. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. How to Take Care of Bulbs. S soon as their beauty of flower is over, we always cut off the flower etema just below the lowest flower, and for this reason: the hyacinth and tulip both seed freely, particularly the latter; if the bulb is forming seed, its strength is in a great measure wasted by that process; whereas if the flower-stem is cut ofl', the bulb has no- thing to do but to prepare itself with vigor for bl
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. How to Take Care of Bulbs. S soon as their beauty of flower is over, we always cut off the flower etema just below the lowest flower, and for this reason: the hyacinth and tulip both seed freely, particularly the latter; if the bulb is forming seed, its strength is in a great measure wasted by that process; whereas if the flower-stem is cut ofl', the bulb has no- thing to do but to prepare itself with vigor for blossoming the ensuing year. We pay gi-eat attention to the protection of the leaves of both hyacinths and tulips, and never allow them to be interfered with iintil nature indi- cates, by the decay of their points, that the bulb is preparing for rest. We then foUo-v a course with both hyacinths and tulips which we believe many do not; that is, we take them up before the leaves are quite decayed, and for this reason: we believe that both of them, after the bulbs have attained this period of growth, are only weakened by remaining in ground, because the ofl'sets are living upon the parent bulb, and conseqiaently weakening it for the flower of the following year. If a cul- tivator wishes for stock, he should let his bulbs remain until the leaves are quite de- cayed. If he wants his bulbs to flower in beauty again, he should follow the practice above mentioned. When taken up, the bulbs should be removed to a shed sheltered from the sun but free to the air, and any earth ad- hering to the fibres or roots should remain for some little time; after two or three days they should be looked after and the loose earth shaken from them; and, as the leaves decay, they should be occasionally removed. We have generally placed our bulbs at first on the ground, iu the tool-shed, and as they got dry removed them to an airy shelf. When the leaves are nearly decayed, we place them in very shallow baske
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