The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-10-22
BULBS FOR NEXT SPRING

II you would have rich beds OF lump
or give the beds or the corners OF your
lawns beautiful springlike yellow OF
white glow of narcissus, datfodil ana
jonquil, you must begin to thlnk OF
the early spring appearance oil your
garden in the fall, for the bulbs ol
these two flowers must be planted Ill
the fall before the ground Is lrozeu'
In fact, this work should be under
taken as soon as or before an early
frost has begun t. make the anhua'
flowers in the beds look weakened. III
dealing with narCissus, when Is the
family to which the daffodil and Jon
ouil belong, it might be well to thlnk
OF irving to naturalize the narcissus
10 grow and blossom on the lawn much
as do the wild flowers. How 10 piah'
and handle the bulbs. as well as the
best method of getting them 10 De'
come spring residents of grassy cor
ners. are described in the following
directions issued by the bulb speclai'
lists of the United States department
/ of agriculture:
These bulbs should be planted IN
light. rich soil that has been dug 10
a depth of at least 10 inches. ne
| tulip bulbs should be set nches
apart and 4 inches deep and the mar,
cissus bulbs about 10 inches apart anu
| 5 inches deep.
If they are to be grown in pots OF
window boxes light, rich soil shouiu
be used. Place one or two lnches Oh
cinders or broken pots in the bottom
of the pots or boxes to insure goou
drainage After planting, place the
pots or boxes out of doors and cover
Yhem with about four inches of ashes
or sand: or they may be placed IN a
dark. cool room or cellar for a few
weeks until the bulbs have formed
quantity of roots. They may then be
brought into the light and heat FOR
towering. Keep the soil well
moistened from time of planting but
avoid demonstrating, for If kept TOO
wet the bulbs will decay.
Cultivation.
IF planted in beds, the surface OF the
soil should be loosened after each rain
and the bed kept free from weeds
In the late fall or early winter months
II is well to cover the beds with
light mulch of straw or leaves to pre-
vent injury to the young roots from
the alternate freezing and thawing OF
the soil This mulch should be grad
ually removed in spring, as soon as
growth appears above ground. Ihe
bulbs are quite hardy and are not in
iured by severe cold if the soil is
we'll drained
Lifting and Dividing.
Tulip and narcissus plants are
perennial and II given proper care
and grown under suitable soil ant
climatic conditions will increase anC
multiply from year to year. The bulbs
NAV remain in the ground two o.
three years, or until the clumps begir
TO crowd. After blossoming in th'
spring, from six to eight week
, should elapse to allow the foliage u
,, die partially down, when the bulb
may be lifted with spade or forB
. Shake the soil from the roots AM
store the bulbs in cool, shady plac
where they will r.pen and cure. Whel
tho old leaves and roots are thol
oughly dry they may be easily rubbe
> off and the clusters of bulbs divided
The bulbs may then be planted in tn
B same manner as the original bulD'
In this way the stock may be IL
creased in few years
Naturalzing the Narcissus.
f. The narcissus often becomes ma
Q uralized when planted in the sod G
k partial shade, where 1t will continu
y to grow, blossom, and multiply fc
v many years without further attention
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