THE GROWING 



does this, therefore a cool place is quite neces- 

 sary for plants which are expected to develop 

 roots before other growth takes place. If you 

 have no cellar, an old shed or a closet will 

 answer quite well, provided the conditions 

 spoken of can be secured. 



Some persons advise sinking the pots con- 

 taining bulbs in trenches in the garden. I do 

 not favor this plan, because it involves a good 

 deal of labor by which I cannot see that any- 

 thing is gained. I used to suppose it was 

 really necessary to follow this plan, because 

 nearly all writers on this subject advised it, but 

 after trying the easier one outlined above and 

 finding that it brought about results quite as 

 satisfactory as the old method, I abandoned 

 the feature of out-door storage, and I advise 

 others to do so. There is only one argument 

 in favor of the latter, and that is that plants 

 stored out-of-doors can be kept dormant for a 

 longer time than those placed where the cold 

 is less intense. This argument, however, is 

 not a weighty one, since experience has proved 

 that by leaving house- or cellar-stored bulbs in 

 the dark until we see fit to bring them to the 

 light, we can, to a great extent, regulate the 

 period of flowering to suit our wishes. 



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