HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, 
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-ferent names, among- them couch grass, 
witch grass, and twitch grass. 
The author of this bulletin has spent a 
number of years making a close study of 
the grass under field conditions all over 
the northern United States. Based on this 
thorough knowledge of the field habits of 
the grass, experimental work was started, 
which quickly resulted in a complete, cheap 
and practical method of eradicating the 
pest. 
Farmers’ Bulletin 464, embodying this 
work, can be had by applying to your 
Senator, Congressman or directly to the 
Department of Agriculture at Washing¬ 
ton. It is well worth the perusal of all 
who are interested in such matters. 
The Crocus as a House Plant 
T HE crocus is not commonly used for 
an indoor flower, but we have found 
its virtues many and its vices curable, and 
we prefer to do without something else, 
if necessary, for the sake of having this 
delightful plant in the house. Its blossoms 
almost rival the tulip in the variety of 
their colors, showing also various shades 
of purple not to be found in the narcissus 
and the bright yellow that is so rare in 
the hyacinth. A pan containing one or 
two dozen crocus corms, all at the bloom¬ 
ing stage, is a sight to be remembered, 
and the flowering season for the crocus 
is a long one. Ours often continue in 
bloom for four, five or six weeks, while 
we are well satisfied if the narcissus has 
half this time of blossom. The corms 
and full-grown crocus plants are so small 
that many can be crowded into a small 
space, which is an advantage in handling 
and caring for them in limited quarters. 
They are inexpensive enough to satisfy 
the most frugal mind, some reliable 
houses offering them for ten cents a dozen 
and fifty cents a hundred, while even the 
best varieties, that are more desirable for 
the purpose of home bloom, only cost 
about half as much again. To grow cro¬ 
cuses in the house it pays well to get the 
finest kinds. A first quality corm will 
measure four inches around and ought to 
send up from six to a dozen flowers, which 
is another advantage over many bulbs 
more commonly seen in window gardens, 
some varieties producing not more than 
one flower to a bulb. 
Good garden loam and sand, with a 
little very old manure in the bottom of the 
pot, is what we have used for potting 
crocuses. When the soil is procured the 
next step is to set the corms, flat side 
down, leaving half an inch or more of 
space between them, and taking care not 
to press them too hard, lest the roots lift 
the plants. When this is done, fill with 
soil enough just to cover the tips. The 
potting itself should be done as early in 
the fall as the corms can be bought, for 
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