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should be carefully repotted in larger 
pots, setting the ball of earth clear down 
to the bottom, so that as much new soil as 
possible will come up around the stem. It 
will take four months or longer after the 
plant is brought into the house before 
blossoming. 
All the bulbs mentioned above may be 
kept after taking the bulbs from the soil, 
cleaning them carefully and packing them 
away in dry sand. Plant them outside in 
the spring, and after a year’s growth and 
rest they will flower freely where they 
have been set, or may be taken up for 
forcing again, but as fresh bulbs cost so 
little, it is more satisfactory to get a new 
supply each year for the latter purpose. 
Besides the various flowers mentioned 
above, all of which are “forced” by the 
methods described, there are a number of 
other bulbous plants that give most satis¬ 
factory results for winter use and which 
may he grown along with the general col¬ 
lection of house plants simply by potting 
them up and giving them good care. The 
best known of these, and one of the all¬ 
round most satisfactory ones, is the Calla 
lily. It is a robust grower and of the 
simplest culture, but must have plenty to 
eat and drink. A good stiff soil thorough¬ 
ly enriched with manure, preferably cow 
manure, a warm, sunny situation, and 
plenty of water after the plant has begun 
to make active growth will furnish you 
with blossoms all season long. Unless one 
has abundance of room, one of the dwarf 
varieties, such as Little Gem, Godfrey, or 
the new Pearl of Stuttgart, will be best 
to use. If you have never tried the Golden 
Calla (Richardia Elliottiana ), get a bulb or 
two, as it is worth growing for its foliage 
alone, which is a luxurious green blotched 
with silver; the flowers, which are not 
quite so large as those of the large white 
calla, are a beautiful pure, golden yellow 
and open well. There is also the varie¬ 
gated variety of the large white calla 
(Richardia alba maculata ), the leaves of 
which are also freely spotted. While the 
plants are flowering, an occasional water¬ 
ing with liquid manure will be especially 
appreciated, as the calla is one of the rank¬ 
est feeding house plants. 
The tuberous-rooted Begonias are not 
as well known as most of the other plants 
I have mentioned in this article, but they 
certainly deserve a place in every winter 
collection of flowers. Of late years they 
have been appreciated at their full worth 
as outdoor bedding plants, but have not 
yet won the popularity they deserve as pot 
plants. As the tuberous begonia is a 
bulbous plant, you will, of course, have to 
give it a season of rest each year, and you 
cannot have it flower both in summer and 
in winter; but by getting bulbs in late 
summer or in early fall, or by holding 
your own over in the spring until as late 
as possible in the summer, you can get 
flowers most of the winter. They do best 
with a warm temperature and placed out 
of the direct sunlight. The flowers come 
in both double and single, and some of the 
newer varieties are beautifully ruffled and 
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