MISSOURL BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 135 
when the bowl is well filled with roots it can be brought to 
the light. The leaves will then have started and may be a 
few inches long and white, and on that account the bulbs 
should be brought to the light gradually. After growth is 
well advanced they may be placed in a sunny window for a 
short time each day. Bulbs that are started in a cool place 
will produce a sturdy growth and the flowers will last longer 
than those that have grown rapidly in a very warm room. 
Narcissi treated in this manner can be had in flower from six 
to eight weeks from the time of planting. 
Paper-white narcissi can also be grown in soil in pots under 
similar conditions. If a cool dark place is not available for 
storing the bulbs indoors a shallow trench may be dug in a 
well-drained place outdoors. In this trench from two to three 
inches of ashes should be placed for drainage, and on this the 
pots set so that the rims are about six inches below the surface 
of the soil. The trench should then be filled with soil and the 
surface mounded to shed water. As the weather becomes 
colder the soil should be covered with leaves or some other 
coarse material, this being held in place with boards. Four 
weeks is the shortest time the narecissi should be left outdoors, 
six or eight weeks being better. The bulbs should be 
planted in pots or pans, preferably the latter. A good 
quantity of broken erocks or stones should be placed in the 
pots for drainage, then a layer of good garden soil, and on this 
the bulbs set so that when the pot is filled with soil the necks 
of the bulbs will be barely visible. They should then be 
watered thoroughly and put in the storage place. 
The Chinese sacred lily can be grown in bowls of water and 
pebbles, but not as successfully as the paper-white narcissus. 
The bulbs are much larger, deteriorate rapidly in the dry 
atmosphere of the stores, and cost considerably more than 
the paper-whites. It is therefore advisable for those who have 
never grown bulbs indoors to first try the narcissi and as 
cultural experience increases attempt growing the Chinese 
sacred lily. 
The Duteh hyacinth is also readily grown in water, but 
it takes longer for the flower to develop and only one bulb 
may be grown in a glass. (Hyacinth glasses can be obtained 
at the seed stores.) Only the choicest bulbs should be pur- 
