THE HOLLAND BULB GARDENS, INC. 17 


Stages in the development 
of a Hyacinth grown in 
water 
RS yee Beauty with Ser’ Mulls 
FLOWERS from bulbs bring joy not only for a long season in the Spring — 
from March until June—but add their good cheer to dispel the dreariness 
of long Winter days. A few pots blooming on the window sill or in the 
Winter window garden, will change the whole atmosphere of the room 
and for this purpose they may be had in long succession, from Christmas 
to Easter. Here again their cultivation is of the simplest. All that is 
necessary is to place the bulbs in pots. The bulbs are placed with the tops 
just level with the soil surface, about half an inch below the rim of the 
pot. Allow them to make roots in some cool, dark place, water pots in 
cellar weekly, and then bring them into living room or sun porch to 
bloom, but not before the bud is three inches long. Bulb pans (shallow 
flower pots) with half an inch of broken pots, pebbles or crushed shell 
on the bottom for drainage, are used for planting. Hyacinths and many 
Daffodils may be grown directly in pebbles and water, in moist peat or 
bulb fibre (obtained from Seedsmen). Peat moss and bulb fibre should 
be thoroughly moistened before use. Allow them to make roots in a 
cool, dark place, under no circumstances place them into the living room 
before the bud is three inches long. The longer the pots remain in a cool 
place the better and when placed into the room or greenhouse, a moderate 
temperature is to be preferred. Avoid dry room temperature. 

Left: properly rooted to start 
forcing; right: stage at which 
increased heat and light can 
be given. 
Bulbs set at proper depth 
for forcing. 

