Von Sion daffodils; two paper white narcissus; three poeticus; 
four jonquils; five tulips, or four if they be large ones; six to eight 
crocuses, and eight to ten freezias. 
Method of Potting.— After all the materials are gathered to- 
gether, proceed with the potting after this fashion. The hole in the 
bottom of the pot is for drainage and to allow air to enter and 
Fig. 5. Longitudinal section of flowerpot, showing arrangement of potting 
materials and bulbs. A, curved piece of crockery over drainage 
hole; B. charcoal; C, drainage material ; D, soil: E, layer of sand; 
F, hyacinth bulbs; G, space for watering. 
get at the roots. This is important, for roots must have air. To 
be sure, some air is bound up in the soil, but the roots need more 
than this. Hence, the hole in the bottom of the pot is for this 
purpose, and should never be tightly clogged up. Place a curved 
bit of broken crock over the hole, with concave surface toward 
the hole. This covering prevents the soil from trickling through, 
or the water from passing out too fast; but it does not prevent 
the entrance of air. More air enters than if a straight piece of 
