New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
pro,. TIE Weekly Tribune Of Ssat -
THE TUBEROSE-

,...,.s t,berosa. the botanical name, - 90
sror, the Greek words for many and mower
nv .,hsro.e il. strictly speaking native OF tne
aAe .,na;as from whence 1t was introduced carly IN
-" .;r..spth century. The single variety Is mob
jail WV esteemed as the double, although IL pioons
~ t,,rse weeks earlier and the flowers 90 hos
40 op;ckly. The double towering variety "
vas obtained from seed by Monsis ny Of The roots
rsvden. Holland, who held monopoly " them iu
asnv yeais Although propsga,ing tn soT the
ior ngsnties than be could plant ne c.ryed so
rnlns bulbs 10 be cut Ia pieces ana cnrjd nos
I. he might sS be the f Hny dRSaSs Pearl
seort having originated the gr9nhn s flower Is
5chn Henderson, Flushing, L. j. nne VARIETY,
larger and more double than LIZ ny the fiowerstaks
aroving from eighteen inches 10 TWO iu0, L. o.
..;arotod VARIETY IS not 30 well known aS
Tha leaves are bordered creamy "hi.e'
t,o fo,vars single and fragrant. oioomihs oa e.
','o da,,hle The bulbs do not die AFTER now
'u"n ~ tha others do. but grow and bloom year
ss,ss vear A variety called the DIAMOND mas oeen
!. ,r,dueed this year by Messrs Nanz q Neunei, y.
nisve They claim it to be four weeks e Ga ,,nr
~. douhle varieties to open ITS bowers 10 per
than tne 49, onsn ground which the'Pearl does nov
"~ DO and to be more dwarf than te rear, AZ
tanning rarely height OF ~ nrnes and florists
.lr,vchont The country and IL the goon ,luaIia
nia;msd for il are permanent ~ n oo nrts or
sconIntiOn The tn0erose' IiAe AZ o tha npioinai
ny sss & the re Jason that the flowers oiten
inss s,nole instead of double. Very rch SOL anu
0ood cultivation are the best remedy ano 'hs' 10
not always sure -. .,,ra q oood
II coil the stronger deeper and more moist the
- Plant ally tine after the weather III spring
= sot,la6 warm. in q sunny spot, covering ABOUT
80. ncb dean. Before planting be sure the Dule is
I'm az tbe centre; if il is decayed, the Hover
ror, has been destroyed and the plant VIII only
n-oauee a mass of rank green leaves ano sinai
brlhs If the bulb is of fair size, IL VIII usqany
8ower before frost III the fall Sonietiues, nuI 1
NV f,os, comes before the plant has nOwefed.
Thn aower-stalk may be foot high or can Just NC
soon starting Procure Finch or larger-sizeu po''
carefully lift the plant WIN h a. or " Ureenpouse and
shade from the san for three or four days. III ~
now kept in 8 warm temperature, wa'e,eu Iii
steiv aud gwen plenty of light, the flowers VIII
ane nney and we'll repay all the trouble taken
The bulbs can be started i'll pots IN MaIcn o, Apr,,
ii wanted 10 bloom early; and set out In May ~
lime When started in tins way the piants niuss
he kent in high temperature, or they VIII h0e
grow any until warm weather, and HUE VIII po
gained.
Tnberoses are propa gated from the bulblets OF
sets. which form on the large bulbs Wheh inc GU
bulbs arc taken up in the fall four or hve sii~ii
bulbs OF good size will be found attached Ihese
are broken of in spring, and planted in nch SOIL lour
jnchesde and SIX apart, anu hepV "eli O"iN"'N"'
By fall they will make bulbs large enough to flower
the next summer. They are planted thus deep, that
the bulb will form strongand well-developed neck
which impro YES its keeping qualities After frost
has cut the leaves take the bulbs up cut OIL the top 70
about one inch of the bulb. dry day or so IN the
sun ard keep in q warm and dry place during win
fer. The bulbs should DO kent where the tempera-
ture does not fall below 500; 10 be kept IN that
temperature for any length OF Time, Will cause the
flower germ TO decay.
it is generally considered best to remove the
bullets from the large bulb in the spring; the roots
and small bulbs make sort of packing that keeps
the bulbs dryer than they would be packed together
with the bulblets of. The old bulb is of no use
after Towering, except to raise balbets from; the
demand thus far has always been supplied from
bullets taken from Towering bulbs. 1t is very
difficult to 10 wer the tuberose during winter The
plant IN growing state requires an average tenn
,erature of 75o at all times at which temperature
ew private houses or ordinary greenhouses are
Kept For Towering in November and December
The bulbs are kept dry and cool through the snm-
ner and planted in pots or boxes from the middle
If August TO tho middle of September. Bulbs
planted in January will flower IN April, provided
hey are kept in an average temperature OF TO-
4. W. harold. Kingston, Nd.