drained, and the bulbs inserted an inch below the 
surface of the compost, which must be moist, but 
by no means wet, nor must any water be given at 
the time of planting. The pots are then to be 
plunged in sand or ashes, in a pit or cold frame, and 
protected from frost during winter, giving air abun- 
dantly in all mild weather; but no water till the 
plants begin to make free growth, and then spar- 
ingly till the beginning of April, after which time, 
it may be given liberally. 
Many varieties of this section, when grown m 
England, rest but a very short time, and some not 
at all ; commencing their growth before their remo- 
val from the flower bed; it is, therefore, advisable 
after potting, to place all those in a forward state 
together, at one end of the pit or frame, so that 
they may conveniently receive more moisture and 
less exposure, than those in a partially dormant 
state. As the season advances, give them moie 
and more exposure, so as gradually to prepare them 
for their new habitation in the open beds. 
The beds to receive these plants should be made 
of light rich soil, and the bottoms drained by rubble 
of any description that will admit the escape of 
superabundant moisture, and also encourage venti- 
lation of. the soil above. The plants being gradu- 
ally hardened, by the beginning of May, turn them, 
with their balls of earth undisturbed, into the beds, 
an inch beneath its surface, and about six inches 
apart, where they require no further care but tying 
to proper supports, and good watering occasionally. 
When their foliage turns colour they may be taken 
up again. 
