OF BULBS 



it is in a condition to crumble readily under 

 the application of the hoe. Then work it over 

 and over, until it is as fine and mellow as it can 

 possibly be. Do not be satisfied with it as long 

 as a lump as large as a robin's egg can be found 

 in it. The use of the hoe and the iron-toothed 

 rake will soon reduce it to the proper degree of 

 mellowness. After you have pulverized it 

 pretty thoroughly, add a liberal amount of 

 manure to it. This is of great importance, as 

 bulbs require a nutritious soil, and cannot do 

 themselves justice unless it is given them. 

 / Old, black, well-rotted manure from the cow- 

 L yard is the ideal fertilizer for them. Use it 

 in the proportion of one part manure to three 

 parts soil, and be very sure to see that it is 

 thoroughly incorporated with the earth thrown 

 out of the bed before it is returned to it and it 

 is pronounced ready for the reception of your 

 bulbs. Do not slight any of this work, as 

 success depends upon the thoroughness with 

 which it is done. 



MANY persons delay bulb-planting until 

 late in the season, thinking that all it 

 is really necessary to do is to get them into 



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