CULTURAL HINTS ON FORCING TULIPS 
Unpack bulbs upon receipt and open the bags. This 
will provide fresh air, for all bulbs breathe. 
Use clean pots or flats and soil which has not been 
used for this purpose before. 
For rapid forcing leave upper half of the bulb ex- 
posed above the soil. 
Bulb stock for forcing should never be allowed to 
become dry. If Tulips are buried outside, the deeper 
they are down, the earlier and more even they will come. 
Water Tulips fairly early in the morning, so that 
the plants can be dry by nightfall. Use warm water or 
about the same temperature as prevails in the place where 
they are forced. 
Begin forcing in about 70° F. and when buds show, 
drop temperature 5°. 
All January forcing of Tulips must be done in semi- 
darkness, no direct sunlight at any time. 
Good color depends on the forcing time; the slower 
we force (lower temperatures) the more brilliant the 
color. 
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