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If you are more ambitious, you can add to this list lilium 

 candidum, lily of the valley (best taken from the outdoor 

 bed after the foliage is dead), Easter lily, calla, and gladiolus. 

 Choose pots according to the size of the bulbs, and pot as 

 directed above. 



The work of potting and forcing bulbs is interesting and 

 clean, and very well rewarded. Few plants are so wonderful 

 as these, which in so short time make leaves and flowers from 

 the dark bulb. 



Review Questions 



1. How large a pot should we choose for a house plant? 



2. Why do we water deeply before lifting an outdoor plant ? 



3. How do you drain a pot ? 



4. Explain the lifting and potting of a plant ? 



5. Bulb pots are often called pans. Why ? 



6. Describe the potting of bulbs ; the storing of plants. 



General Review Questions 



1. At what stage in the progress of a people does gardening 

 begin, and why ? 



2. What is gardening ? 



3. How does a plant fulfill its purpose ? 



4. What are the parts of a flower ? How do they make seed ? 



5. When is it wise to save seeds for planting ? 



6. Explain the work of saving seed. 



7. What is the great danger to plants in fall ? How may we 

 meet it ? 



8. Tell how to plant a bulb ; how to pot it. 



9. Tell how to take up a plant for flowering in the house. 



10. Why should we spade the bare garden in fall? 



11. When and how should we cover the flower beds ? 



