New-York tribune., 1911-10-01
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Grosving FlosOers for Winter
They Will Blossom from Christmas TO Ease
at a Cost of Couple of Dollars.

my outfit In the way Of soil Is a ,s,r,v
good garden loan. mixed with a lt,l.
clear sand / seldom use pots these day.
having seen how much more decoratiy.
bulbs grown in pans can be made To In.
sure good drainage ! put in about half
inch OF broken pot stones or clnkers. being
careful 10 cover the holes IN the bottom os
the pan with q bit Of broken pot. the curved
side down over this I spread a thin lave,
Of sphagnum moss. then put in layer q
soil. next a layer OF sand. On this ! put
the bulbs and hl In 10 within half inch
OF the top Of the pan with soil. IN plant.
ing hyacinths / am careful TO leave al least
a third OF the bulb above the surfE-;
when a person hasn't pots already On
hand would strongly urge the purchsss
Of pans Instead. They look prettier. give
larger masses Of blooms and are not so
heavy TO move around. / use s-inch pans
for large bulbs and 6-lnch pans for the
small ones. As a rule, put ten bulbs either
tulips. narcissuses. hyacinths or daYo-
dis In an s-inch pan, and get beautiful
results. After potting the bulbs | set them
In a cool dark. well ventilated closet, or
rather. the smallest room IN our fiat Tn.
temperature in this little room during the
cold months rarely goes above % degrees.
and never below freezing. I am careful az
all times 10 see that the ventilation IS good
After they have remained in this room
at least six weeks / take them gradually
into the warm and light required 70 force
their growth For tulips allow six weeks
in the dark room and at least five IN the
iOIt usap 10 raf largo
the best coors grow the bulbs in low
temperature. They should never be brought
from the dark room directly into the
warmth Of a living room or the direct ray,
Of the sun Where bulbs are brought too
soon into the warmth and light the results
are no stems, weak leaves and small
flowers.
Many persons are fond Of growing hya-
cinths in q glass. For this purpose selec,
only the single varieties, use soft rain
water and be sure 10 put few pieces Of
charcoal I'm the water below the bulb See
that the base Of the bulb Is touching m.
water always and don't let the water rlse
much above the base. keep the glasses
in my dark room until the roots have
touched the bottom Of the glass When
bring them into the light and warmth
take especial care TO place them where
they will not be- too near 4 gas jet ospe-
cially If there is the slightest suspicion o,
its leaking. I move them away from the
windows on very cold nights. and change
the water every fourth day. The patent
glass makes this a very easy operation.
once week l add three drops Of am.
monia to the water. The result is hand.
some spike OF well colored blooms tha,
last almost Al long as those grown in soil
THE easiest bulb n grow in pure water
is the Chinese sacred lily. Get a shaor
bowl and put In enough pretty pebbles to
hold the bulbs I'm position. Underneath the
pebbles hide a few bits Of charcoal and
be sure rot TO let the draft strike the bud,
or they will be ruined and never open
Another pretty way OF growing bulbs is
I'm pure, clean sand In this way ther,
IS less danger Of solling rugs and curtains
and with paper white narcissus, the
| Chinese sacred lily and the Roman hys.
cinth the results are about as good az
when soil IS used