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salt hay, straw, or leaves is put over all. 



Another way is to set the pots on the sur- 

 face of the soil (on ashes) in a shady part of 

 the garden, hold them together with a board 

 frame and fill in around and over with ashes, 

 leaf mould, tanbark or sand. Some growers 

 stand the pots on the floor of a cool, airy cel- 

 lar, or place them in a cold pit or cold frame. 

 All of these methods are successful; but I 

 prefer and always follow the trench method. 



The hardy bulbs, potted and plunged as 

 advised will be sufficiently rooted in twelve 

 weeks' time and some of the early sorts may 

 be ready a week or two sooner. Most Taz- 

 etta varieties root more quickly, Paper White 

 and Double Roman especially, these usually 

 being ready in five to six weeks' time. 



If left in the plunge, all the bulbs will rest 

 without making much, if any, top growth, 

 the entire winter. Advantage is taken of this 

 fact, and by lifting a few pots at intervals, 

 and holding the remainder in storage, a con- 

 tinuous succession of bloom throughout the 

 winter is maintained. 



The time required for forcing into bloom 

 after the bulbs are brought into house heat, 



