which to cure the roots. Lay them on
boards and turn them occasionally so they will dry evenly.

In a week's time they should be ready to store for winter, the best
place being a frost-proof cellar. Unless this is very dry, it is best to
have boards raised a few inches above the floor on which to lay them.
This will allow a current of air to pass under them. If a damp cellar
must be used, air slaked lime sprinkled under the boards will help to
keep them dry. Cover them a little with dry sand. The best temperature
is 40 degrees.

_Cannas_ can be lifted and stored at once. Cut the stems off short,
leaving enough to attach the labels to. They keep best if lifted with as
much soil about them as possible. The clumps can be set close together,
on boards arranged in the same way as for dahlias. They will stand a
slightly warmer temperature than dahlias.

_Tuberous begonias_, unlike dahlias and cannas, should be lifted without
cutting the stems. They should be cured in the sun for at least two
weeks and during that time turned to dry evenly and kept perfectly dry.
A cold frame is a good place in which to do this. When the stems part
readily from the bulbs, the latter can be packed in boxes and stored in
any dry place where the temperature will not fall below 40 degrees.
These are among the tenderest bulbs and should be the first to be
lifted.

_Gladioli_ should be lifted with their stems intact, tied in bundles and
hung in a dry shed to dry. When thoroughly dry, the stems can be cut off
and the bulbs packed in boxes and stored the same as the begonias. They
are especially sensitive to heat, and if the air is too dry the bulbs
will shrivel and lose much of their vitality.

_Montbretias_ should be lifted out and stored in the same way as the
gladioli.

_Tuberoses_ should be lifted with the stems intact and spread out to dry
or hung in a dry place. When thoroughly cured, cut off the stems close
to the bulb and store in the same way as gladioli.

_Caladium, or Elephant's Ears_, should be lifted without disturbing the
stem or leaves. As the leaves dry they can be removed, but the stem
should not be cut near the bulb, as this is the point of growth the
following year. They can be stored with the dahlias and cannas and are
not apt to shrivel, as the bulb is so large and fleshy.

_Zephyrunthes, summer blooming hyacinths, tritomas, and tigridias_
should be lifted, cured, and stored in the same manner as gladioli.

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