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pots (which is preferable to taking them up,) until 
September, then shake them out of the pots, separate 
the offsets and repot them. 
There are many other small bulbous plants belong- 
ing to the order of Iridese, that are very beautiful, and 
may be cultivated in the same manner as Sparaxis 
lineata, S. grandiflora, and tricolor ; Streptanthera 
cuprea, and elegans; Trichonema rosea ; Tritonia 
crocata, and many others. 
LACHENALIA, 
Are little cape bulbous plants, which flower in win¬ 
ter, or early in spring. There are many species, but 
the most common in cultivation are L. pendula, and 
L. quadrieolor. They are cultivated in pots in the 
Greenhouse or rooms, where they are very pretty while 
in flower. 
The bulbs should be repotted in September, in pots 
about five inches in diameter, if planted singly, but 
they make a prettier appearance when six or more 
bulbs are planted in a pot of nine inches in diameter, 
using rich sandy soil, and if convenient, about one- 
third of peat soil, or leaf mould, may be added. Place 
the bulbs in the pots, so that the soil will just cover 
them, and after potting, place them in a sheltered situ¬ 
ation where they will not be exposed to heavy rains, 
until the nights become frosty ; then remove them 
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