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BULB PLANTING IN THE KINDERGARTEN 



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in the pots, or by placing the bulbs therein. The pots were then 

 carried to a dark, cool place in the cellar, and left there for the long 

 winter resting period. Alter three months had elapsed, the bulbs 

 were brought back to the Kindergarten room, and put in the south 

 and west windows in order that they might receive the best hght. 



From that day on there was no single object in the room wliich 

 received more attention and interest than that bestowed upon the 

 delicate plants. 



The growth was exceedingly slow during January and the early 

 part of February, due to the lack of sunshine, which condition was 

 peculiarly characteristic of our winter last year. On Febniar>' 

 twenty-fifth we were at length rewarde<l with some beautiful 

 double pink and single white hyacinths. Ten days later our jon- 



