136 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
chased and preferably named varieties. A piece of charcoal 
about an inch square should be placed in the glass to keep 
the water fresh, the bulb set in the cupped portion, and 
water added until it barely touches the base of the bulb. No 
pebbles are necessary, but water should be added occasion- 
ally to keep the level constant. The bulbs are then placed 
in a cool dark place, as with the narcissi, and should be left 
there until the glass is well filled with roots. The plants 
should never be placed in direct sunlight but brought to the 
light gradually. The hyacinth has the misfortune of being 
overanxious to grow, and occasionally the flowers develop so 
rapidly that the spike cannot get out of the bulb, or some- 
times the leaves have grown so fast that when the flowers 
open the spike is down among them. The Dutch hyacinths 
may also be grown in pots of soil, in which case they are given 
practically the same treatment as the narcissi, care being 
taken that in planting the tips of the bulbs protrude just 
above the surface. 
The Roman hyacinths are bulbs of the easiest culture, and 
suecess with them in pots of soil is more uniform than with 
the Dutch hyacinths. The bulbs are small, but many spikes 
of flowers come from each bulb. The fiowers are loosely ar- 
ranged along the spikes, giving a more graceful effect than 
the stiff Duteh hyaeinth. They should be given the same 
treatment. as other bulbs, but may be brought indoors sooner 
than the Dutch hyacinths. 
What to do with the bulbs after flowering is a frequent 
question. Those that have been grown in water are of no 
further value, all of their energy having been consumed. 
The bulbs grown in pots, however, may be grown on until the 
leaves yellow which is an indication of the bulbs ripening. 
Water should then be withheld, and when all the foliage is 
dead the soil should be removed and the bulbs stored in a 
eool dry place. They may be planted cutdoors in the fall 
where they will grow and eventually regain their strength, 
but they should not be used for forcing a second time as re- 
sults are very unsatisfactory. 
Tulips and other bulbs may be grown indoors, but results 
are not as satisfactory as with those described. If tulips are 
