Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-27

od Of Beautifyin5 the HOme-Bulb-
Gus Plants the Best for Beginners to
Cultivate.
With each succeeding season the love,
refining influence and cultivation Of
flowers appear to increase, and those
that bloom iii the spring and summer
and fall find confronting them 4 rival
to divide tile court aud attention paid
them almost exclusively until Il few
years ago The cultivation Of house
blooming plants for winter has grown
50 wonderfully within the past decade
that many florists assert that their
orders for winter boomers are nearly
eqHaling those for spring and summer.
Every year tire house gardener now
casts about for something neW-somc
novelty - surprise and ~ ease the
visitor ~ we'll as TO add to his on her
own comfort AMI pleasure. Every sea-
son brings with it Il lengthy roster
If new enthusiasts consumed with a
consciousness If knowing all about it
and III eager Impotence to have all
the !, ans II hand AMI every one III
bloom il al incredibly short space Of
time. The real knowing ones put their
stock III order. biGe their time and en-
joy the result Few beginners abandon
tie project bent Upon not 80 much
from pride rs from al irresistible in
teia.st and pure love that Las sprung
Up ont of incidental enth1 si1sm.
The experienced house gardener
c1n doubtless give the writer Of this
liberal discount nd teach him a
greet deal about sl"crSS with flowers,
indoors Or out - it is not for that
fortunate indiyi lta3 these hints and
suggestions are ordered, but in humble
way, for the guidance Of those who
may venture for the first or even sec
olId season 10 gather about them for
the dreary days Of winter CHEEKY floral
begin actual work. but il is high time
to b. thinking over it, for genera. "
i deal Of rummaging through the out
OftoWn flower mems catalogues and
asserting the Eoluh'e declarations Of
oar own home florists is spent in order
70 decide upon just what one wants
OF rather what is best 10 get
Among the popular winter bloomerS
there are none more attractive or east
~ cu' tiyat;d than the bulDoHS class
says the Washington Star OF these
The hyacinth is by far the most popll-
ltr, having begun Ifs caresr ~ ! w.n
ter or carly spring ho1rs" bloomcl
many years ago. HlI the single bloom
crs Of earlier days are incompatible
q the fine specimens of both sing G
and double HoWerrt$ Of today. with
their great range # delicate and bril-
liant color, AM delightful perfume
Rlt there ar others 81 this class which
divide admiration With the hyacinth
and ~ eaSi y grown among them the
easter AMI clll lilies, narciSslS. lily
Of the valley. fnchSia. tubcro til ip
ionquil. cyclanlpn, and even the gladi-
olllS. There :me said to he nearly
forty kinds Of bulboilS pants Suscep-
tiblr Of winter cultivation, but the
above list would appear TO be better
adapted to the requirements of the
beginner, il not satisfactory to most
Of the well Np" amateurs. The Chi
nese sacred lily has become popular
for like the hyacinth il can be grown
in water in glasses. The same may bt
said Of the ionQuil and narcissus
though they are not generally treatct
that way for like the hyacinth, better
results can he obtained when pottct
III sol The Chinese lily Succced
better without soil, rs Il little sol
dropped into the receptacle, as is some
times done, with the mistaken ide;
that ii will strengthen them, incline
them to 20 iage rather than flowers.
The variety Of soil is not an i'm
peratiyely important item III bulb cul
turc. Any good garden loan will b
sufficient, though preference is give
to rich sandy soil mixed with rea
mold. Planting should be done from
the latter part Of september. through
October aud November October bein
the best period The bulbs should b
set Just below the sol, SO that the
will be barely covered. They Shoul
he pressed down we'll but the sol
should not be pressed too tight
around them something too often don
by those whose experience shout
teach them better. 1t is we'll enough
however when the soil is put in igh
~. even with the top. to give the DO
tom OF the pot Il smart rap on SOME
thing solid to obtain 4 necessary tirn
ness Of the dirt. leaving it an inc
or - Ie.oW the rim If the pot. 1t
always necessary to have this space :
the top for watering purposes. The
ut away in dark. cool place, aftt
!, thorough wa.eTn- for from four
six weeks to make root. They shoul
be Watered enough only to be kel
moist in this time. and should
brought out only when vigorous t
growth is observed. OF course the
can be forced by being placed in
warm temporal ture and made to boo
earlier. but it greatly enfeebles Il
bloom.
Lilies Of the valley roots can not
had general Y before the l>t OF \
yemher II then placed in boxes IL
set outside, and brought i'll about I
end of December. placed in temper
ture of seventy or eighty degrees al
kept moist. they will come into blo'
in two weeks. BY bringing in Il
at a time b coming plants can be h
throughout the winter.
While dubious plants are Of ca
management to apprentices in ho
culture. not altogether so with the
Of other classes. so the fewer select
upon the first venture the greater I
probability of success. Young plal
flowers in Winter.