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or five-inch paper pot. Be sure to place a bit of 

 stone or broken pottery over the drainage hole in the 

 bottom. Leave half an inch space between the top 

 of the soil and the top of the pot. 



2. Water thoroughly and place in a cool cellar or basement 



room where it will not freeze. 



3. Water often enough to keep the soil moist, perhaps two 



or three times a week. If evaporation is rapid, 

 throw a piece of sacking or old carpet over the pots. 



4. After about five weeks, when the roots are well devel- 



oped and perhaps beginning to push through the 

 bottom of the pot, bring to the light of the school- 

 room, but not in too warm and sunny a situation. 



5. Two or three weeks after bulbs are brought to the light 



they are likely to push up the flower-stalks with their 

 beautiful bell-shaped flowers. Keep the plant in a 

 cool place, and these will last much longer than in a 

 warm one. 



Record of Growth. 



1. Bulb: shape, size, color. Date of planting. 



2. Root development when brought from basement. (To 



determine this, turn bulb out of pot.) Date. 



3. Leaf development when brought from basement. Is 



the " crown" open? Date. 



4. Flowering period: length of leaves; height of flower- 



stalk; number of flowers; size and shape of one 

 flower; number of lobes to perianth; number of 

 stamens; pistil. Date of first flower; length of period 

 of flowering. 



5. Conclusion as to causes of success and failure. 



