Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-12-21
The Culture of Tubei0ses.

William H. Yeomans has an article IN
he New England Farn,er on this much-to-
be-desired flower whose rich and exqui-r'
fra rrance once inhaled is never forgot n,
4 friend of ours had beauty last tall, AN"
much was the pleasure we had III IN |
warm autumn evenings in sitting near
and enjoying its perfume. 1t seems NOR
fragrant at night, and its slender green
talk with its crown-while waxen Ike
fl wers is least to the eye. We sh7i
.xrect tuberoses next season, if care aid
owe of them will achieve success
If. AZ seems to be the case the farmer :
Xif,. is obliged to endure the monOtony OF
arm life, either in the management or ex
| ecu,lon OF household duties. il should not
| ,nly he allowed but the good housewife
.honld be- indut ged and assisted IN tn"
cultivation of these pro lucts of nature
hat some one las denomlnated GOA :
.miles-the beautiful flowers.
Hnere are very many OF the mos beaut;-
fnI specimens of the floral world, thai hac'
n, en- ookpd upon no beyond The reach Oh
he average farmer wife and daughter
simply because heretofore, and prih p
lain st exclusively. they have been com
lnned tn green houses or to the banding q
rof, s.ional florists. Sucu is the case with
he tubernse, 81 plant OF such exquisite
,lonm and such rich perfume. WHEN IN
Dautlful fragrance OF this plant, a. II mas
tpeared in the bouquet or raj & ING
II tne professional, has been once tested,
ne,e comes "A sigh and desire for still
leater and more extensive enjoSn"nt o!
e luxury In this there Is n, iihcutv,
s ii IS he purpose Of this article To show
In the first place the plant grows from It
Mo and these can easily be tJrcct red IN a
mall quantity for starting, and then lht
ock can be ncreas' d a pie sure. Tn
ulbs increase by enlarged growth from
tue parent hub, and three yrars art
4qlrtd to bring the N to boc-I, after wh'c
he original bu b is of no account, unIes'
~ Increase the stock which is hardly G.
,ir-ule, since. with fair share Of ear e. tn
-, loping bulbs will increase the stuck
with tficlent rapiditv.
90 far as soil Is concerned, any go"'
5arlen soil that will grow good vegetable
will grow tuheroses. 1t is no' ne,es>ar !
bat they should be roted AID receive al
he care and attention that professions
florists wonld claim. because, if kept II
they should be, where il is WA On and tn
I'm h. SLIGHTLY mnistened for little tim,
,fore the soil can be worked, as soon a
t,nyer from frost is passed AMI the sol
.an he brought into a good me low condt
Iiiup. opera,iuns may be comnpnCad; an
$ lif he soil is not of the DIES red ter lity, IL
,nv GOOD manure be ploughei alo thu
soil and well INCORPORATED with i. The
let the Ground be- thoroughly worried owe
,nd made smooth. ant a little furroy
marked with the corner of y he to tn
ld.,rh OF one and a half to two inches, o
sufficiently deep to receive the bu BIS
which should ali b.. separated, and paute'
As near AS can be Judged. accoriinL to tn
ACE If it is not desirable to occupy
r,rge amount of space; they may ne plant
cd no more than two or three inches ap4r
IN the row. and the rows not m1te tnn
i, or eiobt inches apart, or what i suff
c,ent for m. passage of the gardpn no
n+tweep them. When set, the earth m,
he h.pled carefully over them and III
WORK of planting is accomplished TN
tho ,shor of pIanting is in resitv II
more than would he necessary to plan
not,tos or onions: neither is the atrer car
any more: as they come up, hey requil e ut
c.Sional boeing. that the soil NAV be kr,
loosp- and to preyen, the growth of weed
and in return for this little amour of IL
nor the laborer will be rewarded wit
sriEas rontatnino from twenty.6 five
,hir,v five blossoms each, with growt
nj vGunp lbs besides. But the care dot
moi oute end here; the plant is extremel
susceptible to chilling cold, and the tubel
are easily destroyed, therefore it is nece,
sarv that. before any severe irosts in til
an the ,ubers should he lifted and place
in some warm locality TO dry and cute ft
winter keeping. II some have failed /
bloom. that give promise to, may be life
and placed in a box of earth and hrougt
,h Iyualliuu W here they Ill con- int