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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24817, 17 January 1942, Page 2

SPRING-FLOWERING BULBS IN POTS, BOWLS OR BOXES Spring-flowering -bulbs are much appreciated in late winter and early spring, when cut flowers are scarce and the chrysanthemums are practically over. Special prepared peat fibre, which may still be obtained from seedsmen, can be used; but equally good results can be obtained with good fibrous loam out of ■which the dusty part has been shaken. A mixture of two-thirds fibrous loam and one-third old leafmould or well-decayed cow, manure, with a good sprinkling of sand and oyster grit and l&lb of bonemeal to every bushel of the soil mixture, is suitable. If possible, the loam and leafmould should be sterilised, and the mixture should be made up a week or more before it is used. Fancy vases, without drainage, which can be brought into the house, or pots which will fit into fancy bowls are quite suitable; but for larger quantities to provide cut flowers boxes are the most suitable. The pots or bowls should be prepared by putting in a layer of charcoal at least an inch deep and over this some of the rougher parts of the loam or peat. Fill up the pots to;just below the rim, and plant the bulbs in the usual way, with the top just under the soil, making the soil or peat reasonably firm. Boxes, which should be about four inches deep, should have slits in the bottom Tor. dramage. and an inch, of charcoal orcrocksrihould also"'be;; pub. ijr drainage. ’ Daffodils arid bulbs are planted so that the" fingers, can be pushed down between them, but the smaller kinds, such as freesias and crocus, are much closer. After potting or boxing, give a good watering and stand outside or in a cold frame on weathered ashes, and cover with.two inches' of fresh leafmould'' or peat. The -pots- ’or--boxes shouldremain plunged for from 10 to. 12 weeks, in order that the bulbs may be well rooted before they are brought inside to hasten their development, but they should not be placed in heat right away. A period of at least a fortnight should be spent in a cold frame or an unheated greenhouse. Weak liquid manure can be given once a week ,until they come into flower. Though there is plenty of time for potting tulips or hyacinths, daffodils and many of the smaller bulbs start to root early, and there is nothing to be gained by keeping them out of the soil. The following bulbs can be grown as already described:—Freesias, lachenalias, crocus, snowdrops. Scilla Siberica, Chionodoxa Lubiliae, grape hyacinth, heavenly blue,'iris Reticulata, hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, King Alfred, Victoria, and Narcissus. Paper White and Soliel de Or. For cut flowers Soliel de Or. or in fact any of the cheaper daffodils, can be used. Freesias can also be jased. It is not necessary to plunge the freesias or lachenalias in any way. They can be stood on a bed of ashes in a cold frame and shaded.

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