12 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
After the ground freezes, cover it with leaves or straw 
to a depth of five or six inches. This cover may be 
held down with strips of board or with brush. 
Pots may be taken 
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from the trench at any 
time from February 
until spring when the 
ground is not frozen 
too hard. When they 
are taken up, a hole 
should be dug in front 
of the markers. Lift 
the soil carefully away 
from above the pot 
wanted, so that young 
shoots which have 
started will not be in- 
jured. Water them and 
bring to warmth and 
Fic. 7. Cross Section of a Trench, show- 
ing Method of keeping Bulbs through the hight gradually. 
Winter for Spring Blooming The narcissus, hva- 
Names of the variety in each row of pots may 
me cee olin mars cinth, scilla, snowdrop. 
and crocus may all be 
potted successfully in the fall. A six-inch pot is suitable 
for three large narcissi or hyacinths. A five-inch pot is 
large enough for six scillas. Crocuses and snowdrops 
need thick planting; two dozen bulbs can be put into 
an eight-inch bulb pan. Use the directions given for 
the planting and care of tulips. 
