Show HOLLAND BULB TRADE IMMENSE over acres devoted to raising and hyacinths an industry characteristic characteristic of the netherlands is the raising of tulip and hyacinth bulbs attempts have been made anade in several parts of the world to grow these but nowhere can the experiment be said to have been successful as the proper kind of soil for prop propagation gatlon of perfect bulbs seems seema only to exist in the small space of territory between the cities ot of leyden and haarlem this stretch of country Is in reality the bottem of the old haarlem trea sea which was laid dry about the year 1862 and this sea boa bottom dirt a corn com lif nation of sand and decomposed vegetables ind and plants appears to be the only soil capable of producing the flower bulbs mentioned these bulbs are exported to all parts of the world the demand la Is constantly increasing and an increased area la Is from year to year set apart to wo the cultivation ti of bulbs the statistics for 1906 the latest available give this area as hectares equal to acres |