BULBS FOR THE 



is the catalogue name of the variety usually 

 known as the Easter Lily. This variety is 

 almost sure to bloom if you procure good, 

 strong bulbs and give them tlie right kind of 

 treatment. 



In potting Tulips, put the bulbs about an 

 inch below the soil. 



Treat the Narcissus in the same manner. 



Hyacinths do best if only about half their 

 depth in soil. Simply press them down into it. 



I would advise putting four, five, or six 

 bulbs of Tulip, Hyacinth and Narcissus into 

 each pot, instead of potting them singly. A 

 much finer effect is secured by massing them, 

 than by giving each bulb a pot of its own. 

 Four bulbs can be grown to entire satisfaction 

 in a six-inch pot. Six or more in seven and 

 eight-inch pots. It does not matter in the least 

 if the bulbs touch each other. 



Lilies, because of a somewhat peculiar habit 

 of growth, demand a treatment quite different 

 from either of the bulbs of which I have made 

 mention above. It is a fact not generally un- 

 derstood by amateur gardeners, that they have 

 two distinct sets of roots. One set is thrown 

 out from the base of the bulb, the other from 

 the stalk above the bulb. In order to give the 



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