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The picture (Fig. 45) of a bulb box was taken last winter from a 

 box of mixed bulbs grown at Cornell. The calla in the center and the 

 Kenilworth ivy trailing over the front of the box were planted in 

 the box in September, and pots of geraniums and other plants set on 

 the dirt to fill the space. When the bulbs that were in pots were 

 ready to be started they were taken out of the pots and set in the 

 dirt in the box where they grew and flowered ; the tall stems are 



45. — Winter box of bulbs. 



Paper "White narcissus, the last variety for winter. On each side 

 there is a hyacinth just starting and in front a little freesia in 

 bloom. When these bulbs were done flowering, small pots of 

 blooming plants were set on the box and a charming window box 

 was had with many different things in it through the winter. 



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