. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. PROl' l:V UUDS LAYERAGE 79 planted in fall for outdoor blooming and mulched with lea\es or litter during winter. For best results o\'er a series of years their tops must be allowed to mature before being cut or dug. AA'hen dug they must be dried in the shade, cleaned and stored in bags or travs in an airy, dry, cool place till fall. Most spring-blooming bulbs (hyacinth, tulips, narcissus) come from Holland. Summer-blooming bulbs (gladiolus, tuberose, zephvr- anthes, etc.) are mostly tender. They are planted in s
. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. PROl' l:V UUDS LAYERAGE 79 planted in fall for outdoor blooming and mulched with lea\es or litter during winter. For best results o\'er a series of years their tops must be allowed to mature before being cut or dug. AA'hen dug they must be dried in the shade, cleaned and stored in bags or travs in an airy, dry, cool place till fall. Most spring-blooming bulbs (hyacinth, tulips, narcissus) come from Holland. Summer-blooming bulbs (gladiolus, tuberose, zephvr- anthes, etc.) are mostly tender. They are planted in spring, usually after the soil has become warm. Be-. FIG. 69—SCOOPED HYACINTH BULBS Early and later stages respectively. The bulblets require two to five years to reach salable sizes. cause of their tenderness they must be dug before the ground freezes hard, and after drying in an airy shed or other shelter, stored in a dry, warm place such as a cellar with a furnace in it or on boards under greenhouse benches. Before resetting in spring they must be cleaned. / 118. Temperatures for bulb storing.—Lily-of-the-valley «re cold stored at 25 to 30 degrees and bulbs at 17 for the first two weeks, after which the temperature is raised and kept at 24 till the bulbs are needed for forcing in greenhouses. 119. Bulb growing in America. Tuberoses have long been grown extensively in North Carolina; gladioli in New York, Ohio, Kentucky and other states; and other summer-blooming bulbs in various parts of America;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company
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