56 A LITTLE GARDEN THE YEAR ROUND 



bulbs which have flowered the last season. Re- 

 move the bulblets, place in separate trays, and 

 as soon as they are dry store them just as you 

 did the larger ones except that two or three 

 hundred are put in each bag. It is not advis- 

 able to put a larger number in a bag as they are 

 apt to pack and heat, thus losing their vitality. 

 Care and patience are necessary if you would 

 save all of these little bulbs at harvest time on 

 account of their small size and the fact that 

 they do not adhere to the parent bulb very 

 firmly. 



By this method, of course, only existing 

 varieties may be perpetuated. If one desires 

 to carry his experiments farther afield and into 

 the fascinating realm of hybridization, he 

 may buy seeds from the seedsman or may carry 

 pollen from one plant to another in his own 

 garden by means of a camel's hair or red sable 

 brush. It will, however, be necessary to wait 

 an additional year for blossoms from seed. 



After the seed has been secured, and about 

 the early part of March, prepare flats as you 

 would for any other delicate seedling. Plant 

 the seed in rows, cover with about one-sixteenth 

 of an inch of potting soil. Then cover each 



