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BULB CULTURE. 
WHY ARE THERE BULB FAILURES? 
Many failures this year are due to the drought. Bulbs are 
living plants and need water during the winter months to 
eas a sustaining root system. If through lack of water 
ulbs do not produce a good root system, they will pro- 
duce leaves, but the flowers quite often will be blind. 
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CARE OF BULBS AFTER THEY ARE 
THROUGH FLOWERING 
After a bulb has flowered it prepares itself for next year's 
bloom by withdrawing all the sap out of the leaves and 
stem, and storing this in the bulb. No bulb should be 
lifted before the Jolie has died down completely. When 
the foliage has withered, and can easily be twisted off, 
the bulbs are ready for storage. 
SHOULD BULBS BE REMOVED OR LEFT 
IN THE GROUND? 
If possible leave bulbs in the ground; there will be less 
loss. Bulbs can be moved any time after flowering, pro- 
viding enough soil is taken along so that the root system 
is not disturbed too much. Heal-in in an out-of-the-way 
lace and let them die down slowly. Keep watering the 
Eulbs until the leaves have withered. 
TULIPS AND HYACINTHS should be kept dry during the 
summer months. If you cannot keep them dry, lift the 
bulbs and store them in a dry and cool place. 
DAFFODILS can stand water any time of the year. If 
you must move your daffodils because they are crowding 
each other, wait until the foliage has died down. Lift the 
bulbs, separate them and replant immediately. 
HOW LONG WILL TULIP AND HYACINTH 
BULBS LAST IN CALIFORNIA? 
The average life of a tulip or hyacinth bulb in California 
is two or three years. Due to our warm California sum- 
mers, the maturing process—the forming of a new flower 
in the bulbs—is very rapid and consequently shortens the 
life of the bulb. 
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