. Bulbs and seeds : autumn 1900. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. HOW TO CULTIVATE BULBS. li NY good garden soil, well pulverized, is j\ suitable, but good sandy loam is preler- ^* able. A dressing of fine bone meal will be found very beneficial. Plant the large bulbs about four inches below the surface, the smaller bulbs not so deep. The usual time for planting is in October or November, but any time during the winter will answer, if the surface only is frozen. After the bul
. Bulbs and seeds : autumn 1900. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs. HOW TO CULTIVATE BULBS. li NY good garden soil, well pulverized, is j\ suitable, but good sandy loam is preler- ^* able. A dressing of fine bone meal will be found very beneficial. Plant the large bulbs about four inches below the surface, the smaller bulbs not so deep. The usual time for planting is in October or November, but any time during the winter will answer, if the surface only is frozen. After the bulbs are planted, if hard, deep frosts set in, cover with a light litter that may be raked off in the Spring. Tlie bulbs will then shoot and flower without further trouble. If early Spring should prove dry, water well. The ar- rangement of the bulbs in the beds is much a I Culture of Bulbs To Grow Hyacinths in Glasses. | matter of taste and situation. They may be planted in rows, in masses, in circles, or half circles. Each color by itself, or divided, or mixed. No matter how arranged, they will always prove interesting and beautiful. After they flower and die down, the bulbs may be allowed to remain in the ground to flower the next season, or if beds are required for other plants may be taken up, soaked in water for about twelve hours, then dried and laid away for replanting. Ikilbs are so rea- sonable in price that it does not pay to keep the old ones, especially as the flowers of the new ones are far superior to the old. in Pots or Boxes. Pots for single bulbs should be twice the diameter of the bulb. The same proportion of room should be observed M hen planting in boxes or in pots holding more than one bulb. The boxes or pots should have proper drainage, so that no water will lie in the bot- tom. The soil used should be good sandy loam, mixed with bone meal. After plant- ing, place the boxes or pots in a dark, cool- place for three weeks, until the roots are well started, the
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