. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 140 (iAllDEX may be well to mention. It is not well for the bulbs to toucli the water ; there should be a space of at least an inch between the water and the bulbs. The other point is that the first growth should be made in the darkj to promote the free action of the roots l)efore the leaves appear. When the flower-stem and leaves push in advance of the roots, a poor bloom may . be expected; but when the roots move first and spread freely, a good bloom may be expected, and there will be a saving of ti
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 140 (iAllDEX may be well to mention. It is not well for the bulbs to toucli the water ; there should be a space of at least an inch between the water and the bulbs. The other point is that the first growth should be made in the darkj to promote the free action of the roots l)efore the leaves appear. When the flower-stem and leaves push in advance of the roots, a poor bloom may . be expected; but when the roots move first and spread freely, a good bloom may be expected, and there will be a saving of time in the end. It should be remembered further that full exposure to light is absolutely essential to the produc- tion of healthy leaves and 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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