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the roots of the bulbs are not so liable to be injured 
as in lighter colored ones, but with care either kind 
will do. 
Place the Glasses in a light airy situation, and 
change the water once in two or three days. If they 
grow up weakly, it will be necessary to support the 
stems with sticks ; (split at the bottom so as to fit the 
edge of the glass,) to which the stem should be tied. 
When out of flower, plant them in pots of soil, to 
perfect their leaves; place them in a situation where 
they will receive a gentle warmth, water t hem as they 
require it until the leaves begin to fade, then treat them 
as recommended before, and they will flower again 
the succeeding year. 
Propagation by offsets. —These may be planted 
in beds two or three weeks sooner than the usual time 
of planting the flowering bulbs. Make the bed of 
good light sandy soil, raised a few inches above the 
level of the surrounding ground, as recommended for 
the flowering bed. 
Plant the bulbs in rows six inches apart, and four 
inches from bulb to bulb, or closer if they are very 
small; cover them with about two or three inches of 
light dry sandy soil, and nothing more is necessary 
than to keep the bed free from weeds, and occasion¬ 
ally to stir up the soil on the surface of the bed. Take 
them up at the same time as the flowering bulbs, 
replant them at the proper season, and treat them 
afterwards, in every respect as the old bulbs. 
