﻿November, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  427 
  

  

  These 
  two 
  pictures 
  show 
  

   two 
  weeks' 
  growth. 
  The 
  

   plant 
  was 
  brought 
  horn 
  the 
  

   cellar 
  on 
  March 
  1 
  , 
  and 
  on 
  

   March 
  25 
  the 
  first 
  flower 
  

   opened. 
  

  

  » 
  

  

  The 
  foliage 
  is 
  noticeably 
  

   broad 
  and 
  strong. 
  

  

  & 
  

  

  The 
  Plant 
  is 
  the 
  Empress 
  

   Narcissus, 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  

   of 
  the 
  White 
  and 
  Yellow 
  

   Trumpets. 
  

  

  place 
  them 
  in 
  full 
  sunlight. 
  A 
  table 
  with 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  

   shelves 
  is 
  convenient, 
  as 
  they 
  can 
  spend 
  the 
  four 
  or 
  five 
  days, 
  

   which 
  they 
  take 
  to 
  attain 
  the 
  proper 
  green 
  color, 
  on 
  the 
  lower 
  

   shelves 
  of 
  the 
  table, 
  and 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  placed 
  in 
  full 
  sunshine 
  

   others 
  may 
  be 
  brought 
  to 
  occupy 
  the 
  lower 
  shelves, 
  thus 
  pro- 
  

   viding 
  succession 
  of 
  bloom. 
  A 
  medium-cool, 
  moist 
  atmos- 
  

   phere 
  agrees 
  best 
  with 
  bulbs. 
  Air 
  that 
  is 
  hot 
  and 
  dry 
  will 
  

   blast 
  the 
  buds 
  before 
  they 
  open. 
  

  

  We 
  have 
  experimented 
  with 
  narcissus 
  to 
  the 
  extent 
  of 
  

   nearly 
  forty 
  kinds 
  of 
  named 
  ones, 
  and 
  with 
  hyacinths, 
  tulips 
  

   and 
  crocus, 
  to 
  a 
  less 
  degree, 
  and 
  of 
  them 
  all 
  we 
  have 
  found 
  

   the 
  following 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  most 
  satisfactory 
  for 
  our 
  condition: 
  

   a 
  cellar 
  where 
  the 
  thermometer 
  stands 
  from 
  forty 
  to 
  fifty 
  

   and 
  a 
  light, 
  sunny 
  room 
  that 
  averages 
  sixty 
  degrees, 
  warmer 
  

   in 
  the 
  daytime. 
  

  

  Those 
  that 
  gave 
  the 
  best 
  returns. 
  — 
  Crocus 
  — 
  mixed; 
  tulip 
  

   — 
  Princess 
  Marianne; 
  Roman 
  hyacinth 
  — 
  double 
  blush; 
  nar- 
  

   cissus 
  — 
  poeticus, 
  incomparable, 
  paper-white 
  (large-flow- 
  

   ered). 
  Von 
  Sion, 
  orange 
  phoenix, 
  double 
  Roman 
  and 
  

   Chinese 
  lily. 
  

  

  These 
  were 
  not 
  so 
  satisfactory. 
  — 
  Jonquils 
  — 
  small 
  and 
  in- 
  

   significant; 
  medium 
  trumpet 
  narcissus 
  — 
  we 
  gave 
  up 
  this 
  type 
  

   because 
  they 
  were 
  less 
  showy 
  than 
  the 
  doubles, 
  less 
  delicate 
  

   than 
  the 
  poeticus 
  and 
  do 
  not 
  bear 
  as 
  many 
  flowers 
  as 
  the 
  

   polyanthus 
  sorts; 
  all-white, 
  large, 
  double 
  and 
  trumpet 
  sorts 
  

   had 
  bad 
  luck 
  with 
  these, 
  they 
  blighted 
  every 
  time; 
  

  

  -we 
  

  

  mixed 
  narcissus 
  were 
  not 
  satisfactory 
  — 
  the 
  named 
  sorts 
  are 
  

   much 
  better 
  and 
  more 
  than 
  pay 
  for 
  the 
  extra 
  cost. 
  

  

  These 
  four 
  sorts 
  are 
  particularly 
  beautiful. 
  — 
  The 
  paper- 
  

   white 
  is 
  the 
  very 
  popular 
  all-white 
  polyanthus 
  narcissus 
  seen 
  

   in 
  the 
  florists' 
  windows 
  in 
  early 
  winter. 
  The 
  poeticus 
  is 
  a 
  

   favorite 
  with 
  every 
  one 
  who 
  has 
  learned 
  to 
  know 
  its 
  pure- 
  

   white 
  petals 
  and 
  beautifully 
  colored 
  cup 
  and 
  its 
  delicious 
  

  

  odor. 
  It 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  for 
  either 
  indoors 
  or 
  outdoors. 
  

   The 
  Empress, 
  worthy 
  of 
  its 
  name, 
  is 
  a 
  choice 
  yellow 
  and 
  

   white, 
  long 
  trumpet 
  narcissus. 
  The 
  foliage 
  is 
  broad 
  and 
  

   strong 
  and 
  the 
  flowers 
  large 
  and 
  handsome. 
  

  

  Among 
  the 
  bulbs 
  mentioned 
  as 
  giving 
  good 
  returns 
  in 
  

   ordinary 
  living-rooms 
  are 
  crocus, 
  tulips 
  and 
  Chinese 
  lily. 
  

   There 
  are 
  a 
  few 
  points 
  to 
  be 
  remembered 
  in 
  the 
  handling 
  of 
  

   these 
  bulbs, 
  which 
  will 
  help 
  to 
  insure 
  the 
  best 
  results. 
  Crocus 
  

   — 
  the 
  largest 
  sized 
  corms 
  should 
  be 
  selected, 
  and 
  injured 
  or 
  

   imperfect 
  ones 
  should 
  be 
  discarded; 
  the 
  soil 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  

   kept 
  too 
  moist 
  while 
  roots 
  are 
  forming, 
  as 
  crocus 
  seems 
  to 
  

   mold 
  more 
  easily 
  than 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  other 
  sorts 
  of 
  bulbs. 
  

  

  TABLE 
  OF 
  THE 
  FOUR 
  KINDS 
  OF 
  BULBS 
  THAT 
  SUPPLIED 
  

   THREE 
  MONTHS 
  OF 
  BLOOM 
  

  

  Narcissus 
  

   Hyacinth 
  

  

  Narcissus 
  

  

  Paper-white 
  

  

  Garrick 
  

  

  Poeticus 
  

  

  POTTED 
  

  

  Ornatus 
  

   Narcissus 
  Empress 
  

  

  Oct. 
  5 
  

  

  Oct. 
  19 
  

  

  Oct. 
  31 
  

  

  Oct. 
  31 
  

  

  BROUGHT 
  

  

  FROM 
  

  

  CELLAR 
  

  

  Dec. 
  6 
  

   Dec. 
  16 
  

  

  Jan. 
  29 
  

  

  Mar. 
  1 
  

  

  FIRST 
  

   BLOOM 
  

  

  LAST 
  LENGTH 
  OF 
  

   BLOOMING 
  

   BLOOM 
  SEASON 
  

  

  Jan. 
  9 
  

   Jan. 
  28 
  

  

  Feb. 
  26 
  

  

  Mar. 
  25 
  

  

  Feb. 
  1 
  

  

  Mar. 
  1 
  

  

  Mar. 
  19 
  

   Apr. 
  4 
  

  

  24 
  days 
  

   33 
  days 
  

  

  21 
  days 
  

  

  10 
  days 
  

  

  Tulips 
  — 
  the 
  skin 
  should 
  be 
  of 
  a 
  reddish 
  color, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  

   necessary 
  that 
  the 
  bulbs 
  be 
  of 
  the 
  largest 
  size; 
  it 
  is 
  important 
  

   that 
  they 
  make 
  good 
  root 
  growth. 
  Chinese 
  lily 
  — 
  the 
  best 
  

   place 
  for 
  starting 
  this 
  kind 
  is 
  a 
  dish 
  of 
  pebbles 
  and 
  water; 
  

   the 
  water 
  should 
  be 
  deep 
  enough 
  to 
  reach 
  half 
  way 
  up 
  the 
  

   bulb 
  and 
  allowance 
  made 
  for 
  the 
  lifting 
  caused 
  by 
  growing 
  

   roots. 
  

  

  