Indoor Planting 
PLANT TULIPS, daffodils, 
crocus, scilla and grape hya- 
cinth as early as possible in 
Fall, for indoor bloom. You 
can pot hyacinths any time 
from October to December. 
Place flat side of tulip bulbs 
toward rim of pot. The broad 
lower leaf grows from this side 
and makes a better looking pot 
of tulips. 
SET DAFFODIL and tulip 
bulbs one-half inch apart with 
tips just showing above soil 
surface. Hyacinth bulbs need 
one-quarter of upper part of 
bulb exposed. Cover smaller 
bulbs completely. Hyacinths 
can be potted singly in four 
or five inch pots, or five in an 
eight-inch bulb pan or earthen- 
ware bowl. 
AFTER PLANTING, water pots 
thoroughly and store them in cold 
(50°) completely dark place for 
8 or 10 weeks. Keep pots moist. 
When roots have developed and 
buds emerged from neck of bulbs 
(hyacinth bud should be at least 
3 inches) put pots in partial light 
for about a week — temperature 
60°-65° for larger bulbs and 50° 
for smaller. Then place pots in 
sunny window and water as needed. 
CITY DWELLERS can easily grow 
hyacinth bulbs. Fill a hyacinth 
glass with water and add a small 
piece of charcoal. Set bulb in 
glass so its base almost touches 
the water. Twist a sheet of paper 
into a cone, fasten with a pin, 
and cover bulb; then place in cool, 
dark closet. In 8 or 9 weeks (but 
not before January) roots should 
be well-developed and bud pro- 
trude about an inch or two. Trans- 
fer to warm, but still dark spot 
till bud is at least 3 inches. Then 
place in sunny window. Keep 
water at original level at all times. 
