Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-30 | Page 9 | Your Garden

S z Seasonal daily ane and on preparation of ot soil pUn plan YO YOURI YOUR YOURI UR fling planting ane and flower culture byI by byone I one of or the foremost floriculturists In g I Salt Lake City Questions addressed addressee I I to this column will m b be answered I GA GARDEN I promptly when accompanied byname by byname name and address both of or which S I will wUl be omitted upon request S I If you so desire you may have flowers lowers Indoors at Christmas time Paper white narcissi have been fa favorites Ia- Ia s for ages as a a. decoration for forthe forthe forthe the living room during the coldest winter months when flowers lowers are scarce For a very minimum cost and anda a little care U this s Joy may be yours Their culture Is 15 simple and with good Strong bulbs the flowering Is sure Plant the bulbs in shallow bowls I filled with pebbles or fiber and wa WIl- wa- wa ter Keep them In a dark place until un un- til the roots form which is about two weeks Then bring bring- them into the light A day temperature of not over 70 degrees Is La best The roots must be kept covered with water If you so desire you ou may plant the bulbs hi 1 pots and put away avay In a dark place at a temperature of 55 to 60 degrees In order to start tho the roots growing crowing first and then brought to light The yellow paper white narcissus or grand solen soleil dor d'or a larger stronger scented form of ot the paper white narcissus narcissus nar nar- c us colored a beautiful sold golden en yellow with a darker cup is also very ery attractive planted in pebbles and water The Chinese sacred lily narcissus narcis narcis- sus Is called by the Chinese the Joss flower or flower of the gods and wa water r fairy flower It is highly high high- ly prized for the abundance of its flowers and its marvelously rapid growth The flowers arc are white with witha a yellow cup and very fragrant they are mostly single but a few doubles are sometimes found amongst them Each bulb produces several everal flower- flower spikes bearing many flowers In China and Japan the bulbs arc are grown In the living rooms In hi fancy bowls filled simply with pebbles and water The bulz In this country can be grown as ns successfully as In China and it Is most interesting to watch Its rapid growth which Is about twenty inches In fort forty days place I In a a. sunny window by day and on a table near the thc ten center benter r of the room by night as the thc frost the flower buds Care Carr should be taken that ItIs It ItIs Itis is not placed In a draft as this may cause This flower is recommended for Christmas flower flower- ing lug Lilies LUtes of the valley will wUl flower in I I I twenty twenty- twenty one 1 ne days If it pips from cold storage are used Do not order more than you intend to use at once as the cold storage pips will not keep Plant about twenty-five twenty pips In a seven-Inch seven bowl place In a a. warm temperature 65 degrees Fahrenheit and shade from light until the leaves and spikes are developed then admit the light gradually Increase the temperature to 75 or 80 degrees ifAn If possible An Inverted pot over each bowl answers admirably to shade them They may be forced In soil the same way In a seven Inch pot or pan The lilies not forced In soil soU must be forced In moss