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to come into flower in pots, and the polyan¬ 
thuses and primroses in the open ground. 
Tuberoses, the different kinds of gladiolus, 
the Guernsey lily, and other shewy autumn¬ 
flowering bulbs may be planted towards the 
end of April, or the first week in May. A 
bed should be prepared for their reception, 
by digging the ground about a foot deep, 
and taking out about half the soil, which is 
to be replaced by equal parts of vegetable- 
mould and well-rotted dung. When this is 
well dug over and mixed, drills should be 
drawn in it, about three or four inches deep 
and eighteen inches apart, in which the 
bulbs (after first taking off their offsets) are 
to be placed about nine inches apart. The 
bulbs should be made quite firm in the soil, 
and then covered with mould an inch or an 
inch and a half deep. They will not require 
any water till a week or ten days after 
planting, when the roots have begun to grow, 
but after that they should be watered regu¬ 
larly. Heartseases for autumn flowering 
may be sown this month, or cuttings may be 
made of favourite kinds. The heartsease 
requires a shady situation, and a rich loamy 
