Show HOLLAND BULB TRADE IMMENSE over acres devoted to raising tulips and hyacinths ar arf industry characteristic of the netherlands Is the raising of tulip and hyacinth bulbs attempts have been made in several parts of tho the world to grow these but nowhere can the experiment be said to have been successful success ful as the proper kind of soil sell tor for propagation of perfect bulbs seems only to exist in the small space of territory between the cities of leyden and haarlem this stretch of country coti is in reality the bottom of the old haarlem sea which was laid dry about the year 1852 and this sea bottom dirt a combination of sand and decomposed vegetables and plants appears to be tho the only soil capable of producing tho the flower bulbs mentioned these bulbs bulbe are exported to all parts of the world the demand is constantly increasing and an increased area is from year to year set apart to tho the cultivation ti ot of bulbs tho the statistics for or 1906 the latest available give this area as hectares equal to acres when lifes brightness leaves the setting of a groat great hope is like the setting of the sun the brightness of our life is gone shadows of evening fall around us and the world seems but a dim reflection itself a broader shadow W we e look forward into the coming lonely night the soul withdraws into itself then stars arise and the t 0 night la is holy |