. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. IXIA well to sprinkle a handful of sand on the spot where the bulbs are to lie. This helps the drainage, especially on heavy lands, and prevents rotting. The bulbs should then be covered with about 3 inches of leaves, hay, or better still, pine needles. In the latitude of Boston, bulb beds can be uncovered duri
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. IXIA well to sprinkle a handful of sand on the spot where the bulbs are to lie. This helps the drainage, especially on heavy lands, and prevents rotting. The bulbs should then be covered with about 3 inches of leaves, hay, or better still, pine needles. In the latitude of Boston, bulb beds can be uncovered during the first weels of April. However, there will still be sharp frosts to nip the tender shoots that have started beneath the winter covering. Consequently a little hay or other covering material should be left near by, where it can be easily gotten when a chilly evening threatens. In ten days the young sprouts will bepome suSaciently hardened to withstand any subsequent cold. Even such hardy things as Alliums, when first uncovered, can hardly withstand any frost at all. It is, however, a mistalie to wait two weeks Ionfi:er and then permanently uncover the bulb beds, for liy that time the early-starting things are liliely to lie so lauli and long that they never attain ideal sturdiness. It is better to uncover too early than too late. The secret of success with Ixias outdoors is largely in hardening the plants in early spring and in never allowiug them to grow too fast under cover, where they become yellow aud sickly. During the win- ter shutters can be placed over the bulb beds to shed the rain; but the bulbs do as well without this protec- tion, though they may be later in starting. Of course, Ixia bulbs cannot stand any freezing, and they must, therefore, be planted in un- frozen soil. After flower- ing, let the bulbs remain in. the the paniculata (> July : then take them up, and store them, not in dry earth, but in boxes without any packing. Let them re- main in a dry pl
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