THE FLORAL WORLD 



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WINTER-BLOOMING BULBS 



First and best of all comes the hya- 

 cinth. And the best of these are the 

 single named ones, as follows: White, 

 Marie Stuart, Alba Superbissima, Mont 

 Blanc and La Pucelle de Orleans; 

 blue, Charles Dickens, La Perouse and 

 King of Blues; red, Gertrude, William 

 the First and Fire Ball; yellow, Ida, 

 Anna Carolina and Hermann; pink, 

 Florence Nightingale, Gigantea and 

 Sultan's Favorite. 



For a succession of bloom pot them 

 from the first of September to the last 

 of November in a soil composed of 

 good sandy loam and well rotted cow 

 manure. This is the soil for all win- 

 ter blooming bulbs. Place one bulb in 

 a four-inch pot or three in a six-inch, 

 with the tip of the bulb protruding 

 from the soil. Water well and place 

 in any cool, dark place to form roots. 

 In six or eight weeks bring gradually 

 to light and warmth, keep well wa- 

 tered, and they will do the rest. 



Give tulips the same treatment as 

 hyacinths, except cover all the bulb 

 with soil. The best for winter bloom- 

 ing are: Double, Blue Flag, Duke of 

 York and La Candeur; single. Car- 

 dinal's Hat, Yellow Prince, La Reine, 

 Cottage Maid and Brutus. 



To succeed with freesias they must 

 be planted early, six to eight in a 

 six-inch or twelve in an eight-inch pot. 

 The Bride, Leichtlinii Major and Mam- 

 moth French are some of the newer 

 sorts. 



Narcissus and daffodils are old 

 stand-bys. Plant Von Sion, Paper 

 White, Trumpet Major, Incomparable, 

 Poeticus and, of course, the Chinese 

 sacred lily. 



Oxalis, all kinds, Scilla sibirica, 

 chionodoxa, lucilise, Tritilea uniflora, 

 snowdrops, brodioeas, are all fine. 

 Three bulbs of any of them in a four- 

 inch pot will make a fine display. 



Everyone with a collection of winter 

 blooming plants wants a white calla 

 and an Easter lily. Get large bulbs 



and the results will be satisfactory. 



And if you want something that will 

 attract attention, something in all 

 probability that your neighbor has 

 not, get a dozen named crocus bulbs 

 and plant in water with a little sand to 

 hold the bulbs in place. The effect 

 will be charming. Valton G. Davis. 



Texas. 



PROTECTION FOR CHRYSANTHEMUM 



In the corner of a netting fence I 

 had two wire panels made, forming a 

 pen eight feet square. From the cen- 

 ter of two opposite panels I have an 

 upright piece joining the two at the 

 top with a slat. This is to support the 

 canvas and form the highest part of 

 tne tent. Though early, I am lifting 

 my chrysanthemums, and have about 

 twenty in boxes and buckets in this 

 pen. Still there is room for me to at- 

 tend them. At one corner and near 

 the hydrant is a gate through which 

 I can go and to which the hose 

 reaches. 



I am beginning to disbud, and as yet 

 have used no covering except for a 

 few days after lifting, then T took it 

 off at night and during a rain. When 

 the buds show color I will put up can- 

 vas to stay and protect bloom from 

 water. Before frost I will extend the 

 canvas to bottom of pen, protecting 

 from both frost and high winds. Keep- 

 ing the blooms from the sun helps 

 preserve the color; the pink ones fade 

 quickly if exposed. I kept a beautiful 

 pink, Mrs. Murdock, till the last of 

 November in this way, and then sold 

 the blooms at fifteen cents apiece. 



Autumn Glory was slow in opening, 

 so I put it in the greenhouse under 

 glass, and the warmth helped to force 

 it, but when open put in the hall where 

 it was darker in order to preserve the 

 color. Except in such cases the pen 

 meets all needs, requiring no moving 

 after lifting them from the bed. 



Mississippi. Mrs. W. B. Byrd. 



