The production of narcissus bulbs / by David Griffiths.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
1924.
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| Series: | Department bulletin (United States. Department of Agriculture) ;
no. 1270. |
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Table of Contents:
- Explanation of terms. pp. 1.
- Securing stocks for planting. pp. 2.
- How bedding and forced bulbs should be handled. pp. 4.
- Preparation of the bulbs for planting
- Preparation of the soil
- Planting. pp. 5.
- TIme of planting
- Autumn treatment of the beds. pp. 6.
- Cultivation
- Mulching
- Spring work on the beds. pp. 7.
- Second year of the biennial crop
- Roguing
- Disposition of the rogues
- Digging. pp. 8.
- Daffodil and tulip digging compared
- Removing loose soil from the bulbs. pp. 9.
- Storage. pp. 10.
- Curing
- Changes in the bulbs as they dry. pp. 11.
- Breaking the bulbs apart. pp. 12.
- SIzers and sizing. pp. 13.
- Drainage and soil percolation. pp. 14.
- Use of lime
- Fertilizers in commercial culture. pp. 15.
- Daffodils a biennial crop
- Culture for cut flowers. pp. 16.
- Harvesting flowers
- Removing the faded flowers
- Appearance of the flower spike. pp. 17.
- Difference in cost of varieties
- Special items. pp. 18.
- Enemies. pp. 23.
- Where narcissus bulbs are grown. pp. 24.
- Relative use of varieties
- Breeding daffodils. pp. 25.
- Naturalizing varieties
- Yields. pp. 26.
- Conditions of daffodil culture. pp. 28.
- Narcissus varieties and their classification. pp. 29.
- Recommendations. pp. 30.