. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 46 The Florists' Review Dbcembeu 0, 1018. y^. AMERICAN-OROWN BULBS. Experiments in Northern Tennessee. The last season we carried further our experiments in bulb growing at the Hillcrest School Farm, where bulbs are grown for the trade. Thanks to the liberality of several of the seed houses, we had a better assortment of bulbs for these experiments than ever before. The bulbs were not planted, with the exception of a few, till after January 1, and, owing to the unusually dry win- ter and spring, the season did not per- mit a fair test. Yet there wa
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 46 The Florists' Review Dbcembeu 0, 1018. y^. AMERICAN-OROWN BULBS. Experiments in Northern Tennessee. The last season we carried further our experiments in bulb growing at the Hillcrest School Farm, where bulbs are grown for the trade. Thanks to the liberality of several of the seed houses, we had a better assortment of bulbs for these experiments than ever before. The bulbs were not planted, with the exception of a few, till after January 1, and, owing to the unusually dry win- ter and spring, the season did not per- mit a fair test. Yet there was such a measure of success as to enable us to form conclusions which, we believe, will be of value to the trade. Last season's results in the forcing of home-grown bulbs add greatly to the value of our experiments. We planted approximately an acre and a half of the bulbs commonly known as Dutch, planting them on heavy, yellow clay soil that had been manured well with barnyard manure at least twice, and used in gardening two or three seasons. Part of the land had received three annual dressings of manure and so was in a reasonably good state of fertility. Most of it would have been classed as rather poor clay loam. One small plot had been used as a dumping place for both wood and coal ashes for several years and had afterward been well manured and tilled. The work was done with the hope of demonstrating that bulbs can be produced in this coun- try at a profitable figure and yet com- pete with imported stock. The experi- ments have been carried on in a small way for from five to seven years, but not to any extent till the last two years. Last season's tests were more than twice as extensive as previously. The bulbs were all planted in drills, much as we set onion sets, and the rows were planted forty inches apart, so as to allow horse cultivation in the same way as with corn. The bulbs planted were either surplus bulbs that had deteriorated considerably, or were small offsets br
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