Show PRAISES HYBRID AS DECORATIVE SPRING FLOWER Expert Gives Gives' Advice on How Hov to Care for Pretty Window indo Plant Among tho the window garden flowers that bloom loom in the spring the amaryllis hybrid la Is ono one t that tat should be bc popular this season saY says Frank Franl expert farm and garden writer for tor The Tho Herald It is of ot particular particular particular par par- Interest to those who failed to save 0 bulbs lu last t. t fall fan for tor early spring flowers If It amaryllis hybrid bulbs arc are potted now they will produce flowers Jowers within within about abou six Ix weeks The They bloom several weeks weeks' before outdoor plants I start their growth The Tho flower lower of ot the amaryllis hybrid II differs from the common varieties In and color Tho The petals turn back hack I I so that the flower is opened wide I while the old fashioned common va varieties varieties va- va are arc more or less lesa funnel tunnel shaped With the hybrids there Is a n. variety of or rich colors to select from including red salmon orange and white white- with delicate pink edges One Ono of or the hybrids has white petals with pink venation Early In The Tho hybrid Is liked by many gardeners gar gar- ar- ar because It can bo be potted durIng during dur dur- Ing Januar January furnishing a window full of ot flowers lowers by the middle of March l Then too the different kinds can be beRet beset set Ret at tho same ame time giving g an nn excellent cx- cx assortment of ot colors instead of or orono ono one solid mass of or white pink or some other color Somo Some object to tho the amaryllis because it takes lakes from three to four years to grow them from seed However this need not discourage those who want a afew afew afew few for home homo use for tor they can enn usually be obtained on the market Tho The am ain Is a desirable plant because It will live for m many nY years ears The Thc common common cornmon com corn mon varieties such as the frequently live fifteen or twenty years While the tho hybrid has not been in existence existence exis exis- tence Ion long enough to test It It gardeners garden garden- ers believe It will live for a lon long pe period pe- pe nod of years ears Is properly managed If It the amaryllis I i. i Is carefully handled during the tho summer the tho bulb is renewed n r JUU Iu J. 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I ti III nie anu yur as It grows older The bulbs are arc tender tender tender ten ten- der and must be bo protected from the cold Good Cecil stock In buin buying stock to start with it pays to get good sized bulbs After the bulbs are arc potted the tho they require little attention atten atten- tion but they mus mUR tb started right In starting the bulbs use good sized pots to accommodate the root system which Is comparatively lar large e. e Tho The roots arc are often as largo large as a a. lead pen pen- cil The Tho soil should be a n rich sandy sand loam mixed with a small amount of or orlea lea leaf mold if Ir possible Where leaf mold is not available use uso stable manure that thatis is well wp-ll decomposed d. d Never use fresh Cresh manure Immediately after potting the soil son should be bo watered thoroughly Do not water again until the soil be begins to look dry After this water about every third day When the leaves cs b begin in to sprout and the flower stem appears water every other da day If It strong vigorous I orous bulbs are set tho the bloom should appear In about six weeks When the plants are through h blooming regular watering should be bc continued an pots kept in a shady place whore tho the plants will be exposed t ti the sun only In the forenoon Keep I them indoors until about Ma May 20 O. O Then I tho the pots outdoors and set let them thorn in fonn about in nn n fit nr iii the rim rm- rm exposed t d. d I I Care In iii s Summer r During the summer the tho plants should be watered once or twice a week de dt depending do- do I pend pending In on the tho amount of ot moisture In Inthe Inthe inthe the ground The plants must be fed fedIn fedIn fedin In the summer so the bulbs will Ill be become become be- be come como renewed This is best done dOlle b by applying applying- a a. thin layer laver o of cow manure or a teaspoonful of oC bone meal to the surface of the soil in the tho pot and saturate saturate saturate satu satu- rate It with water Leave Leac the pots o outdoors until there thero Is danger of frost which is usually about September 1 15 1 or September r 20 o InthIs In Inthis this section As cold weather approaches approaches approaches ap ap- ap- ap withhold the Ole water Just be before before be- be fore ore frost tal take the plants inside A Abasement Abasement basement I Is the best place to l keep them so the thc they wont won't dr dry ou out t. t It may maybe maybo maybo bo be necessary to water them once or twice u n we week k The leave leavo turn yellow and die and about the tho middle of October the tops should be cut off oft an inch above e the tho bulbs After tho the tops are out off ocr leavo leave the In tho pot and store storo them in a dark darl place When the root system becomes become too lar largo large o for the pot tran transplant plant to a a. a larger larser pot Otherwise a top dressing in January each year car Is all that is necessary necessary- S |