. Beckert's bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. EASY TO GROW BULBS INDOORS The steadily increasing demand for indoor flowering bulbs, with requests for information as to cultural methods, indicates clearly the ?;reater appreciation of the potential pleasures and educational eaturcs that are to be derived easily and inexpensively, by both young and old, from this phase of
. Beckert's bulbs. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. EASY TO GROW BULBS INDOORS The steadily increasing demand for indoor flowering bulbs, with requests for information as to cultural methods, indicates clearly the ?;reater appreciation of the potential pleasures and educational eaturcs that are to be derived easily and inexpensively, by both young and old, from this phase of gardening. The obtainment of beautiful fragrant flowers from Christmas till the opening of the outdoor season, bringing with them a profusion of cheer from the preceding summer's sunshine, dispersing the dreariness of long winter days, is well worthy the performance of intricate and arduous tasks. Yet, all that is required is the following out of a few simple directions requiring no special skill, and the bulbs wanting nothing better than "usual home ; The time of blooming for bulbs can be hastened or retarded at will, so that one can figure to a nicety just when the blooms will be at their best, providing one takes into consideration the fundamental fact that the embryonic flower is already developed and inherent within the perfect forcing bulb itself. All that is required next is to bring about the conditions that will properly stimulate these inherent qualifications into concerted action. From its inherent stores the bulb will develop a root system, and to this end will have to undergo necessary changes requiring, (1) darkness, (2) low temperature, (3) enough moisture, (4) four to fourteen weeks' time, depending on the kind of bulbs. Once the bulbs are well rooted, all that is needed to bring them into bloom is the stimulation by light and warmth. This should be ac- complished gradually, requiring a few days to two weeks from the time the bulbs have been
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