SCHOOL NUMBER 
BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN 
LEAFLETS 
Series X Brooklyn, N.Y., September 20, 1922. No. 7 
BULB CULTURE * 
Bulbs are easier to raise in class-rooms and at home and give 
more pleasure than perhaps anything else in the plant world. 
Still, one must follow certain directions for their potting and 
culture if success is to be sure. 
In the first place, certain kinds of bulbs are easier to raise in- 
doors than other kinds. These should always be chosen in work 
with young children. The narcissus group is the most satisfac- 
tory of all for this work. Choose such members as paper white 
narcissus, poeticus, Von Sion, jonquils and Chinese lilies. These 
last are usually the least satisfactory because their blooms blast 
when exposed to the slightest of draughts. 
Hyacinths come next in choice. They fall into two general 
classes, the Dutch and Roman varieties. The Roman ones bloom 
earlier than the Dutch. If tulips are chosen, order the early 
blossoming ones; for on the slower growing varieties, plant lice 
often develop. Crocuses do well indoors, especially when planted 
in masses. These, then, are the easiest to raise of all the bulbs 
for indoor work, and the ones most likely to give success. 
Bulbs should be bought during September and October, for 
all potting ought to be over by the last of October. For this work 
with bulbs, have ready the bulbs, soil, sand, charcoal, broken 
crock, and the pots. 
The Bulbs. — In the first place, order these of any good seeds- 
man. If hyacinths be chosen, remember that the named varieties 
are more likely to give good results, but they are more expensive 
* A second reprint of Brooklyn Botanic Garden Leaflets, Series I, No. 12. 
