20() How TO Grow Cut Flowers. 



water. Others grow on the benches in a temperature 

 of 75° to 80°, and cover the under side of the glass 

 with cheese cloth. This also tends to lengthen the 

 stena. 



The great thing to be assured of is, that all varieties 

 are well rooted. This accomplished, succeeding steps 

 are, easy. 



Freesias should be boxed every three or four weeks, 

 allowed to root well in a cool room or pit, and brought 

 in as wanted. They require about the same tempera- 

 ture as described for Narcissus, and can be brought to 

 bloom^in from 12 to 14 weeks after they are rooted. 



Unlike the bulbs just described, lily of the valley 

 cannot be obtained before November, and pips from 

 the new crop can rarely be forced with satisfactory re- 

 sults for Christmas. For this reason a few large growers 

 have built refrigerators in which to store them for use 

 until wanted. Those stored in this way are used 

 through the following fall and early winter, the new 

 crop beiiig used only for late winter and spring flower- 

 ing. 



When the lily of the valley arrives it should all be 

 heeled away in sand or soil under some kind of a roof, 

 so that rains shall not drench it. The sand in which 

 the roots are packed should be moist, and about two 

 inches should be placed between each row of bunches. 

 When all are in or the frame is full, cover two inches 

 deep with sand which is not as moist as that used for 



