TREATING BULBS. If you wish to make sure your bulbs are thrips free, you may treat them 
before planting with Corrosive Sublimate. (THIS IS DEADLY POISON AND CARE SHOULD 
BE USED IN HANDLING IT. KEEP IT AWAY FROM CHILDREN.) One ounce to ten gal- 
lons of water in a wood container or earthenware crock. Soak bulbs or bulblets overnight in this 
solution and plant them when wet. If you let them dry out before planting you may have trouble 
with mercury burns on your bulbs which may prevent them from coming up. Our bulbs are 
guaranteed to be free from thrips when shipped to you. 
DIGGING AND STORAGE. The bulbs should be taken up within six weeks to two months 
after blooming. or before the tops begin to get brown. Even if the tops are still green, they should 
be taken up before the ground freezes deeply. As soon as dug the tops should be cut off to close 
the bulb, then the bulbs placed in screen bottomed trays for curing. Keep out of the direct rays 
of the boiling hot sun during the curing process but be sure there is plenty of ventilation around 
and through the trays. The trays should not be more than three or four inches deep. Stir the 
bulbs every few days and keep in a dry ventilated place. In a couple or three weeks they will be 
cured so that the old bulbs with the roots may be easily removed. After removing the old bulb 
and roots, allow them to dry for about a week more before they are placed in storage. Bulbs 
should be dry and free from moisture when placed in winter storage. Common greenhouse flats 
with the bottoms removed and common window screen tacked on the bottom makes a good 
storage tray for small quantities of bulbs. 
Store them in a cool dry place. A storage temperature of from 40 to 45 degrees is best. A 
little ventilation does them good providing a direct draft does not hit the bulb and be sure that 
the air with which you are ventilating is not below freezing temperature. It is well to look the 
bulbs over every two or three weeks and if any of them show signs of too much moisture or have 
a mouldy look, dry them out, and give better ventilation. Keep them in small containers and 
spread thin. 
OPEN UP YOUR SHIPMENT. When your shipment of bulbs arrive, unpack at once and open 
the bags letting in the air. If they appear to be moist, allow them to dry before placing in storage. 
LYSOL DIP. | tablespoonful of Lysol to | gal. of water, soak 5 to 6 hours and plant while wet. 
That is what I use. 



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