Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



HOW TO FORCE BULBS FOR WINTER BLOOMING. 



Plant Hyacinths in sandy soil or make the soil porous with leaf mold secured in the woods. 

 Plant the bulb bottom down and push the bulb tight in the soil so that the top of the bulb is 

 even with top of the soil. Use old four or five inch pots, never new pots if you can avoid it. 

 There are shallow, wide pots made to hold three or more bulbs; they are satisfactory to plant in 

 where only one variety is planted in a pot. Never feed the bulbs with manure. The power to 

 flower is in the bulb. A Hyacinth grown in water alone proves the truth of this. Give a good 

 soaking after planting and water once or twice a week if necessary during the time the bulb 

 makes roots. Put the pots, after planting, which should be done during September or October,, 

 in the ground and cover pot and all to the depth of three or four inches with soil. This is to 

 prevent the roots from lifting the bulbs out of the pot. Or you can put them in the cellar where 

 it is cool and dark. The idea is to have the bulbs kept cool and dark so that the roots will 

 start before the tops do. Cover up the ones outside with leaves or sawdust to the depth of six. 

 inches, as frost, if it reaches them, almost always results in injury to the flowers. 



After four weeks or so examine the roots and see if they are down to the bottom of the 

 pot, then bring the ones j t ou want to flower early into a dark place where the temperature is?. 

 from fifty to seventy, but keep them dark by covering them up or placing them in a dark cup- 

 board. They can be left outdoors or in the cellar, if you don't want them so early, until the 

 sprout is as long as a man's finger. This brings them in later, but is the surest way to get fine 

 flowers, as it is more natural than to force them quickly. When the sprout has reached the 

 length of a man's finger they may then be exposed to the light. If brought to the light 

 sooner the result will be that the top bells will open first and then the flower is spoilt, for the 

 top bells will be faded before the lower bells open. The sprouts are yellow by keeping them 

 covered, but that does not matter, as they turn green quickly when brought to the light. 



Tulips and Narcissus are treated the same as Hyacinths except that when brought in frortt 

 outdoors or the cellar they can be placed in the full light at once. 



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I would advise the planting of all bulbs for Winter flowering in the house in the common 

 peach or grape basket (made from splits). These can be procured at almost any grocery store. 

 In these baskets Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips, Crocus, etc. , can be flowered to the greatest per- 

 fection, and with the least trouble. I have found them much better for the purpose than pots. 

 If possible only plant one variety in each basket. Try them and report success. I know yott 

 will be very much pleased with the results. 



HOLLAND, or DUTCH BULBS. 



Holland produces all 

 the Hyacinths, Tulips, 

 etc., of the world; the 

 climate and soil being 

 better adapted to their 

 culture than anywhere 

 else that has been tried 

 up to the present time. 

 I wish to impress on my 

 patrons the fact that 



I IMPORT MY OWN BULBS 



direct from Holland, and 

 I purchase the best va- 

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buy; therefore I can. 

 guarantee that my bulbs; 

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 Give me a trial. I will, 

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You must plant Hya- 

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 the Fall. Do not wait 

 till Spring. You cannot, 

 buy them then. Bulbs 

 should be planted out. 

 during September, Octo- 

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 order at once to be sure> 

 of them. 



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