

 in dry sand till replanted. 



Culture of Tender Bulbs in Pots, comprising the Oxalis y 

 Lachenalia, Ixia, Gladiolus, Antholyza, etc., etc. — The man- 

 agement of these is extremely simple. They should have as 

 much light, sun and air as possible, and be kept free from 

 frost. When the foliage is past, and the roots consequently 

 in a dormant state, they can be either left in the pots, in a 

 dry situation, without watering, or be taken out and wrapped 

 in paper, or packed in sand till the ensuing season, at which 

 period they should be repotted in fresh soil, composed as al- 

 ready detailed. 



Culture of the Amaryllis and Tuberose. — The Amaryllis 

 longifolia, (both rose colored and white,) is extremely mag- 

 nificent, and will support our winters by planting the roots at 

 the depth of six inches from the extremity of the neck of the 

 bulb. A southern exposure is much to be preferred, the 

 warmer the better. They will also flourish admirably if 

 planted in a pond below the point of congelation. The 

 Amaryllis Formosissima, vitata, aurea belladona, equestri*, 

 double and single, reginae, psittacina, Johnsoni, gigantea- 



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