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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1 9, 1 1 



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the surface of the bulb at the surface of the 

 soil. If the top of the bulb is put too deep 

 the leaves and flower stems will rot off. If 

 the bulbs project above ground for any dis- 

 tance, the skin of the bulb will become hard 

 and will not expand readily as the plant grows, 

 stunting it. 



The plants must be kept free from insects. 

 Aphids are the most troublesome and they can 

 usually be kept in check by simply putting to- 

 bacco stems around the pots. 



During the summer tbe plants will succeed 

 much better if they are put outdoors where they 

 will be shaded during the heat of the day from the 

 sun's rays. If there is no natural shade, make a 

 frame covered with cheese cloth to put over them 

 from nine o'clock to four o'clock on sunny days. 

 An even moisture in the soil can be more easily 

 maintained while the plants are outdoors by 

 plunging the pots one half or two thirds their 

 depth in moss or coal ashes. 



Put the plants back in the house in the early 

 fall, just as soon as the nights begin to get cool. 

 This is the most troublesome time with aphids, 

 but the tobacco stems will hold them in check 

 without endangering the foliage. Tobacco smoke, 

 unless very carefully used, will do harm. 



The plants will commence to flower in Decem- 

 ber, and sometimes earlier. In color, they vary 



A cyclamen plant, with fifty-eight blossoms grown 

 as a house plant 



from white to deep red, and they are most curious, 

 for the petals turn sharply backward, all seeming 

 to stand on edge. In shape they resemble very 

 closely the shooting star (Dodecatheon) which 

 grows wild. 



The leaves are heart-shaped, dark green on the 

 upper side and prettily marked with gray streaks; 

 the under sides of the leaves are red. 



Most growers do not care to keep the bulbs 

 over after they have once flowered, but bigger 

 bulbs and more flowers per plant can be had 

 from old bulbs than from new ones. There are 

 several ways to keep the bulbs over. Some 

 gardeners allow the bulbs to dry off in April. 

 The soil is not allowed to become bone dry but it 

 is far from being wet. Set the bulbs of the 

 plants in out-of-the-way corners in the green- 

 house, give an occasional "swish" of water for 

 three months, and then start them into growth. 

 One gardener who is equally successful, keeps his 

 bulbs growing all the time, but is careful to 

 keep all dead leaves picked off. If the bulbs are 

 dried off, do not allow them to become too 

 dry, or they will not do well afterward. One 

 summer the man who did the watering did not 

 follow my directions, and the bulbs became so 

 dry before I discovered his carelessness that they 

 never recovered. 



Bulbs that have been carried over should be 

 started into growth in August. Knock the bulbs 

 out of the pots, shake out the soil and repot the 

 plant in new soil. 



Pennsylvania. Parker T. Barnes. 



