brown sugar. If sugar is not available, then use corn syrup or 
molasses. 
Cultivation or stirring of soil is a great factor. This should be 
done often to keep the soil loose and eliminate all the weeds. 
When cutting blooms, do not cut too close to ground. Always 
leave at least three leaves on the p’ant and more if you can. We 
ourselves have made it a practice of leaving five and this is much 
better for the bulbs. Morning is the best time to cut. 
After blooming, bulbs mature in four to six weeks and can 
then be dug. Tops should be cut off close to the bulbs and the 
bulbs spread out in low boxes where dir can move around them. 
Dry as quickly as you can and in about three to four weeks, the 
old bulb should come off easily. Be sure to burn the old dried out 
bulbs and roots, do not leave them lying around. 
Bulbs should now be in good shape, kept in the proper temp- 
erature, until planting time rolls around again. 
Caution: Lysol, N. I. Ceresan and Bichloride of Mercury are 
POISON. Handle and store with care. 
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