WINDOW-GARDEN 



Very frequently Hyacinths fail to satis- 

 factorily develop their flower-stalks. You 

 will discover a cluster of buds away down 

 among the green leaves just unfolding, and 

 there it will remain, day after day, evidently 

 inclined to do its part, but unable, for some 

 reason, to do so. As soon as you notice this 

 tendency to stand still, make a cone of thick 

 brown paper large enough to fit the top of the 

 pot. Cut off about an inch of its apex, and 

 invert it over the plant. Very shortly its desire 

 to get to the Hght will cause it to reach up, and, 

 an effort once made in this direction, the 

 chances are that it will speedily develop. 



In order to prolong the life of the flowers 

 of your bulbs, keep them in a cool room, if 

 possible, especially at night. 



Sometimes aphides will literally cover the 

 young growth of Tulip and Hyacinth. They 

 will seem to come in a night. Where they 

 come from, so suddenly, and in such numbers, 

 you cannot imagine. But there they are, and 

 something must be done, at once, to rout them 

 before they have sapped your plants of their 

 life-blood. Prepare an infusion of Nicotocide, 

 as advised by the manufacturer, and wash the 

 infested plants with it. It will be well to use a 



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