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sides if they cannot be kept dry in any other way ; and I might add 

 that the best hit I ever made was when a row of plants were laid on 

 their sides on a shelf in a melon-house. They had a thorough 



Fig. 61.— The Cyclamen as introduced. (Journal of Horticulture.) 



roasting. When they are thus thoroughly ripened, a cool frame 

 suits them for a time. In June or early in July clean off all 

 dead leaves and dried leaf-stalks, set the pots up closely together 

 and water repeatedly, or till enough has been given to thoroughly 

 moisten the soil. Then, if the frame ol* pit is kept close and the 



