The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-10

moisture begins to show at the surface.
| Remove the set of pots outdoors in a
shady place, secure from rain. and COW
er the soil with an inch of leaf rubbish
| or straw. Examine from time to time,
watering them lightly if they become
| dry, and as soon as the shoots begin to
| show remove the mulch and accustom
| the plants gradually to full sunshine.
Leave them outside until actual freez-
| ing threatens, then transfer to sunny
window in a fireless room. When well
established give warm water sufficient
| to saturate the soil every morning,
pouring it into the saucer and remov-
| ing the surplus. They are semiaqua-
tic in their requirements. With these,
as with the entire winter bulbs family,
the grandest results are obtained by
giving them an atmosphere as cold as
possible without actually freezing, with
plenty of sunshine, moisture and fresh
air Do not hurry them. If freesias
are planted by the dozen in boxes, set
ting them two or three inches apart
each way, they will yield perfect
mass of bloom and the fragrance Is in
.describable.
Roman hyacinths follow next, because
of their delicious sweetness and early
Towering. Buy these by the dozen and
you will have none too many. good
bulb of the Roman hyacinth produces
several spikes Of bloom, and when three
or four are planted in five or six-inch
pot or dozen or two in box or bas-
ket they yield mass of waxen beauty
and delicate sweetness that captivates
hob ot oh Tbara
raj delicate ooors, but none SO exqui-
sitely beautiful as the snow white.
Potted in late September or early Octo-
Der, we may have them bloom for
Christmas. On through October and
November they must be potted at in
tervals for a succession, giving US their
lovely waxen bells for Easter. Provide
good draining and in filling the pots
place them with crowns just above the
surface. Press the earth firmly about
them, but do not force or press the bulb
down. Set the pots in pan of tepid
water until the moisture begins to show
on the surface, then set them in the
darkest corner of COOL dark cellar for
six weeks at least, and much longer IL
you want to,
The absence of cellar need not pre-
vent one from growing bulbs; dark
closet will answer very well; and II 1t
be on the cool side Of the house so much
the better The first hyacinths ! ever
grew indoors took their long beauty
sleep in a zinc-lined jelly closet. The
flowers were perfect. I have never had
finer and that was long time ago.
Examine the bulbs occasionally, and do
not permit them to become dry. The
soil must be kept moist throughout, but
not soaked. This may be brought up
when the pot is well filled with roots,
or they may be left until the buds be-
gin to show The main point Is to avoid
hurrying them, So, when brought up,
place them in strong light, but not
sunshine, for one or two weeks, accord
ing to their development. One must
use judgment. Then place In full sum
light, in cool room; give plenty of air
and moisture, and they will grow strong
and stocky, with flowers of greatest
substance.
Dutch hyacinths require the same
treatment, ana if it is given them the
spikes will not need coaxing upward
under the impetus of a paper cone.
These embody a world of sweetness and
wondrous variety of shade in all the
soft and tender colors, including, more
over, the most brilliant reds and deep
est, richest blue and purple-Louisville |
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