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evidently has a tendency to weaken and 
injure the bulbs, and ought not, there¬ 
fore, to be continued more than two or 
three weeks at moft; but as foon as the 
general bloom declines, the bed fhould 
be immediately exppfed to the open air, 
and the mats and hoops fhould be re¬ 
placed, as before, to keep off heavy 
rains. 
It is the prafiice in Holland to take up 
the bulbs about three weeks or a month 
after bloom, in the following manner: 
as foon as the plants begin to put on a 
yellowifh decayed appearance, they take 
up the roots and cut off the item and 
foliage clofe to, or within half an inch 
of the bulb, but leave the fibres, &c, 
attached to it; they then place the bulbs 
again on the fame bed fide ways, with 
their points towards the North, and cover 
them about half an inch deep, with 
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