Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-10-08

ing. The safest Investment for the mex
perienced amateur IL the big narcissus
bulb. usually known as the Chinese ga
cred lily. The bulb Is cheap. comes read
ny~fnto bloom and II placed In a sunny
window will produce ifs spikes Of fra
grant flowers with great certainty. As Q
house plant 1t has the drawback that liz
foliage looks too much Ike spring lseks
TO be ornamental. The way to get around
that Is to grow them in a mass. Three or
four bulbs should be grown together In
japanese bowl or other receptacle that
will have an ornamental effect No earth
will be needed but the bulbs should be
covered with pebbles or coarse sand TO
keep them from tipping over under the
weight Of the foliage they viii throw up.
and then the receptacle should be Kept Alled
with water II is always well TO keep
the bulbs In cool. dark place for two
or three weeks until root growta Is well
established before they are brought into
the light to bloom. ] have often left nv
bulbs to sprout In the dark. so that when
! brought them out the shoots were a.
white as potatoes that have sprouted In
cellar, but they color up promptly
when brought into the light.
Another bulb that Is easy 10 handle
and which produces delicious eiumps OF
fragrant blooms Is the Paper White Mar
cissus grnndiflora- They too only need
water, warmth and light TO come into
bloom. but in practice IL Is better 10 pot
them In sandy soil. putting several
bulbs to pot. They can be placed 50
close that they win ns~rly or even quite
touch. Keep them in n dark. cool place
until they have made root growth and
then bring them into the hight IL b n
good way TO leave them In the dark until
the, sprouts are well up above the soil
Another point to keep well In mind IL
that too much warmth Is dangerous. The
best results are obtained by keeping the
growing bulbs In a cool place. Provided
that frost is kept out II can hardlyobe
too cool When the flower spikes are well
up and are ready to open an atmosphere
as warm as the ordinary living room N
winter will be proper. Most OF rs are In
the habit Of keeping our rooms too warm
and II We accustomed ourselves ~ item
peratures in which green house eoweo
would be happy It would be better for Us
For a trial trip In bulb growing In the
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content with the two bulbs that have
been named They are sure producers.
and will give satisfaction under condi-
lions In which tulips and hyacinths would
fail. And yet the latter viii respond TO
the same treatment II care Is taken 20
get good plump bulbs that will force
easily. The florists catalogues may be
depended upon to indicate the right ysrie-
ties. A point that needs attention IL the
disposition Of the spikes from these bulbs
TO stick fast just as they push out The
way to guard against this Is to invert an
empty flower pot over the growing bulb
50 that II will have to stretch It's neck
to reach the light Or. instead Of the
flower pots, cones Of paste-board may be
used. Hyacinth growing In glasses made
for that special purpose Is well known
and the process Is successful II given
strict attention. but single spikes OF
bloom obtained in this way have rather q
forlorn aspect to me. I Ike 20 get win
ter flowers In punches and I get them
easily from narcissus In the way do
scribed above.