CHAPTER X 

 BULBS 



USES OF BULBOUS PLANTS 



Among the plants suitable for window gar- 

 dening are to be found many kinds of bulbs. 

 When correctly treated, no class of plants gives 

 greater satisfaction and none may be more safely 

 depended upon for a definite supply of bright 

 and fragrant blooms. 



Many of these forms require no space in the 

 window except during the time of flowering. 

 When the blooming season is over they may be 

 removed and the space given to others which 

 have been held in reserve. In this way a con- 

 stant succession of flowers may be maintained 

 from December to April. 



KINDS FOR FORCING 



The best kinds for winter forcing are the 

 early spring flowering forms of hardy bulbs, 



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