The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-28

1Hc Juy VI TiOWtliuS DuiuS. "a
A dollar or two spent now for bulbs
of hyacinths. narcissus or tulips will
bring return of beautiful towering
stalks between New Years and Easter,
which will give pleasure to every mem
Der of the family, Even the woman liv-
ing in tiny fiat can find space some
wherein the outside of the window sill
ii nowhere else-for few potted bulbs.
She can let them stay out there in storm
or in shine, or even in icy weather, for
ten weeks, then she can take them in
and at the end of four or five weeks long.
er she will be repaid, and her home
frightened by forth putting blossoms
that will breathe their own tale OF spring
days to come.
1t is now too late to plant bulbs for
Christmas Towering, but bulbs that will
flower at Easter may be planted at any
time up to the first of November. asked
a scotsman to outline for me how
home planted bulbs should be cared for,
and this is what he said:
"They must be in the pots for ten
weeks and set, if possible, in cold,
lark place If not, they should be COW
cred to be kept dark. Set out single
luioS III uNt-illcH pttS, anu Ndtti tHOI
lughly at first. If they are set in a
lamp cellar, they will not need to be
again until brought to the light
Always buy first-class bulbs, as these
ire more likely to produce good flow.
RS.
"Cover the hole in the bottom of the
rot with piece of broken flower pot,
hen put on top piece of moss if you
AVE it or little gravel. This is for
rainage. The top of the bulb should
e half-inch below the surface of the
oil.
'lf You have garden space. set the
ots in the earth and cover with ashes
r soil. Wherever they are, let them re-
lain for ten weeks. so that the roots
lay get strong. If they freeze, so much
he better; they will be more likely to
loom.
eat the end of ten weeks you can be-
in bringing the pots gradually to the
ght. IT you take ont few pots every
Nv days. you will have flowers right
long Take two weeks before setting
lem in full light. Then water and tend
nd in about three weeks you should
ave flowers.
when planting bulbs in water, the
Ime method should be pursued Many.
,rsons make the mistake of setting the
llbs into water. This makes them rot.
he bottom of the bulb should be a half
oh above the water. The moisture will
use them to sprout and draw the roots
,wn. The roots should go almost to
lie bottom of the glass.
"Glasses containing bulbs should be-
,pt at first in dark closet or should be
vered with cones made of dark paper.
small piece of charcoal should be put
to each glass"
Bulbs may be set on gravel if water
kept at the bottom and the roots will
rec their way downwards between the
ones.
The scotsman recommends the fol-
wing varieties of hyacinths:
of the Blues fdark
le), Queen of the Blues light bluel,
Innocence (pure white, singlel. Lady
'rby delicate pink, Gertrude rosy
lkl, Robert Steiger deep crimson.
a canary Yellow.
For nareissus, he recommends the dou-
. Won Sions, double yellow, and the
lmpet major. single yellow.
The two. varieties of narcissus which
Nv best in water or gravel are the pa
7 white" single, pure white variety,
the double Roman, a yellow vari-
For forcing tulips, he recommends the
lrillo, a double, pink and white-striped
Ner.
The woman who can send to her
ends at Easter some ported flower
L she has grown herself is making the
It acceptable of all Easter gifts
ara Leonard. in Albany Times Union.
Dorothy Dexter.