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a rule, using the same compost as for Hyacinths and 
Daffodils. By placing four bulbs in a 4-in. pot (plunging 
them in ashes until growth commences), nice plants, suit- 
able for either room or greenhouse, may be obtained. 
The shorter-growing varieties will not require staking, but 
the taller sorts require support. Wire stakes should be 
used, placing them on the inside of the plants, when the 
flower stalks will hide them to some extent. 
If Tulips, Roman Hyacinths, or Daffodils are required 
in large quantities for cut flowers, the bulbs may be placed 
in shallow boxes quite close together. The boxes should 
be drained by placing pieces of crocks in the bottom, 
covered with a layer of the roughest of the same compost 
as used for potting, after which the bulbs may be placed 
fairly close together, and covered over with more of the 
compost, watering them, and plunging them in ashes until 
growth commences. When growth has started, the boxes 
may be lifted and placed on shelves in the greenhouse, and 
kept well watered until they come into bloom. Tulips 
grown in this way may be carefully lifted out of the boxes, 
and planted in fancy pots or vases for room decoration. 
Some care, however, is necessary in supplying sufficient 
water after transplanting. 
When the initial details of bulb- growing are grasped 
there is no difficulty in cultivating them successfully. 
They must not be overwatered until growth has well com- 
menced, but after this, if the pots are well drained and the 
compost contains enough sand to keep it open (or porous), 
there is little fear of overwatering them. If long stalks 
are required for cutting, the plants (after growth has com- 
menced) should be kept in the dark for some time, and 
