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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesga41907newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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place them in full sunlight. A table with two or three shelves is convenient, as they can spend the four or five days, which they take to attain the proper green color, on the lower s'helves of the table, and as they are placed in full sunshine others may be brought to occupy the lower shelves, thus pro- viding succession of bloom. A medium-cool, moist atmos- phere agrees best with bulbs. Air that is hot and dry will blast the buds before they open. We have experimented with narcissus to the extent of nearly forty kinds of named ones, and with hyacinths, tulips and crocus, to a less degree, and of them all we have found the following to be the most satisfactory for our condition: a cellar where the thermometer stands from forty to fifty and a light, sunny room that averages sixty degrees, warmer in the daytime. Those that gave the best returns.—Crocus—mixed; tulip —Princess Marianne; Roman hyacinth—double blush; nar- cissus—poeticus, incomparable, paper-white (large-flow- ered). Von Sion, orange phoenix, double Roman and Chinese lily. These were not so satisfactory.—Jonquils—small and in- significant; medium trumpet narcissus—we gave up this type because they were less showy than the doubles, less delicate than the poeticus and do not bear as many flowers as the polyanthus sorts; all-white, large, double and trumpet sorts —we had bad luck with these, they blighted every time; mixed narcissus were not satisfactory—the named sorts are much better and more than pay for the extra cost. These four sorts are particularly beautiful.—The paper- white is the very popular all-white polyanthus narcissus seen in the florists' windows in early winter. The poeticus is a favorite with every one who has learned to know its pure- white petals and beautifully colored cup and its delicious odor. It is one of the best for either indoors or outdoors. The Empress, worthy of its name, is a choice yellow and white, long trumpet narcissus. The foliage is broad and strong and the flowers large and handsome. Among the bulbs mentioned as giving good returns in ordinary living-rooms are crocus, tulips and Chinese lily. There are a few points to be remembered in the handling of these bulbs, which will help to insure the best results. Crocus —the largest sized corms should be selected, and injured or imperfect ones should be discarded; the soil should not be kept too moist while roots are forming, as crocus seems to mold more easily than some of the other sorts of bulbs. Tulips—the skin should be of a reddish color, but it is not necessary that the bulbs be of the largest size; it is important that they make good root growth. Chinese lily—the best place for starting this kind is a dish of pebbles and water; the water should be deep enough to reach half way up the bulb and allowance made for the lifting caused by growing roots. TABLE OF THE FOUR KINDS OF BULBS THAT SUPPLIED THREE MONTHS OF BLOOM BULB VARIETY POTTED BROUGHT FROM CELLAR FIRST BLOOM LAST BLOOM LENGTH OF BLOOMING SEASON Narcissus Paper-white Oct. 5 Dec. 6 Jan. 9 Feb. 1 24 days Hyacinth Garrick Oct. 19 Dec. 16 Jan. 28 Mar. 1 33 days Narcissus Poeticus Ornatus Oct. 31 Jan. 29 Feb. 26 Mar. 19 21 days Narcissus Empress Oct. 31 Mar. 1 Mar. 25 Apr. 4 10 days
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