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Gardeyiing Urider Glass 



sionist artist could get for his canvas here could 

 he but squeeze the colors from these wonderful 

 tubes. For when it comes to colors, the bulbs 

 are in a class by themselves. The first big thing 

 about bulbs is that you can have a succession 

 of bloom from early fall until spring and do 

 practically all the work in connection with them 

 in a single afternoon. 



Here's how you do it! First of all, procure 



good bulbs. Go 

 preferably to 

 some house that 

 makes a special- 

 ty of them. The 

 simplest sorts to 

 grow are Tulips, 

 Narcissus, and 

 Crocus. Due 

 ^ an Thol Tulips 

 are the earliest 

 to bloom. Other 

 good sorts may 

 be had in wide 

 variety to suit 

 your tastes. 

 The bulbs may be grown either in bulb pans, 

 which are convenient to bring into the house 

 when in blooms, or in flats. The latter are all 



Cross-section of a pot, showing the niethotl 

 of "crocking" and filling it. Drainage ma- 

 terial placed over hole in the bottom, pre- 

 pared soil and space inside rim at top to 

 hold water. 



