Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-16
AGRICULTURAL.
MATTER PREPARED SPECIALLY FOB
TIE "ZECoRo UEIoE."
Pail Planting for Bulbs; Proper Manner OF
Cultivatipg Fruit for Canning
or Drying-yield Of Eggs.


to undergo the trouble and labor attending
their cultivation, we make synopsis Of TIE
description referred to:
The bulbpus hYwars arc among the most
appreciated Of anything that besut'fes the
garden for tie season. They are the first to
make their appearances in the spring. and
yet they are If all other flowers most likely
to be neglected. They r.qlire plautisg or
trsusplanting in the fell, and this is so long
before they are expected to make their ap-
peararce above the ground with thsir delicate
and laughing flowers, that even Il cir greatest
admirers are apt to neglect them till too late.
When we see in neighboting garden beds OF
these beautiful spring towering bulbs, we &c
once resolve that another year shall not pass
till we have ike bed. But the tine for
planting comes and goes, and we forget cur
resolve till the flowers in the spring again re-
mind Us Of our broken resolve. In the At
lantic States, September is the time for fax
ing up the bnibs and replan;ing. In this
State it will do at any time after the bulbs
have fully mstncei. and before tire raipv ssa-
son sets in. SEPTEMBER or October will do
AOAos II sbc plnuftLR II uSlEVeu I'LL the
rainy season has set in the plants will be
weak and the flowers comparatively few.
IL delayed till late in the rainy season but
very little success will attend your efforts
The Cabinet says:
First among the spring bulbs suited to any
place are crocuses aad snOwdrnps. Thsse are
cheap end universal favorites thst will grow
in almost any kind OF soil, and are not par.
ticular as tn situation. For good effect. when
only n small Quantity ia En ha I'll lol - &.
best to plant then, in separate colors, ciurnp
each of blue, yellow, white and variegafed.
They are sometimes used in lines but unless
the lines are broad and rich, and very skill.
fully managed in relation TO other details Of
planting, they LOOK pnor ard weak. Al hJugh
they win grow well in ordinary garden soil.
they will amply repay good culture. Make
the soil deep and rich, plant the bulbs at
least three If ches deep, and no further trouble
will be required at their hands for the ne1s
i've years. A very pleasing effect is pro.
duced by planting crocuses 10 email clumps
or sirgly on tie lawn. With small troweI,
make a hole deep enough for the bulb, with.
cut disturbing the grass roots planted in
this manner. we have known them to do well
Tor ten or mora years: thew are always in
Hover before the grass is sufficiently long to
hide their flowers cutting the erass in no
way Injuries the crocus. Snow3rops are best
planted in come warm, partially shaded Dor
der, where they can have complete posses-
sion, and in a fsw years they will entirely
cover the earth with their flowers, the first in
spring.
The hyseinth is the choicest of the whole
tribe OF welcome sDrirc flowers. its exquisite
beauty and delicate paIfuDe make it the very
emblem OF cheerfalnsss snd promise. Hys-
cinths ara Of the four priv cipal colors, red.
white, blue and yellow, and of all the various
shades that the mixturss Of those col0rs will
produce. The yelloEs are Dot in great yarie-
ty; in fact, there are but few that produce
really fine spikes Of bloom. Hyacinths should
be planted six inches deep in soil made yary
rich by well rotted manure from the COW sta
BILE; if planted in poor coil, they will flower
well the first year, bu. ever after they will be
worthless, az the bulb is exhausted, and in
poor soil it will not recurerate, The general
impression is, that the bulbs in this country
deteriorste. This opinion is strengthened by
the experience of nearly every grower
nevertheless 1t is an error, az, with the same
treatment, the bulbs can be preserved and in.
creased IL the same manner and as success
fully as in HollsDd. The way to preserve
their character is 70 feed them literally. In
Holland the ground is we'll trerched tn a
depth Of two feet; at the bottom there is a
stratum of vell-rotted manure six inches
deep; then eighteen inches of soil, composed
Of lesf-mould, manure ard sand in equal
PALtS III butS eoit Tue silS are grown.
1t Is question whether in this country ic
will pay So well to take so much trouble. aud
go to such an enormous expense, when by
buying good bulbs every two or three wears
as good flowers can be obtained, and at much
lea expense.
The tulip needs no description st cur hands.
having long held prominent position in the
hower-gar6ens. The best soil for the culture
OF the tulip is rich, rather light loan. A
he'd of sufficient Siza for rNfa L. I'LL
should be dug at least twelve inches deem,
and good drainage secured. The tulip should
then be planted six inches apart each vay:
pressed deep enough to keep them in their
places, and covered with mould to the depth
OF three inches on the sides of the beds. and
five inches in the center. This precsutiou is
necss 3ary, that the water NAV not stand on
the bsd during winter. When The bed il
planted and covered, it may BIS left to the
weather until the tulips come 40. on or about
the tlrst OF March. A slight protection of
litter Is then required, as the frost has ten-
dency to check the bloom. Our climate il so
variable-cold at night ard hot at mid. day
that it will well repay the cost to cover st
night, and remove in the morning. Leaving
them covered during the dsv has tendency
TO draw them up and otherwise weaken
them. When the flowers appear. if they are
protected from the sun by light canvas. the
period OF bloom may be kept up three or four
weeks. The colors are generally better If rot
shaded at all. but in that case the bloom
would soon he over. Sometimes a single DAVIS
hot sun will completely spoil them. When
the flowers begin to fade they should he cut
away, and removed from the bed this pre-
caution il vital to the bulb.
Inc selection of tulips must depend alto
gether upon the taste of the grower. For our
own grounds, we plant in about equal ousnti
ties mixtures of single early parrot, and
single late byblenen roses, snd bszsrres.
always avoiding the double varieties, TuliDs
can remain some years without disturbing,
and, after Towering, the bsds can be raked
of and ANIMALS Gown, or bedding plants rut
IN. which will keep In flower the entire SIM
mer. Once IN three years the bulbs had bgt-
ter be taken mp soon after towering, ard
stored In some dry, cool room until after the
frost has killed the summer flo~ering plants
the places of which the tulips are to occuuy
Crown Imperisls and nsrcissus REQUIRE the
same treatment RS is to be given the tulip
and they well repay all the care that ia oiysn
them. The usrcissus makes beautiful bor.
der plant, and does much better If not dis
turoed Tor many yesrs after planting. T.
makes an elegant edgiug to bed of esrani.
ums, pstuniss, or in fact any plant that ia
ereTn 10 masses; as its leaves can be cut
away soon bf5er Towering. it does not mar
tns besuty OF The summer Towering plants.
Good Fruit for Canning or Drytrg.
One Of the lessons of experience is that If
you would have good canned or dried fruit
for winter use. You must select the best green
fruit to can or dry. Canning fruit can in no
way improve the fruit canned. The flavor or
acid of the fruit cannot be improved by the
process of canning. On the contrary. il is
almost impossible to keep the quality of fruit
from deterioration while going through the
several processes necessary to canning. The
same Is true of drying fruit. There is little
loss of freshness in either process, and 10
care or skill in management has yet been
able to prevent this loss. How absurd Their
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