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a good watering should be given, and the pot plunged into 
ashes (which should be damp but not wet) in a place where 
they can be protected from heavy rains. They may remain 
in this position without any further attention until growth 
has started. When the leaves have grown about ^ in., 
the pots may be taken out of the ashes and put into the 
greenhouse, and watered as required, gradually increasing 
the amount as growth proceeds. Small stakes should be 
placed round the pots, and one or two strands of bast tied 
round to prevent the flower stems from being bent or 
b.oken. The ordinary Hyacinths may be treated in practi- 
cally the same way, only about two months later. The 
flower spikes of this species, however, are much heavier, 
and require a small stake for each spike. As the smallest 
wooden stakes appear somewhat clumsy, it is better to use 
wire stakes, Wire as thick as an ordinary knitting needle 
is strong enough. It should be cut about the required 
length, and a small ring formed at one end. This should 
be turned to the side and then pushed into the soil beside 
the bulb, the ring at the top opened, and the stem put into 
it, then closed again. Thus no tying is required. 
Daffodils. — These may be potted also, and treated in 
much the same way as advised for Hyacinths, using the 
same compost, but the pots should be larger; four to six 
bulbs should be placed in a 6-in. pot, or six to eight may 
be placed in a 7-in. pot, when they will produce nice pots 
of foliage and flowers for either greenhouse or room 
decoration. They may be staked with the wire stakes 
also, especially the double varieties, which are apt to break 
over with the weight of the blooms. 
Tulips.- -These should be placed in smaller pots as 
