January.'] ROOMS — OF BULBOUS ROOTS, ETC. 291 
Take a tub of soft water (if the day is frosty it had better 
be done in the house), invert the plant, holding the hand, 
or tying a piece of cloth, or anything of the kind, over the 
soil in the pot, put all the branches in the water, keeping 
the pot in the hand, drawing it to and fro a few times ; take 
it out and shake it. If any insects remain, take a small 
fine brush, and brush them off, giving another dip, which 
will clean them for the present. As soon as they appear 
again, repeat the process — for nothing that we have found 
out, or heard of, can totally extirpate them. 
OP BULBOUS ROOTS IN GENERAL. 
If you have retained any of the Gape bulbs from the last 
planting, let them be put in in the early part of the month. 
For method, see September. Those that are growing must 
be kept very near the light, that is, close to the window, or 
they will not flourish to your satisfaction. The fall-flowering 
Oxalis may be kept on the stage, or any other place, to give 
room to those that are to flower. 
Hyacinths, Jonquils, Narcissus, Tulips, &c, will keep 
very well in a room where fire heat is constantly kept, pro- 
vided that they are close to the window. A succession of 
these, as before observed, may beautify the drawing-room 
from February to April, by having a reserved stock, in a cold 
situation, and taking a few of them every week into the 
warmest apartment. 
Wherever any of the bulbs are growing, and in the inte- 
rior of the room, remove them close to the light, observing 
to turn the pots or glasses frequently to prevent them from 
growing to one side, and giving them support as soon as the 
stems droop, or the head becomes pendent. The saucers 
under the Hyacinth and Narcissus may stand with water, 
and observe to change the water in the glasses once or twice 
a week. 
Every one that has any taste or refinement in their floral 
undertakings, will delight in seeing the plants in perfection ; 
to have them so, they must be divested of every leaf that 
has the appearance of decaying — let this always be attended 
to. 
