. Bulletin. Fig. 4.—Mother hyacinth bulbs scored and scooped. The work in the Netherlands, and until last year in this country, has always been done by hand, an ordinary straight-bladed knife being used in scoring and sometimes in scooping. As a rule, however, the knife with a curved blade shown in figure 5 is used in scooping mother bulbs. Bulbs on left, scored ; those on right, scooped. Owing to the wide variation in the bulbs grown, the method of growing bulbs from seed is rarely, if ever, employed except for the. Fig. 5.—Knife used in the Netherlands for scooping bulbs. production of new v


. Bulletin. Fig. 4.—Mother hyacinth bulbs scored and scooped. The work in the Netherlands, and until last year in this country, has always been done by hand, an ordinary straight-bladed knife being used in scoring and sometimes in scooping. As a rule, however, the knife with a curved blade shown in figure 5 is used in scooping mother bulbs. Bulbs on left, scored ; those on right, scooped. Owing to the wide variation in the bulbs grown, the method of growing bulbs from seed is rarely, if ever, employed except for the. Fig. 5.—Knife used in the Netherlands for scooping bulbs. production of new varieties. The time required to produce mature bulbs from seed is longer than by any of the other methods. Nor- mally from five to eight years are required, depending upon the. 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 United States. Office of Experiment Stations. Washington, Govt. Print. Off


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