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evergreen  bulb  than  this  kind  of  treatment  when  carried  too  far,  and 
especially  in  the  case  of  Griffinias.  Unlike  Bucharis  amazonica, 
Griffinias  cannot  be  grown  and  periodically  rested  so  as  to  induce  them 
to  flower  several  times  in  the  year  ;  on  the  contrary,  they  need  a  long  I 
few  succeed  in  raising  them  from  seeds,  the  failure  being  often  attri¬ 
butable  to  the  seeds  being  covered  with  soil,  whereas  they  should  be 
allowed  to  remain  on  the  surface  of  the  soil  in  the  pots,  otherwise  they 
I  will  decay. 
season  to  become  fully  developed,  and  want  a  long  rest  afterwards  before 
flowering,  during  which  the  soil  should  be  kept  much  drier  than  when 
they  are  in  active  growth,  but  should  never  be  so  dry  as  to  cause  the 
leaves  to  flag.  Another  reason  why  these  plants  are  scarce  is  that  so 
“  GriflSnias  can  also  be  increased  by  separation  of  those  bulbs  that  are 
produced  as  offsets  in  the  same  manner  as  with  Amaryllis,  but  their 
progress  is  very  slow,  and  the  roots  are  so  closely  interwoven  as  to 
render  their  separation  almost  impossible  without  considerable  mutila- 
