. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. van and a Tournesol tulip would month apart under the same treatiuc^nt. Some vanetns of hyacinths, of narcissus, and of most species of iiii!i.~ vary greatly in time of blooming, which, of . ai , spoil the effect. w : M force bulbs in quantity for cut-flowers, Idoiu use pots, but s
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. van and a Tournesol tulip would month apart under the same treatiuc^nt. Some vanetns of hyacinths, of narcissus, and of most species of iiii!i.~ vary greatly in time of blooming, which, of . ai , spoil the effect. w : M force bulbs in quantity for cut-flowers, Idoiu use pots, but shallow boxes, or flats, of a a .a bench room. Usually these boxes are lilt from soap boxes to a depth of 3 or 4 inches. The bulbs are planted closely in these, from an inch to 2 inches apart, according to the kind. The tops of the bulbs (excepting lilies) are kept about even with the top of the soil. v'Do not water them unless the soil is very dry, for bulbs in a dormant condition resent an excess of moisture. Afterthe bulbs are potted, or boxed, as described, they should be placed in a coldframe or the sash on pleasant days. When no coldfranus or pits are available, the pots may be covered as advised in a cool cellar,! It is preferable, however, to sink them in the open ground. The writer never had finer flowers on hardy bulbs than when treated as follows; A trench a foot deep is dug in the garden where water will not set- tle on it, and it is protected from the north and west cold. Three inches of coal ashes is first placed in the trench, to allow .Irainaaa la , p V7â¢â ^tn~. out. The pots are then |.laa. .1 a â¢!, a ' ⢠a-ii iv filled in about the. poi^, i;!la a . la over. No further i- a a, :a,a_ is c-ongenial to perfect root m, uliaa ilie weather is cool enough to check top growth. Wheu the weather gets cold enough to freeze a crust on the soil, an additional covering of about 4 inches of rough stable manur
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