SEPTEMBER — GROWING BULBS IN WATER 



The easiest plant to raise in water is the Paper White nar- 

 cissus. Other bulbs may be grown in the same way, espe- 

 cially the Roman hyacinth and the Chinese lily. Buy bulbs 

 of only the first quality. Plant them any time from Sep- 

 tember to December ; in September for Christmas blooming. 



Get a glass bowl 7 or 8 inches across the top and 3 to 4 

 inches deep. Place pebbles in the bowl to the depth of 

 I inch, then set four or five bulbs root end downward on 

 the pebbles and add enough pebbles to cover the bulbs. Fill 

 the bowl with water above the lower ends of the bulbs. 



After planting, let the bulbs sleep five or six weeks. Put 

 them in the dark part of the cellar or set them in a cool place 

 and turn a box over them. When the whole bottom of the 

 bowl is full of roots, take the bowl out and set it in a warm 

 place. From this time heat and moisture are very impor- 

 tant. Light is beneficial, but sunlight is not necessary. 



Do not allow your tomatoes to set any more fruit. 



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