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out should be done in May or June, and the after- 
management is simple, merely hoeing between the plants 
and keeping the ground clean. In October the bulbs 
are ready for use, and they may be lifted, the tops 
twisted off, and then stored in fine ashes or soil in a cool 
store. I have in the southern part of the kingdom left 
the roots in their growing quarters and covered with 
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litter or dry Bracken in severe weather. This is an 
advantage in some respects, as in the soil the roots keep 
much firmer and are sweeter or of a more nutty flavour. 
In planting it is well to remove all side growths, re- 
stricting to the one central growth. This must also be 
done occasionally in the summer months, and it may be 
necessary to remove a small portion of the top soil to 
get at the side or split growths. A few weeks before 
the plants are lifted it is a good plan to draw a little 
soil well into the foliage. This will cause the upper 
part of the root to get better coloured or partially 
