THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



45 



Replanting Bulbs in August 



DUTCH bulbs (tulip, crocus, narcissus 

 and hyacinth) that bloom outdoors 

 year after year should be replanted occasion- 

 ally to get the best results. August is the 

 time to do it, because the bulbs are then 

 dormant. If replanting is delayed till fall, 

 the bulbs will have made root growth which 

 will necessarily be damaged by handling. 



Hyacinths. — These require to be taken up, 

 dried and replanted every year. Prepare 

 the spot that is to receive them in a place that 

 is sunny yet sheltered, with good soil, well 

 drained and dug more than a foot deep. 

 Set the bulbs about six inches apart and 

 deep enough so that there will be four inches 

 or more of soil above the bulbs. A little 

 sand placed around them will help the drain- 

 age. The largest and heaviest hyacinth bulbs 

 that have been in the ground for the season 

 may be set aside to pot for cutting. The 

 flowers will be three weeks earlier than the 

 imported bulbs, though not as large. Plant 

 them the first of September and treat as 

 usual for potted bulbs, giving them a good 

 soil. The best combination is leaf mold, 

 turfy loam and well-decayed cow manure, 

 an equal amount of each, with enough sand 

 to make the mixture porous. Use pots of 

 five inches or of smaller size, set the bulbs 

 close and let their tops be level with the 

 surface of the soil, which should be left loose, 

 not pressed hard. Water well, and set in a 

 dark, cool place for six weeks or more. 

 When the pots are full of roots the plants 

 are ready to start into growth. 



Tulips. — These will be all the better for 

 replanting every year, but will give better 

 returns a second season in the same spot 

 than hyacinths will. Reset them in a deeply 

 dug bed made rich with well-decayed manure ; 

 fresh, coarse manure is not good for them. 

 Leaf mold and sand should be added if the 

 soil is heavy. Place the bulbs five inches 

 apart and three to five inches deep. An 

 open, sunny spot agrees best with them. 



Croats. — These form their new corms over 

 the old ones, so must be taken up every 

 three or four years to prevent their being too 

 near the surface. An easy way to plant them 

 is to make a trench three inches deep and 

 set them three inches apart. They will flour- 

 ish best in an open, sunny place. 



Narcissus. — These will become spindly, 

 lose their strength and stop blooming unless 

 replanted every three or four years. The 

 soil should be the same as for hyacinths. 

 If the bed is in partial shade, the flowers 

 will last longer. Set the bulbs three inches 

 deep and four or five inches apart. 



It is sometimes desirable to remove bulb- 

 ous plants before their foliage has ripened, 

 to make room for bedding plants. This can 

 be done if they are very carefully handled. 

 Tulips, especially, are brittle at this stage. 

 A partially shady spot should be chosen, 

 where they can be "heeled in " to stand until 

 the foliage is thoroughly dry, then they can 

 be taken up, dried, cleaned and stored in 

 dry sand or paper bags in the cellar. A 

 cool temperature is best for storing bulbs; 

 one that is neither hot nor freezing cold. 



New York. I. M. A. 



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