Abstract: An apparatus for cutting and removing stems and roots of bulbs includes a carrying element for the bulb, a centering element, cutting elements for the stem and the root, and a holding element to hold the bulb. The central position, between an upper cutter and a lower cutter arranged in said cutting element, and the similar central position between the upper portion and the lower portion of the bulb are both arranged to be on a reference line located at a predetermined height above a base reference such as a floor. The holding part of the holding element is moved from the centering element to the cutting element, for cutting of the stem and the root thereby, along the base line while said holding part is holding the bulb.

Abstract: A first and a second leading member are disposed in opposite relation with one another and are supported for movement in a direction axially of a cutting apparatus. A first and a second cutter are supported for movement integral with the respective leading members and are disposed in opposite relation with one another and at locations downstreams of the leading members in a direction transversely of the apparatus and closer to the bulb to be cut than the leading member in the direction axially of the apparatus. The leading members move toward one another and the respective cutters are rotatably driven by motors. The leading members are adapted to abut against the bulb, to be displaced away from one another by the bulb so as to cause the cutters to assume their desired positions for a cutting operation.