Show ll 11 q alai ayi ra and are and 01 L r hk 16 ma at note the hyacinths and tulips in the background A rii 0 14 fine study for future planting irk TENS FLOWERS LIZA VAN benthuysen it 14 it far cry from the grim ard of to the pretty hyacinth but recent news brings t information th that t the conflict 1 ia presenting presenting ce to the alef source i V a received in new I 1 k folk in holland con eldered as poeju J or te rested in the larger say that there Is dan he e bulb supply for the ry des destroyed troed holland ready to fight either it and AS s a number of issues ike ke her entry possible ot of defense she plans 17 lands ands in her dike sy 1717 1 40 I 1 9 wf I 1 flower expert experts will re jk traction of the great not for 50 years ac sages of flower dom r recover from euch such a Js 43 but a news preface tip pat at the raising of bun buns s 1004 wd d glasses during the ia ir 1 t a simple and ilex 1 it if one Is fairly cre ments among the V which bulba bulbs can be m n there are n pots and pans with bottom ottom Is a light son spongy maith malth a view to prevent jardin teres vases or VOW accles cles where the roots 1104 hy y be used hjokt pebbles or sand in the i IB to prevent the bibbs F D krc lesui daffodils tu are among the joys alti ith little of ef pry ry dealer in the coun of bulbs ready for t hinted the larger bulbs they grow larger tyers ers the last of no xo ow too oo 00 late for planting a fit t of all bulbs Is about the same excepting that tulips taka more time than the others here are a few hints A six inch pot Is the best for au all purposes use light garden so eoll in rotting place a piece of broken pot over the hole in the bottom to secure free drainage fill the pot three quarters with soil three hyacinths as many narcissus five tulips and a dozen crocuses can be placed in a six inch pot space evenly chev the practice of placing a layer of clean sand directly under the bulbs Is nh a a good it helps keep the new newly y formed roots clean but it Is not es sentral to success A dark corner of tho the cellar Is a good place to place the pots the keeping of the soil damp Is thereby aided in the winter proper some of the quick growing species may be grown in water hyacinths paper white narcissus and sacred chinese lilies are limong the best for this purpose fill tho the glass with water so that it just touches the bottoms of the bulbs and set in a ati dirk k place un til tit the glass is filled with roots then bring into tha room end d change the water once or twice a week tempera ture of from CO GO to 65 degrees is about right for the vet ver nire ure personally I 1 ille to experiment with bulbs the results ore are usually assured with small care LITTLE NOTES OF ST trees and may be planted just as long as the ground remains unfrozen the department of agriculture of the united state wilt will have from this years appropriations for the advancement of farm and garden science big item when the needs of war and other useless and unproductive items Is considered there Is a right and a wrong way uny to cut a roe rote 1 hen a rose Is cut from the tea and perpetual blooms only two to or three eyes of the current seasons groath should be left the iris is more important to the flower lover just now than the ultimate indemnity to bo b paid by the loser of the european war 10 r 7 8 ita 4 r 7 it ak lka 0 AVIA 34 at overlook this in your next planting |