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Pot Culture in 

 the Window or 



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— A 4-inch pot 

 [& the besl size 



Cor the suc- 

 cessful growth 

 Hi" tho bulb. It 

 delights in a 

 1 i g b t, rich. 

 s a n <l y soil; 

 when placed in 

 the pot the up- 

 per surface of 

 the bulb should show above 

 the soil. After potting, water 

 thoroughly and place in ;> 

 dark, cool cellar, or out of 

 doors' well covered up with 

 ashes, sand or such like ma- 

 terial, there to remain until 

 well rooted, when they should 

 be taken in, a few at a time. 

 to keep up a succession of 

 bloom, and set in a warm 

 and light place, in the house or green- 

 house, to bring them into flower. When 

 in active growth they should have an 

 abundance of water. Support the flower 

 stems with light stakes if it becomes nec- 

 essary to keep them erect. 



Glass Culture. — Hyacinths are very pret- 

 ty and very interesting when grown in 

 glasses. Their management thus is simple 

 and as follows: Fill the glass with clean 

 rain-water, so that the base of the bulb 

 when set in the receptacle for It on top 

 of the glass will just touch the water. Set 

 away in a cool, dark place until well 

 rooted. A succession may be kept up in 

 the manner recommended for pot culture. 

 Change the water frequently, washing out 

 the roots, if necessary, to cleanse them of 

 any foreign substance. A piece of char- 

 coal in the glass will serve to keep the 

 water sweet, and also afford nourishment 

 to the plant. 



Out-Door Culture Plant in October or early in November, in soil deeply culti- 

 vated and rich. Set the bulbs about six inches' apart and about four Inches 

 deep, and when convenient, placing a handful of sand around each to prevenl ro1 

 Cover the surface of the bed with light, short manure, as a protection to the bulbs 

 during the severe months of winter. Remove this covering as soon as th< 

 frost is gone in spring. After flowering, and when the foliage is well matured, 

 the bulbs may be removed from the soil and kept dry until the following fall; or. 

 if the bed is wanted for summer flowering plains before the foliage Is ripened, the 

 bulbs may be carefully removed and again covered with soil in any out-of-the-way 

 corner of the garden until they have matured their foliage. 



Some cultivators allow their bulbs to remain In the beds for several years un- 

 disturbed and with excellent success. 



Hints on the Cultivation 



OF 



HYACINTHS. 



