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frames should be fully exposed therein night and day; take 
the first opportunity of damp cloudy days to have them trans- 
planted into the boi'ders or beds, lifting them out of the frame 
with as much earth as will adhere to their roots. 
CARE OF HYACINTHS, TULIPS, ETC. 
For the treatment of these, while in bloom, see last month. 
The best time to take them out of the ground is about five 
weeks after they are done flowering, or when the stem ap- 
pears what may be termed half decayed. The best method 
to dry them is to place the roots in rows, with bulb to bulb, 
the stems lying north and south, or east and west. Give the 
bulbs a very thin covering of earth, merely to exclude the 
sun, so that they may not dry too rapidly, being thereby 
liable to become soft. When they have thoroughly dried in 
this situation, which will be in eight or ten days in dry 
weather (and if it rains, cover them with boards), take them 
to an airy dry loft or shade, clearing off the fibres or stems, 
and in a few weeks put them in close drawers, or cover them 
with sand perfectly dry, until the time of planting, for which 
see October. 
It is not advisable to allow any of the bulbs of either 
Hyacinths or Tulips to seed, as it retards their ripening and 
weakens the root, except where there are a few desired for 
new varieties. The small off-sets must be carefully kept in 
dry sand, or immediately planted. 
ANEMONES AND RANUNCULUS. 
These, while in bloom, should be carefully shaded from 
the sun by hoops and thin canvass, or an erect temporary 
awning; and as soon as they are done flowering, they must 
be fully exposed and the waterings given up. 
TUBEROSES AND AMARYLLIS, 
That are not planted, should now be done. For full di- 
rections, see last month. In many seasons, any time be- 
