Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . eesia (Fig. 44) and if Icould have but one kind of bulbto flower in the winter, I wouldchoose this. The little bulbs areriot half as large as crocus bulbsand you will be astonished at thelarge leaves and flowers such abulb can produce. The bulbs areabout the cheapest of all winterbulbs and they grow withoutputting them away to make roots, as the tops do not seem asimpatient to start as most other bulbs, but wait until there areplenty of roots to help it along. The flowers are borne on aslender stem and look very graceful, either on the plantor in bou
Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . eesia (Fig. 44) and if Icould have but one kind of bulbto flower in the winter, I wouldchoose this. The little bulbs areriot half as large as crocus bulbsand you will be astonished at thelarge leaves and flowers such abulb can produce. The bulbs areabout the cheapest of all winterbulbs and they grow withoutputting them away to make roots, as the tops do not seem asimpatient to start as most other bulbs, but wait until there areplenty of roots to help it along. The flowers are borne on aslender stem and look very graceful, either on the plantor in bouquets. They are also very fragrant and a pot withfive or six bulbs will perfume a large room. All they needIs good light soil, sunlight, water and warmth to make gladthe heart of anyone who plants them. The other bulb I would select is the Oriental narcissus orChinese Sacred lily. This grows in water without any soilwhatever. Just take a bowl or glass dish about three times thesize of the bulb; put some pretty stones in the bottom ; set in. 43.—Pot of tulips. 76 the bulb and build up around it with stones so as to hold it stiffwhen the leaves have grown ; tuck two or three small pieces ofcharcoal among the stones to keep the water sweet, then fill upthe dish with water and add a little every few days, as it evapo-rates. Set thedish i n awarm, lightplace. Ina bo ut si Xweeks the fra-grant, finewhite flowerswill fill theroom withperfume andyou will havehad the pleas-ure of watch-ing the r^otsstart and grow,the top throwup long greenleaves and theflower spikesdevelop andopen theirflowers. Hya-cinths may al-so be grown inwater, but nota s easily a sthis narcissus,or in suchine X p e n s i V edishes. The picture (Fig. 45) of a bulb box was taken last winter froma box of mixed bulbs grown at Cornell. The calla in the centerand the Kenilworth ivy trailing over the front of the box were
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