Gardening for Amateurs 



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White Trumpet Daffodil, Madame de G 



Hardy Bulbs to Grow in Pots 



A oft-repeated question made by 

 the owner of an unheated green- 

 house is : " What can I grow in it 

 without much trouble and expense ? " To 

 have a house gay with flowers from Christ- 

 mas until May nothing gives so much satis- 

 faction as hardy bulbs, and they are 

 little trouble. Attached to many residences 

 in town and suburb there must be hun- 

 dreds of unheated glass structures especi- 

 ally suitable for hardy bulbs. Grown at 

 first in the open, or in a cold frame, the 

 bulbs are brought into the greenhouse sub- 

 sequently, where they will flower earlier 

 than out of doors, and provide unending 

 pleasure to the owner. If by good fortune 

 a heated greenhouse is also available the 

 flowering of Roman Hyacinths, Paper White 

 Narcissi, and Due Van Thol Tulips may be 



hastened, and the season of flowering still 

 further prolonged. 



Soil for Potting. As a compost for 

 potting the bulbs named in the following 

 notes, use a mixture made up of 3 parts 

 loam and 1 part each of leaf-mould, dry 

 decayed manure, and coarse sand. When the 

 bulbs are potted, in early autumn, stand them 

 on a bed of cinder ashes in a sheltered position 

 outside, water and allow the pots to drain, 

 then the next day cover with ashes to a 

 depth of 3 or 4 inches. Always use old 

 ashes. After six or eight weeks examine 

 the bulbs weekly, removing those which 

 have made an inch or so of growth to a cold 

 frame. Keep the frame covered with mats 

 for some time to obviate damage to the 

 foliage by its sudden exposure to strong light. 

 A few bulbs do best when placed in the cold 



