WINDOW GARDENING 



WHEN TO FORCE BULBS 



No attempt should be made to force bulbs 

 until they are thoroughly rooted. This will re- 

 quire from three to eight weeks, according to the 

 kind of bulb. Where bulbs are forced before 

 the roots are thoroughly developed, the leaves 

 remain short and the flowers either dry up or 

 are imperfectly developed. Most bulbs should 

 not be brought up to the warmth and light until 

 the latter part of January. As the regular 

 blooming season approaches the time required 

 for forcing decreases and the development be- 

 comes more perfect. 



Bulbs, after having once been forced, may be 

 stored in a light cellar or if it is late in the sea- 

 son set outside and allowed to ripen off. These 

 bulbs may be used for planting in the garden in 

 the following fall. 



Bulbs should not be used a second time for 

 forcing as they have lost a large part of their 

 vitality. Further, if they have already attained 

 their maximum size they break up into several 

 inferior bulbs. 



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