The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
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hal 70 o., howvr- "a u- bring them from
the cttv or a. sith"ut
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my bulh- 20 tho blooming pHiut { lag
ptt -iH feet ,s.p ton fest Iung AMI r-n '-.t
wpsi.. rhu. va plas-.,i ga 'b- -suth ssis
u tho stable Nth th. ws-s -ri.' .l.-bi-,i
, by . th,cs evergreen hodge Tb- land
zlopesi southeast m. first year ~as not
ahl. 30 pu' IN anything I-,t-r than a Itn-
ng % rusI.gh boards. Just ~. oid hirntsr
pirksd up around tho rlnr~ huit
b~nch.s around al four -Ii..z l-lNnE
only room enough Tor ur 80 Huub y and
out The covering 1T tur- plt vas "a"
ch-ar.-t gTads 10 Nindpw sash thar
rruId buy. T. VA plac-d un q boxing
about foot higher than the ground lowell
I mad" thai first pit an With my o~n
hands -vc~ptinR the actual digging
4 cant tell exactly how grew thar
n.,yt crop of buIt- certainly had ~
particular m"thud I tat k,-.p a th.r-
monster IA the uir and amen m, tom
bsTAAAEf AfNtfsAIHNA W - AfN .lfl fiiiNh iAHr
low the liu,t pr--"rih.d hy the florists
whom | mai consulted put IN a small
kerosene stove II was impus.- .rl. Tor
m. IN TaI~. the -a-n-- 80 all m" water "a.
bulls received was What gave them IN
watering pot being new To- TIA, bus.-
Ness had no rub FOR anything In
-plt.. 10 Hl tins my bulbs did we'll and
sold b@tt-r
1t was the money made ~ that SECOND
crop that gave mo my start Sct mo IN
my feet So far as growing bulbs goes |
was able - have the PIT wall,,i ru with .
stone and the Sash.-S par "a by CIR.
p-uter after plans drawn nv a hothou-"
architect was al-n able u buy INV
first dozen imported bulbs Iu-t one
dozen Henry Irvings These wer. A.
beautiful bulbs as have ever bought ,
and every one 81 them grew and blo--
-omed - perfection. With the fourth
year I began to have a method and since
the fifth year | have been earning rcgJ-
larly al least sIOO n year
The two most important points aside
from the culture are getting th. rIght soil
ana securing good bulbs II the right
variety Fairly IN the spring | nave INV
snIl made for use tn" following winter
This soil make by mixing fifty parts e
loan sd with twenty-five" Of well -n'tsSi ,
Cow manure and twenty five 81 leaf mould
! have this nut ~ a small pen between
my PIT aud the hedge Several times
IN the summer and fall ! turn u with
FORK for N" PURPOSE " mixing . thor
oughly When pUtting INV bulb= for
forcing get a bu-hsi - ~" snil ~ tune
and With that I mix four quarts u sand
and two Of fine bone meal
IA" next point after getting the r,ghr
sill j. getting IA" right hulh- For early
forcing. that - from N" last half ~
November 0 the first Il February. have
got the best results from the paper white
narCissu-. the Henry Irving III" Golden
Spur. both Of which hav" large yellow
tTtImD"'- the Victoria. "a large bicrlor
trumpet, SIR Watkin. medium yellow
trumpet. aud III" old Double Van sion
-Mhar- you want blooms ia January
on through February ! would adNi-" III"
Emperor which - a large yellow trumpet.
tn" FmprerS. which ~ a Iarr' bICulpr
trumpet. Mrs Thompson, = l1r-" whit"
trumI-.t. ard Frank Nils- rns,iIum
yellow 'runJ@t For late forcing that j.
Tor blooms III February and March the
Glory ~ lS.den. Y. u iarr y VI u Camm.
Nine Plsmp. Mrs Camnl Mir" H,. GRAY
the RsaUty. PoatIouz Orudtus and IN"
nrang" ard sulphur Pho nIN are all good
hes@ late varieties ar" easily forced and
gy" large blooms Il handled with ordinary
caro-.
In Forcing for early blooms % - impor- q
tani 10 get ~" bulbs INTO the ground a. '
soon "a IYa.ibl" A. early ~ August a. !
| can got my h'lh~ - my riIl" Whom | J
send ~ my orders for bulbs | take ~" '
greatest pains TO- have ~ distinctly under {
stood that want III" dealer Ia r."nd me
each Vari'ty - soon as b" receives ~.
not waiting - III tn" entire order When Z
this request - carried out YOU should re- :
ceivs bulb- from IA" south ~ rance. a
Asa Minor. Virginia AMI Georgia carly
IN August. Later, after IN" fniddl" 81
August and along m September. IA. Eng =
hsh Irl-n aud Dutch bulbs cnne IA. -
With this cond ton - work from u IL '
very easy 60 get enough bulbs m - have {
blooms from Thanksgiving on 10 th. b. {
ginning Of spring. Care should IL. taken =
to have g. III. healthy. fresh bulb. LArg, y