I have just laid down a copy of a western agricultural paper in which I read : "A tuberose bulb will not bloom a second season." While this is unquestionably true, such statements often mislead many persons who get from them the idea that new bulbs must be bought from the florist every year, as though their culture were peculiar or difficult. When the bulb in the garden has ceased blooming, and before severe frosts have come, dig it up and remove the cluster of small bulbs which surround it. In the spring these little bulbs should be planted in rows in rich but not too heavy soil. They may be planted about three inches apart in rows a foot apart. Give them clean, careful culture and dig them in the fall, befork there is danger from frosts, though a light frost does not injure them. Spread them out in some place where they will not get chilled, and let them dry till the adhering soil will rattle off easily. Then clip off the leaves with a pair of shears and remove the small bulbs from the larger central one. The best of the former should be preserved for a succession. The bulbs usually need two summers of careful cultivation before they are large enough to bloom.

I keep mine in the drawer of a stand near the coal stove ; they never get cold or damp.

The third spring most of the bulbs should be be ready for flowering, and they should be started in the house or hot-bed, as they need a long season. Give each a six-inch pot and start them from March first to April first, in order to have a succession of bloom. They should not be put into the open ground until all danger from frost is over and the ground is warm. From the time they are potted they need warmth and moisture. To have them in perfection the earth should never become dry. During drought in the summer I dig a little trench around each plant and pour into it a generous pail of water, letting it soak into the earth. When the water has disappeared the dry soil should be drawn back into the trench. Such a watering will last for several days.

Tuberoses have but few enemies. They endure but little cold, and the bulbs will mildew when stored, if not perfectly dry; but insects do them very little injury. I find it easier to cultivate them than many flowers which are far more common, while their exquisite beauty and rich perfume amply repay one for the labor bestowed upon them, as anyone will find who will make trial. .

S. A. Little.