. Gardening indoors and under glass; a practical guide to the planting, care and propagation of house plants, and to the construction and management of hotbed, cold-frame and small greenhouse. one of the most satisfactoryclasses of winter-blooming house plants, es-pecially for city houses and apartmentswhere conditions are not apt to favor the longevityof plants. They may be considered in two classes: — theforcing bulbs, such as narcissus and freesia, andthose given natural conditions of growth in pots,such as amaryllis or callas. Most of the forcing bulbs are included in whatflorists term the
. Gardening indoors and under glass; a practical guide to the planting, care and propagation of house plants, and to the construction and management of hotbed, cold-frame and small greenhouse. one of the most satisfactoryclasses of winter-blooming house plants, es-pecially for city houses and apartmentswhere conditions are not apt to favor the longevityof plants. They may be considered in two classes: — theforcing bulbs, such as narcissus and freesia, andthose given natural conditions of growth in pots,such as amaryllis or callas. Most of the forcing bulbs are included in whatflorists term the Dutch and Cape may be had in a succession of bloom fromThanksgiving to Easter, and yet all the work isdone at one time. The task of bringing them tobloom is an easy one. If you want to have the enjoyment of attendingto the whole process yourself, procure your supplyof bulbs from a reliable seed store, or order by bulbs should be firm and plump. The easiest togrow and the most satisfactory are hyacinths, tulips,narcissus and freesia. They can be grown in pots,but success will be more certain with small boxesfour to six inches deep and any size up to the regu- ii6. A pan of forced crocuses. The big secret of success lies insecuring a good root growth before a top growth starts
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