BULBS FOR THE 



ually set aside of late years. Experience has 

 proved that bulbs stored in a place that is cool 

 and dark give quite as satisfactory results as 

 those subjected to freezing conditions. 



If you have a cellar, put them there. If you 

 have no cellar, store them in an old shed, or 

 an unused room — any place, will ansvv^er, if it 

 can be made dark and kept cooL 



If the bulbs are watered well at time of pot- 

 ting, they will not be likely to need watering 

 again during their stay in cold storage, as 

 evaporation, under the conditions which should 

 prevail there, will take place very slowly. But 

 to make sure of this, examine them occasion- 

 ally, and if the soil seems quite dry, apply a 

 moderate amount of water. 



To ascertain the stage of root development 

 invert a pot and turn out the ball of earth. 

 (It may be well to water, before doing this, as 

 the soil, if rather dry, will be likely to break 

 apart.) If tiny white roots show in it, be satis- 

 fied that matters are progressing favorably. 



If you find a plant that has begun to make 

 top-growth, while yet in cold storage, bring it 

 to the light at once. To leave it there after it 

 has begun to send up leaves or a stalk, would 

 be to run the risk of blasted flowers. 



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