110 Gardening Under Glass 



about a foot deep and long enough to hold your 

 bulb pans and boxes. 



^lake tags for each variety, making very long 

 markers that will stick up above the soil. If a 

 trench is used, cover with six or eight inches of 

 soil. In the frame or cellar, keep absolutely dark 

 and water only enough to prevent drying out. 

 On the approach of freezing weather, protect the 

 frames with mats or cover the trench with ma- 

 nure or leaves to protect from freezing. 



This treatment results in a strong growth of 

 roots without starting the tops. Then, after 

 four to six weeks, you can bring into heat the 

 Hyacinths and the Polyanthus Narcissus, and a 

 little later the Early Tulips. Other Tulips 

 should have at least eight weeks' start before 

 being brought in. 



Keep them rather cool when first brought in 

 — 45 to 50 degrees is warm enough for the first 

 week or so. Water thoroughly, and keep them 

 well supplied even after the growth starts. 



Hyacinths sometimes begin to flower before 

 they have made much stem. This may be cor- 

 rected by placing an inverted pot over the plant 

 to "draw it up." Keep as near the glass as pos- 

 sible, and give plenty of fresh air. By bringing 

 in only a few at a time, a continuous succession 

 of bloom may be had until early spring. 



