CHAPTER VII 



Bulbs from Thanksgiving to Easter 



The Dutch and Cape groups — How they differ — 

 Tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils — Potting and rooting 

 — Bringing into the light — Time required — Oxalis, 

 fuchsias, sparaxis, and ranunculus. 



The easiest plants for the amateur to 

 grow in the window garden are the bulbs. 

 Roman hyacinths can be had by Thanks- 

 giving; indeed, it is hard to fail with these 

 charming flowers, and they come in red, 

 blue, and white. 



There is a long list of available bulbs, but 

 most of them belong to one of two classes — 

 Dutch bulbs and Cape bulbs — and all 

 of each class used need similar treatment. 



THE "dutch" group 



The bulbs which are known as "Dutch" 

 in the trade are tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, 

 crocuses, snow^drops, etc. To these might be 

 added the Bermuda and Madonna lilies, be- 

 cause they require much the same treatment. 



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