3ul. 1082, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE VIII. 







Fig. 1. — Removing Flowers from the Beds of Single Early Tulips 



AS They Fade. 





Fig. 2. — General View of a Crew Cleaning Tulip Bulbs around a 



Long Table. 



CleaniQg the bulbs is usually a rainy-day job or a rush one between digging and planting time. 



