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was I had not planted deep enough. You can have 

 your rows about two feet apart and put them four 

 inches apart in the row. They need thorough cultiva- 

 tion. When they first come up, before they are very 

 liigh, go over the whole ground with the rake. That 

 lightens the soil and kills the weeds while the plants are 

 set deep enough so they are not disturbed by the rake, 

 j^ever grow anything in partnership with weeds. Ir- 

 rigate with the hoe and cultivator. More and more we 

 are finding out that constant cultivation is absolutely 

 essential to success. This keeps the ground from dry- 

 ing out and kills the weeds. Cultivate after every rain 

 if possible. This closes the pores in the soil and re- 

 tains the moisture. 



PKOPAGATION". 



It is easy to raise them from seed and then you have 

 the charm of discovery. You are sure of something- 

 new. Save seed from your best plants, prepare a bed 

 thoroughly, put the seed in shallow drills and cover 

 about an inch deep. See that they do not dry out in 

 germinating. If in the open it is well to cover them 

 with burlap till they begin to come up. In the fall dig 

 and dry them and store in a dry cellar. ' Plant again 

 the next spring and they will be large enough to bloom 

 the year following. 



Do not plant on the same gTOund in succession. 

 Choose a fresh place each year. 



When you take up the bulbs in the fall you will find 

 rows of tiny bulblets attached to them. Sometimes 



