DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



959 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EXPERIMENT WITH GRADES OF BULBS — TO FIND HOW SOON AND WHAT I'ERC'ENT.\GE OF EACH 



GRADE WILL FLOWER. 



The second gi-ade tulips in the above 

 per hundred. 



The third grade ttilips in the above 

 per hundred. 



experiments weighed one and one-haK pounds 

 experiment weighed five and one-half ounces 



EXPERIMENTS WITH FLOWERING BULBS. 



An experiment to find at what period of ripeness the epidermis of bulbs is in 

 the best condition for storing. In this experiment fifteen rows of twenty bulbs each 

 of the Pottebakker Wliite variety were set on Oetober 27. These will be lifted 

 during 1916, commencing first week in June, one row each week. The soil m whicn 

 these bulbs were set, is a red sandy loam. Kesults of this experiment will appear in 



1916 report. , , . , -n • i . 



An experiment to find which of the following methods ol storage will give be^t 



results. 



Placed in trays and kept in the dark. 



Placed in trays and kept in medium light. 



Placed in trays and kept in full light. 



Stored in bulk in dry sand. " 



Stored in bulk in dry v/ood ashes. 



Stored in bullc in dry buckwheat bran. 



Heeled in in the soil to a depth of 6 inches. 



placed on shelves, medium light, good air circulation. 



Placed in loft, perfectly dark, good air circulation. 



Phiced in loft, medium light, good air circulation. 



Placed in loft, full light, good air circulation. 



Eesults of this experiment will appear in 1916 report. 



SIDNEY. 



