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58 THE N URSERY-nil,4 N UA I,leek, and the like (page 4). The bulb& of the t,ulip areslwwn in Fig. -1-X 111 one of the lilies (Fig. -44) t,wo bulbs haveformed at the crown of the old ow.In some lilies, as I,ilir/.,,~ wdidwtb,the bulbels form at the top orcrown of the mother-bulb, and acirc’le of roots is found between themad the bulb ; in others, as L.sprciosum and I,. mmtwu, theyform WI the lower part, of the flowerstalk.In some species the bulbelsilIT fc-\v and very large, or evensin&n, aid they bloom the followiiig year. III swh cases the bulbiincltqocs il progressive movementfront J-ear to year after the mannerof rootstocks, the bulb of oneyear bearing a more or less distinctone above and beyond it, which con-FIti, 44. Two txl1twijf lily tinues the species, while the old oneformed from one.becomes weak or dies. This methodof bulb formation is seen in the cut of LiZiem2 prdclli~m~ta, Fig.45. In the hyacinth the bulbels form atthe base of the bulb.Bulbels \-ar,v greatly in size and frequenc>Tin different species. Sometimesthey are no larger than a grain of wheat.the first year, and in other p1a.nt.s the)are as large as hickory-nuts. In somespecies they are borne habitually underneaththe scales of the mother bulb. FIti. -.G. Bult-, of LiliutnThe bulb& are often removed wlien pn s&ll~irrl4nl.the mother-bulbs are taken up, md they are usually plantedin essentially the same way as the bulbs themselves, although