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tops before they are in bloom (a soft shower would do them much good) makes 
the bells open and large, and the flow'er robust. 
Place the glasses always on wood, as stone, brick or iron makes the water 
too cold for the growth of the roots. 
They seldom do well in a close room or on the chimney-piece near or above 
the fire, and frost or wind does them much harm. 
CULTURE OF THE HYACINTH IN THE FLOWER BORDER OR 
BED OUT OF DOORS. 
Any well-drained garden soil is easily rendered suitable for the growth of 
the Hyacinth. If the soil is of a strong, adhesive nature, add two inches of 
sharp' sand and as much well-decayed manue, then dig the soil two feet deep 
with a five-prong steel folk, taking care to mix the sand and the manure with 
the soil as the work proceeds. 0p( n loamy soils will require merely a liberal 
dressing of manure and deep digging. Select a dry day for putting in the 
bulbs, plant in lines nine inches apart, and twelve inches from row to row, the 
crown of the bulb should be three inches under the surface of the soil. It is 
as well to cover the bed with three inches of old tan or short litter to exclude 
frost ; remove this, however, when the plant begins to grow through it. 
GROWING HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, TULIPS AND CROCUSES 
IN MOSS. 
The Hyacinth will grow in flower-pots, glass vases, cups and saucers filled 
with fresh moss, as well as in a compost of good mould ; one great advantage 
of growing them in this way is, that several bulbs of diflerent color may be 
planted together, and owing to the lightness of the moss, they can be carried 
to any part of the house at pleasure. Early Tulips, Narcissus, and Crocuses, 
may be treated in the same way, excepting that the Crocus will not stand so 
much heat at the first stage of its growth, and must be turned outside of the 
window everj' fine day, and if not frosty till night, the moss must be kept 
moderately damp. 
