Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
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How Hyacinths, Tulips and Grocp..
Cultivated in Holland. Al

ably will ever be the mother of bnlh'
Few persons. while admiring the ho.s
tiful flowers produced from Hona"'
bulbs, eve think of the care, time .1s
trouble taken to grow them. pu,I
have been cultivated there four hund,s,
or five hundred years, as near as ,,'
be ascertained, but for several vow
past they have received more attcntiaS
than ever. Mr.. Beerhorst, a bnm
grower of Lassenheim, near Haar,0n,
Holland. was interviewed in this os'
this week. He said: v
'.Holland, as is well-known. Sc :,
low land, the greater part of it lou al
than the sea. This water is kent "
by dykes: you have another name o, ~
Erected here and there on them ~
large wind-mills. that pump the w,., W.
out when it mandates the land. T Iu,
present 3 very strange appearance !.
On unaccustomed eye. We travel H. y
canal-boats like. I understand, w., =!
once done here" wy
"What is the soil like. that Won ~,
enabled to raise the finest bulbs?"
1.-The best in the world for bnb
growing-pure, sandy soil. The reaso1
Holland bulbs are best is owing 70 ny
soil, temperature. and water, which n
as pure as is possible. We have onl]
to dig three feet-I believe you me,:]
ure by feet hereto find water. MI
only in one place, but anywhere"
Elbow do you plant hyacinth to n
crease their number?n
1--WE first fertilize the soil, put abou|
sixteen bushels of manure ON cssS
twelve feet square. then we take a by,|
.cinth bulb and cut across the bottom
several times. plant, and in June n
lift. The one bulb will be divided int1
several small ones of perfect growth
"When do you plant tirst?"
''1n September. The great foss from
the sea drive the frost away, but we all
ways cover the beds with weeds. wi
can not use straw, because then I'M
mice destroy our bulbs"
care your winters as cold rs herc:sI
"No; we L q great ways furbpI
north, yet our winters arc not so scvcrs|
Probably the fogs help us some. 0pl
summers are not SO intensely hot as
this country"
care the hyacintbs ready for sad
after the first ycar?:"
''No, no.; [ would they were. Tl
first year they are planted close: N
second year VIC must plant them
new soil, as they will not grow tv]
years in the same ground. Every yea|
each bulb gets more space. until lv4
years elapse, when they are then read
to sell"
What do you do with the ground
you a not use q second year?"
1--WE plant some other species d
flower. and at the same time enrich TIL
soil. Thus we change their home
alternately, and can always utilize tH
ground. Bulbs have about six differed
diseases. which I can not name in yu
language. This causes much trouM
and loss of money. Sometimes the sol
gets tired of the bulbs, and refuses
grow anything. We give it a time
rest, and then we dig up a depth oflud
feet, put on a double quantity Of fcri
'izing matter, and after another shol
rest it is willing to start to work again
You know everything in life must haV
some time to rest, OF it wears out, AMI
is no good afterward."
Tell me something about your I'd
lips?"
"Well, I plant the bulbs the same
the others. only they do not nee
cutting, as they increase themselvd
by forming oflshoots on the old one
We separate those and replant. W
Outlines grow from seed-that make
the work. From first planting it
four years until the bloom. The stranJ
part is they all bloom a cof1ce-colorv
flower for q number of years, whe1
suddenly they will bring forth som
fine color, as those see who }4
them. Thus we know what our bu
is. They eve hold the coffee colot
which is quite pretty, any longer thai
fourycars. This we are sure of, butwha
they will be in the end we know Nd
until they show us. Crocuscs al
raised the same wav. The three buIp
mentioned will grow nicely in wate1
For forcing I always use sandy Loan
which is the best"
"How many varieties Of tulips hN
you?"
Three thousand = Just $3.50 Il
many. l suppose there are more t&a
that"
"What is your native place ike"
1.-THE scenery is grand, elegant;
can't tell you in your language a 4,
would like to, We have lovely trcc>N1
here, that is, the same kind. The Lap
is perfectly level. Everybody sf9a
bulbs-the laborer, tailor, sloemaAe
as well as the florist. All the houses
some II story, some two. ana no.
higher-are built of brick. We b1lla1
pavements, but we never have any la
and III roads are always dry "
smooth. not full of hard cobble-sN,1
like here. In the principal bulb-sEw
ing district, my home-SasscnheI'1
you can see millions and millions
tulips, hyacinths, and crocuscs'r s"S
at once. Their beautiful Fragrance
waited for miles around. On ons N
Will be planted about 1901 oo um'
Can you imagine, then. looking CIV"
dozen of acres in bloom. what u 4
sea, fit for a paradise, it is? l WI w.
We're aG!e to describe in your la'A
grandeur of it,"
what do you think OF our e0'
try?"
1T is grand. it is grand: Good
a poor mantle rich man eau :
along anywhere. If ( could nov