IV 



POPULAR GARDENING. 



September, 



The Hyacinth and Other Bulbs. 



The time has arrived when it is necessary 

 to purchase the stock of Hyacinths, Tulips, 

 Polyanthus, Narcissus, etc., for the season. 

 To-day we have been preparing the compost 

 for potting. I like to do this in August. 



The potting material for Hyacinths ought 

 to be light and rich, and if it is prepared two 

 or three months before it is required, the 

 manure becomes more thoroughly incorpor- 

 ated with the soil. I use two barrow-loads 

 of loam to one of cow manure, one of sand 

 and one of leaf-mould. River sand is gen- 

 erally preferred to any other. 



Some growers use a specially prepared 

 kind of flower pot, deeper than usual, but 

 I do not like the appearance of them when 

 so grown. I use five-inch pots of the ordin- 

 ary kind for the small bulbs, and six-inch 

 ones for the larger size. 



In potting the bulbs they should be 

 pressed moderately firm into compost, with 

 the crown just projecting above the surface. 

 It is an error also to press the bulbs into the 

 soil with the fingers, as this causes the com- 

 post immediately beneath the bulbs to be- 

 come too firm; the consequence of this is 

 that when the mass of roots which rapidly 

 form on the root stock,push into it the bulbs 

 are sometimes thrown out of the soil. I 

 know these small details may seem trifling 

 to some people, but success or faOure very 

 often depends upon how or when the most 

 minute details are carried into efl'ect. 



As for plunging the pots for encouraging 

 root growth, we have no difficulty in obtain- 

 ing Cocoa-nut fibre refuse for the purpose. 

 If it is twelve months old it is better, as a 

 mass of new Cocoa-nut fibre will sometimes 

 heat, which would be disastrous to hardy 

 bulbs. With this material, we cover the 

 pots some inches deep, having first set them 

 on the cellar floor or in some other cool place. 



The subsequent treatment after the bulbs 

 have been removed from the plunging ma- 

 terial (having pushed out plenty of white 

 roots against the pot), consists in developing 

 the spikes which have been formed in the 

 bulbs the previous year. If the bulbs are 

 not the full age, and have not been well 

 grown and ripened, they cannot be expected 

 to produce spikes of the largest size. If it 

 is necessary to force them in order to get 

 the flower spike fully developed by an early 

 date, the forcing process must not be too 

 severe at first. Start with a minimum tem- 

 perature of 45°, it is better not to increase it 

 to more than .5.5° as the highest minimum. 



Some few varieties have too many bells 

 on the spikes, and were they allowed to re- 

 main they would not be perfectly developed. 

 I thin the bells out when they are in the 

 bud state, and those that remain grow to 

 their full sive, forming a symmetrical spike. 

 A Hyacinth spike is at its best about two 

 weeks after the first flowers open. At pres- 

 ent I need not say anything about the varie- 

 ties it is best to grow; good selections were 

 given about the end of March or early in 

 April.— F. Douglas, in Gardeners' Chronicle. 



Inaects Increase Prices. Those fruit Mrrowers 

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 of inscot.s are as.sistc(l by the insects to good 

 prices. It 18 the careless, happy-go-luck.v, lazy, 

 indifferent man whom insects harm mostly.-Kur- 

 al World. 



The suburban home idea is growing. People 

 arc learning that they can have the benefits of 

 living in a community, can do business in town, 

 and yet enjoy the delights of a pleasant garden 

 home, all at once. How sensible, especially if 

 also they read Populah Gakdenino. 



WiNnow PI.A.NTS. The main cultural direc- 

 tions can be summed up in a few words: Keep 

 them clean from dust; out of draught*; do not 

 allow the soil to become too dry; never, except 

 where specially mentioned, allow the pots to 

 stand in water; protect them from frost as well 

 as keep them reasonably away from the stove. 



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