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IT’S EASY TO GROW BULBS THIS WAY! 
The simple planting chart above shows average planting depths and spacing for hardy bulbs. In 
cases when you have a light, friable soil, Tulip bulbs may be planted deeper, so that they will give more 
years of bloom before they need be divided. 
Exceptions to the depths shown in the chart should be made in the case of Lilium auratum and L. candi- 
dum, which, unlike other Lilies, should be planted only 2 to 3 inches deep. 
After blooming, bulbs should be left undisturbed until the foliage has turned yellow. It is not necessary 
to dig bulbs up after blooming. 
A good application of coarse bonemeal is beneficial when applied to soil before planting in the fall. 
Sacco Plant Food (4-12-4), when applied in the spring after bulbs have grown 2 to 3 inches, will encourage 
a stronger stem and larger, brighter flower. 
THE GORGEOUS AMARYLLIS 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
There are very few bulbs that will give more satisfaction when 
grown indoors than the beautiful Amaryllis. This gorgeous plant is 
very easily grown, and will bloom in 6 to 7 weeks after potting; use a 
5 or 6-inch earthern flower pot, depending on the size of the bulb. 
Use a mixture of good sandy loam with about a heaping teaspoonful 
of Bone Meal or Sheep Manure, and mix well. Plant bulb about two- 
thirds its length in the soil, leaving the neck or top of bulb extending 
above the surface. 
Water very sparingly until the flower bud or buds appear, and 
then as they grow taller add a little more water each time. Do not 
let it get dry. 
Place pot in a good light until flower buds are well above the bulb, 
then place in a sunny window; do not feed plant until after it has 
bloomed, as the bone meal or sheep manure will suffice up to that 
time. 
_ After the blooms have died away, cut off flower stems, and by that 
time the foliage will have started to grow; keep this foliage growing 
by watering well every two or three days, and feed plant once a month 
with some good well-balanced fertilizer (we recommend SACCO 
PLANT FOOD). This plant food is excellent for all kinds of flowers 
both indoor and out; use one level teaspoonful to a 5 or 6-inch pot; 
loosen the soil slightly in the pot and put fertilizer evenly around 
the pot and water in. 
When warm weather arrives, say about the tenth of May, place 
pot in the garden and sink same in ground to top of pot; in dry weather 
water well and feed once a month. Keep plant growing all summer, 
until about October, then bring inside and place it in the basement 
on its side till the foliage dies then cut same off at top of bulb; do not 
take bulb out of pot so as not to disturb roots, but place pot m a 
dark corner of basement and then forget it. ; ri 
About the end of January see if the bulb has made any sign of 
growing, if so bring pot in the light and water lightly and do the 
same as before. 
DAFFODIL & NARCISSUS CULTURE 
OUTDOOR CULTURE 
Daffodils thrive in any good garden soil, preferably deep well- 
drained loam. Deep preparation of the soil is necessary, and old 
rotted manure or compost may be worked in 16 or 18 inches below 
the surface, so as not to come in direct contact with the bulbs. FRESH 
MANURE SHOULD NEVER BE USED. A liberal amount of 
Raw Bone Meal should also be worked in with the rotted manure 
and compost. 
In medium soils, cover the bulbs about twice their depth, and a 
little deeper in the lighter soils. The average for most sorts ts three 
to four inches from the top of the bulb. Set bulbs at a uniform 
depth, otherwise they may flower irregularly. 
POT CULTURE 
Daffodils should be potted in September or October in good loamy 
soil, adding a little sand or leafmold and a small amount of bone meal 
(about two pounds to the bushel of soil). 
The old pots must be washed thoroughly and allowed to dry before 
using. New pots should be soaked. Provide drainage by placing 
pieces of charcoal or fragments of pots over the drainage hole. A 
little ground peat in the bottom regulates drainage, retaining moisture. 
After ten or twelve weeks they may be removed indoors for flower- 
ing. Select the earliest varieties first, thus extending the flowering 
season. 
Do not bring them into a warm temperature—50 to 60 degrees is 
best at first. Do not give any bottom heat. Later, when the flower 
buds are well advanced, the temperature may be increased to not 
more than 65 degrees. 
When the pots are first brought to the light, the tender shoots 
may be covered for a day or two with an inverted flower pot to pre- 
vent injury from light or draft. A little weak liquid manure once a 
week, until buds burst, will hasten the flowers after growth has 
started. 
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