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SOME BULBS and THEIR TREATMENT 
A ll of the infinite variety of common 
and rare flowering bulbs which are 
usually planted in the fall, must be trans¬ 
planted at least every third or fourth 
year, as the many new' bulbs w'hich are 
formed quickly exhaust the soil, affecting 
the flow'er unfavorably. Bulbs should 
not be transplanted in the fall but after 
the leaves have died back to the ground. 
Then they are taken from the soil, the 
young carefully separated from the old, 
and kept in a well-ventilated and cool 
place until fall. At this time they are 
again placed into some good rich soil. 
All tj'pes prefer a somewhat sandy soil, 
but never thrive when it is freshly ferti¬ 
lized. 
Tulips, narcissus, hj'acinths, crocuses, 
etc., are some of the most universally 
known bulbous plants. But besides these 
there are many others, not quite so well 
known, while others are comparatively 
rare. Among the less well known bulbs 
are the species of Erythroniiim (Dog’s 
Tooth) having tooth-formed or narrow' 
bulbs W'hich flower during April and 
May. Many of them 
are native species, one 
of which is the “Ad¬ 
ders Tongue,” E. dens- 
canis. This • species 
will thrive in any loose 
garden soil, and is 
especially adapted as 
a border plant for 
small flow'er beds. 
When cultivated as a 
window garden plant, 
4 to 6 are placed in a 
pot and covered with 
an inch of soil. They 
remain out of doors 
until January, then 
they are placed in 
some frost-free room, 
and after about 8 days 
are taken to the win¬ 
dow garden and placed 
near some window', 
i The flowers will then 
appear in January or February. In the 
garden these bulbs should be trans¬ 
planted every second or third year and 
placed about tw'o inches under the soil. 
One of the more common species of 
bulbs is the grape hyacinth (Musc.ari). 
It is one of the most appreciated of the 
smaller bulbous plants as it exhales a 
wonderful spicy odor. This is also often 
used for borders, and as such it is trans¬ 
planted once every four years, at the 
same time removing the j'ounger seed 
bulbs which have developed. This plant 
does well in a loose sandy type of soil 
W'hich should not be kept too damp. 
When j)lanting, the bulbs should be 
placed from 2" to 4" apart according to 
their size, and at a depth of 4". This 
species can also be successfully planted 
in the w'indow garden. After it is planted 
in the pot, it should be left in the open 
until January, then brought into some 
cool place for a short time, and finally 
placed in the window garden. 
A flower comparatively seldom found 
in the garden is the dainty ane¬ 
mone (A Two 
beautiful frilled forms 
are known of A. ne- 
morosa: one with 
white flowers, the 
other with pink flow¬ 
ers. Still more beau¬ 
tiful are the Japanese 
forms which prefer a 
moist, somew'hat shad¬ 
ed, place. These flower 
from August until the 
frost has killed them. 
Then they should be 
covered over since they 
are not hardy and 
must be protected from 
the severe w'inter 
blasts. They never do 
well w'hen they receive 
the direct rays of the 
mid-day sun. 
Their bulbs are pe- 
(Cont’d on page 154 ) 
Snake’s Head (Fritillaria ineleagris) 
grows about T higl and its dull 
red flower is speckled with spots of 
brilliant orange 
The crocus is rightly one of the 
fondest and most familiar of the 
early spring blooming flowers. This 
is crocus verniis 
