BULBS FROM THANKSGIVING TO EASTER 93 



Here is a dollar collection of bulbs that 

 gave one amateur flowers every day without 

 a break from Christmas to Easter: 



Chinese lilies, bloomed from December 

 23d to January 12th; Double Roman nar- 

 cissus, bloomed from January 13th to Jan- 

 uary 25th; Grand Soleil d'Or narcissus, 

 bloomed from January 22d to February 

 13th; Crocus, bloomed from February 7th to 

 March I2th; Van Sion narcissus, bloomed 

 from March 7th to March 25th; Princess 

 Marianne tulip, bloomed from March 23d 

 to April 9th. 



How many bulbs to put in a six-inch pan 

 is told in this list: 



Crocus, six; Freesia, nine; Hyacinth, named, 

 three; Hyacinth, miniature, five; Hyacinth, 

 Roman, six; Ixia, six to nine; Narcissus, 

 three to five; Oxalis, nine; Tulip, six. 



Eight-inch pans are more effective for 

 the large bulbs, and six-inch pans for the 

 small ones. Try ten tulips, ten narcissi 

 or eight hyacinths in an eight-inch pan. 

 Many people like to grow hyacinths singly 

 in five-inch hyacinth pots, which are an 

 inch and a half deeper than ordinary flower 

 pots. 



