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of roots, shoots will appear and the pot should im- 

 mediately be transferred to the light, gradually 

 giving it a little more light all the time until it is 

 finally placed in the bright sunshine. Eight weeks 

 is usually the amount of time required to produce 

 flowers for Christmas blooming, but to make 

 sure of having blossoms at this time, a succes- 

 sion of bulbs should be planted, say every four 

 days. 



To produce flowering bulbs very early in the spring 

 cover with a mulch of leaves and over the leaves 

 sprinkle a light covering of manure, just enough 

 to hold the leaves in place, and lightly cover them. 

 This will keep the ground warm and the bulbs 

 will become warm and will start to sprout be- 

 fore the sun has warmed the surrounding sur- 

 face of the earth, and when all danger of frost 

 is past the bulbs will grow rapidly and flower 

 soon. 



October is the best time for planting narcissi, 

 hyacinths, and tulips. They may be planted any 

 time before the ground freezes but if planted in 

 October they have ample time in which to estab- 

 lish a good root system, which is the secret of get- 

 ting fine flowers. 



