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After the bulbs of any kind have been lifted, and the tops are dried,these tops should be carefully trimmed off and the bulbs stored in adark, cool place until time for replanting. Plant bulbs in combinations as shown under "Bulbs." Learnwhich are late flowering and which are early; also which varieties aretall and which are short. Choose lilies that are easy to grow and selectvarieties that have proved successful. Forcing Bulbs. Bulbs are grown extensively, both privately andcommercially, for cut flowers, and for indoor use during the winterseason. It is not hard to achieve success in forcing bulbs if twoimportant rules are observed, namely: I. Procure the strongestand best bulbs possible, for good care will improve the quality of theflowers but not the quantity. The latter is always fixed within thebulb before it is purchased. 2. Perfect root development must beinsured before the tops are permitted to start growth. |
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