. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Ejcclusive Novelties in Floral Valentines (Mother \Wi/e (Swedheari Cottage Bouqueti |^ $ 9 o< Oichkfc. - ^ Violcit, M ' 3PKIAL RED HEART BASKETS OF FljOWEKS ANO CANDY. Chicago's Leading Florbt JACKSON AND MICHIGAN BOULEVARDS Furbelows in Flower Ads. tulip sellers had the right to force buy- ers to accept the bulbs at the prices agreed upon. The decree stopped the speculation to such an extent that a Semper Augustus, for instance, for which previously several thousand dol- lars had been paid, now brought only $20. Many people were ruined. Modem T
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Ejcclusive Novelties in Floral Valentines (Mother \Wi/e (Swedheari Cottage Bouqueti |^ $ 9 o< Oichkfc. - ^ Violcit, M ' 3PKIAL RED HEART BASKETS OF FljOWEKS ANO CANDY. Chicago's Leading Florbt JACKSON AND MICHIGAN BOULEVARDS Furbelows in Flower Ads. tulip sellers had the right to force buy- ers to accept the bulbs at the prices agreed upon. The decree stopped the speculation to such an extent that a Semper Augustus, for instance, for which previously several thousand dol- lars had been paid, now brought only $20. Many people were ruined. Modem Tulip Fields. Even though the craze ruined num- bers of people, many kept on growing them, and today one can see miles and miles of tulips in bloom when traveling through our district in April and May. Tulips do not absolutely require the same soil which we use for hyacinths. We grow tulips in clay and even in peat soil. It must be said, though, that tu- lips grown in sand will produce the best results in general. When grown in sand the tulips are planted in the same place from which the hyacinths were taken earlier in the season. The ground is manured with about two bushels of cow manure to the square rod. Of course a good deal of the manure which was used for the hyacinths is still in the soil. The bulbs- are planted in the same way as the hya- cinths. The beds are covered with a light layer of new, long reeds. This i» not done to protect them from frost, as tulips do not suffer from frost, but to shield them from the winds in the spring. Harvesting and Marketing. When the bulbs are ripe they are dug and taken to the bulb houses, where they are spread out thinly on the shelves. They get plenty of air, so as to dry them quickly, while care is taken that the sun does not shine on them, because then the skin bursts. Tulips propagate themselves, and the old mother bulb splits into two to five smaller bulbs, leaving only a lot of old, dry skin. ? As soon as the bulbs are dry we hi
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