Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-10-30

'ac'' growing. htalthV plants OF all kinds
are the most desirable adjunct for city and
country houses as a sanitary measure.
The bulbs may he grown either in pots
hlled with sandy soil. or cocoa-nut fiber or
damp Sphaonum. or in glasses of water,
with small bit of charcoal at the bottom
to keep it sweet. The bottom of the bulb
should just touch the water. which will soon
eVaporate, so as to be little below the base
OF the bulb. A layer Of cotton batting can
be laid around the edges of the bulb within
'he grass and kept moistened. so as to pre-
vent the evaporation of the water
If you desire to have your hvacinths in
hloom TOR Christmas. put them into pots or
grasses as early as possible in October, and
you will have fine display. If required at
Easter, plant them early in December or
January: A large bulb will flower well in
small pot; but it is better plan to plant
three or six in large pots and produce
more flowers.
After the bulbs are planted, put them
away in dark cellar for three or tour
weeks, or until their roots have struck far
down into the glasses or pots. and their
leaves are beginning to show themselves.
Then place them in sunny window. and
keep the soil we'll moistened IN the pots. A
turnace-heated room of 73o or 7So is too
hot for good development of stalks and
buds, so place them i'll an upper chamber
where the frost will not touch them. and
where the mercury rarely rises above 65 .
Thus treated. they will grow finely and fully
repay you for the little labor you have giver.
them. Ii the stalk does not incline to shoot
up well, twist cone of white paper and
place the wide part over the bulb, then cut
off the top little, and the buds will shoot
upward to the light. Always water bulbs
in pots with water quite warm to the hand.
and once a week drop iuto it five or ten
drops-according to quantity OF water-of
ammonia water.
Single Hyacinths will flower more salts
tactOriy in the house than the double varie-
ties. Roman Hyacinths make a pleasing
addition to a collection of bulbs. Their
bulbs are smaller and cheaper than the Or
dinary hyacinth, but the flowers and odor
are almost as beautiful and delicious.
THE LILY OF THE VALLEY
This most exquisite flower can be forced
for the window garden as easily as Hya-
cinthS, tulips. or crocuseS. while its waxen
bells and rare perfume tar exceed thar of
any other flower. After their leaves have
become well dried off dig up large clump
from the garGen-if you are the fortunate
possessor of lily bed-and plant them in
sandy soil or moss or cocoa-nut fiber, then
dampen it well and place the pots or boxes
in a cool place where TIE sun will not touch
them, until yon see the hooded leaves
springing upward; now place in a sunny
window in well aired room, not stitlingly
hot. and in six weeks you will have lovely
clusters of most perfect flowers. After fiow-
ering, take the roots from the pots and put
them in the cellar. and as soon as the frost
has left the ground plant them out, and pos
sibly they may flower again. The florists
keep pots OF lilies of the valley started, for
sale, and in purchasing supply of winter
blooming flowers they should not be passed
by. The roots can be dug up after the
ground has frozen in December and be
brought forward 10 blossom by easter.
THE BERMUDA EASTER LILY.
This lily has not long been known to flow-
er lovers, but it morits their recognition as 4
very beautiful lily especially adapted to fore
ing tor winter flowers, and for Easter deco
rations it is unequaled. Its flowers are of
waxen whiteness, and trumpet shaped, like
L. tongifo11,n, OF which it is variety. 1t
will continue in blossom from ten days to
fortnight, and a large bulb will give from
eight to ten flowers, and in some cases as
many as thirty flowers.
In Bermuda it bears much greater num-
Der of buds and flowers, and the are much
sou~ht for in that tlowery island it will
also bloom two or three times in succession,
thus making it doubly valuable both to the
florist and amateur gardener.
A large bulb should be planted in a six or
seven-inch pot, filled with sandy, peaty soil,
and set aside a little while to develop its
roots, yet not in a damp dark place The
culture of these lilies should be the same as
is given to the English white lily, and L.
lonqiforuos. Keep the soil duly moistened,
but not too wet; and sunny upper window
would develop its growth, in the house,
better than heated atmosphere. After IFS
flowers are we'll developed, it can be brought
downstairs Tor an ornament to library, hall