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Proper Planting Depth 
The chart above indicates successfu 
planting practice in this area. It as- 
sumes good drainage and deep prepara- 
tion of soil. Tulips should last 5 years 
and narcissus and many of the smaller 
bulbs at least 10 years. In original plant- 
ing, prepare the soil at least 12 inches 
deep, mixing in a bushel of peat moss 
and a pound of bone meal to every 10 or 
12 square feet. In the spring, use a good 
bulb fertilizer, 1 pound to 25 square feet 
just as the shoots are coming througl 
FORCING BULBS 
Don’t be without your own spring flow- 
ers in the winter! Many of these bulbs 
force quite easily under home conditions. 
The best varieties for this purpose are 
starred (*). The bulbs should be potted 
early in the fall, 3 to 5 bulbs per 5-inch 
clay pot. Under forcing conditions they 
will stand this crowding. The pots may 
be placed in a cold cellar, under the 
stairs of the hatchway, or in a trench 
outdoors. They must be dark, cool, and 
moist, at this time. When the roots begin 
to come through the bottom of the pot, 
(usually by early January), they may be 
brought into more heat: a cool sunporch 
is ideal. Growth is rapid from this point 
on. By February, you should be enjoying 
fresh spring flowers in your own living 
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the ground. As the blooms go by, cut 
them to prevent bulb exhausting seed 
formation. After the blooms are gone, in- 
terplant with annuals to keep color in the 
garden all summer. Do not disturb the 
bulb foliage at any time. Apply fertilizer 
again at the same rate at this time. The 
longer the bulb foliage stays fresh and 
green, the greater will be your rewards 
the following spring. Bone meal should 
be applied to established bulb beds early 
every fall, 4 pounds per 100 square feet. 
or 
BULBS 
G & O BULB FERTILIZER, a specific 
food for flowering bulbs. 
5-Ib. 85¢, 10-lb. $1.35, 
25-Ib. $3.00, 100-Ib. $9.75 
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