==Gloxinia==.—­As the season of rest approaches, place the plants in any airy position, and gradually reduce the supply of water until the leaves fall off.  The bulbs may be stored for the winter in peat or in dry moss.  The majority of growers, however, never store a bulb, but rely entirely on seedlings raised annually.

==Hyacinth==.—­To grow this flower successfully in glasses demands no horticultural skill, for children often produce very creditable specimens.  It only requires the intelligent application of certain well-understood principles.  Like all other bulbs, the Hyacinth should form its roots before top-growth begins.  The flower is cultivated in water for two reasons:  the pleasure derived from seeing the entire plant, and the decorative value insured by this mode of treating it.  As darkness retards top-growth, but does not delay the production of roots, it is usual to place the glasses in a cool cellar; and if this happens to be airy as well as cool and dark, there is no better place in which to start the bulbs.  Still, it must be admitted that darkness is not essential for the development of roots.  But darkness and coolness alike tend to delay the growth of foliage until roots are formed.  Therefore, if the cultivator resolves to have the plants in view from the commencement, he must place them in a low and uniform temperature.  The water should always be pure and bright, although it must not quite touch the bulb, or the latter will rot.  Wires to support the flowers are necessary, and those which are manufactured expressly for the purpose are both neat and effective.  A rather low temperature, and free access of pure air, should be regarded as necessary conditions of health in all stages of growth.  Hence it will be obvious that a mantelpiece, with its fluctuations of heat and cold, is a most unsuitable position for the glasses.  We should like to add, that notwithstanding the high qualities of the Hyacinth, it is quite a cottager’s flower.

For pot culture the Hyacinth is a grand subject.  Prepare the pots carefully as to drainage, and fill them with a light, rich, porous compost.  Remove a little soil from the central surface, and into this hollow lightly press the bulb, and press the soil somewhat firmly round it, leaving about half the bulb visible.  If too much power is employed, the soil will be so compact that when the roots begin to grow, instead of penetrating, they will lift the bulb out of its proper position.  There is always some risk of this, and it accounts for the practice of heaping over the pots a considerable weight of ashes.  Of course this covering serves a second purpose in checking leaf-growth until the roots are established.  Any cool and safe position will answer for storing the pots at this stage.  For the earliest supply of flowers select single varieties, as these naturally come into bloom somewhat in advance of the doubles.  When the tops begin to grow, remove the pots to a greenhouse or frame, and subdue the light for a brief