OF BULBS 



pot your bulbs, so that there need be no delay 

 in planting them on their arrival. It is quite 

 important that all bulbs should go into the 

 ground as soon as possible after they are re- 

 ceived, as the moisture which they contain 

 evaporates rapidly, and with it goes much of 

 their vitality. Leave them exposed to air and 

 light for two or three weeks, and they will be 

 so weakened that the flowers they produce will 

 be few and inferior. 



It is not necessary to give most bulbs in- 

 tended for winter flowering the deep planting 

 advised for those in the garden, as they will 

 not be subject to the disturbing conditions 

 which the latter must contend with. Simply 

 press them down their depth in the soil; that 

 will be sufficient. Do this when the soil is light 

 and dry, then water them well to settle the 

 earth about them, and they are ready to put 

 away in the place where they are to be left until 

 they have formed roots. If you have a cellar, 

 put them there, darkening the windows in such 

 a manner as to keep out all the light possible. 

 The exclusion of light is important, because it 

 excites the plant to make an effort towards the 

 production of leaves and flowers before it is in 

 a condition to do this satisfactorily. Heat also 



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