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Show I, i HOLLAND BULB TRADE IMMENSE. Over 10,000 Acres Devoted to Raising Tulips and Hyacinths. An Industry characteristic of tho Netherlands Is the raising of tulip end hyacinth bulbs. Attempts hivo lioon mado In several parts of tho world to Rrow these, but nowhoro can tho experiment bo said to hnvo been successful, us tho proper kind of Boll for propagation of perfect bulbs seems only to exist In tho small space- of territory ter-ritory botivnon the cities of l.cyden nnd Haarlem. This stretch of country Is In reality tho bottom of tho old Haarlem yea, which was laid dry about the year 1852, nnd this sea-bottom dirt, u combination com-bination of sand and decomposed vegetables vege-tables and plants, appears to be tho only soil cnpablo of producing tho , flower bulbs mentioned. Tlieso bulbs are exported to all parts of tho world; tho demand Is constantly Increasing, nnd an Incroased area Is from year to year sot apart to tho cultivation cul-tivation of bulbs. The statistics for 190G, tho latest available, give this nrca as 4,028 hectares, equal to 10,027 r acres. |