WHEN TO TAKE 
THEM UP 
The bulbs should be taken up in mid¬ 
summer after the foliage has died down 
and be kept in a moderately warm and 
above all, dry place, until October. The 
old skin is then removed and the bulbs 
planted as usual. 
FORCING IN 
THE HOUSE 
Early single and double Tulips are most 
desirable for forcing in the house or 
greenhouse and the process is not such 
a hard one as is often imagined. Prepare 
some good garden soil and plant the bulbs 
in pots early in October. The soil must 
be well drained ^nd for that purpose a 
piece of broken pot is placed over the 
opening at the bottom of the pot. Fill the 
pot with soil almost to the top and make 
a sligh depression in which to place the 
bulbs, so that the tips of the bulbs reach 
about one-half inch below the rim of the 
pot. Then fill in with more soil and press 
down rather firmly. Place pot in a cool 
place in your yard and cover with about 
6 inches of soil. Water thoroughly. Once 
is enough at that time of the year. After 
eight or ten weeks the pots can be dug 
up and put in the house where light, 
warmth and moisture will do the rest. 
Keep the pots moist at all times but do 
not over-water. Five bulbs will fit nicely 
in a 5-inch pot and make a good show¬ 
ing. Larger pans require more bulbs. Al¬ 
ways only one. variety should be put in 
one pot as the different varieties will 
vary greatly in the time of blooming. 
As nut all varieties lend themselves to 
forcing, you should ask us for advice be¬ 
fore ordering. 
WINDOW 
BOXES 
Some varieties of Tulips are splendid 
for filling your window box. Ask us 
about this. Crocus also do very well and 
the smaller size Hyacinths. 
