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Tage St¿x ¡Joma of the Uro f t Lug (sm all ba rre ls w ill do), one Some Suggestions For Harvesting And ere fo r w a te r and one fo r a d isin fe ct of Spergon in w ater. The Sper- Care of Croft Lilies In Pacific N. W. ant gon should be prepared to contain Care of the Stock facilities for storin, th. The need fo r c a re fu l ha n d lin g an atmosphere of <LM of the bulbs has been stressed. Perature and humidity n r minded' *><»«€• ‘ one pound o f w et table spergon in Each grow er should plan his w o rk h bulbs keep best in an a.. 25 gallons o f w a te r (1 200 by so that it involves a m in im u m a- BY E. P. BREAKEY, Wash. State. College w e ig h t). (Spergon is a product of m ount o f ha n d lin g of the bulbs. ‘ h a t ,s humid e „„ugh‘u U. S. Rubber Co., N augatuck The use of la rg e crates o r con dessiccating the bulbs» tem perature of from The grow er should distinguish roots in a plum p and viable con C onnecticut). tainers is a p p a re n tly to be avoided. between the liftin g o f lily bulbs dition. then it is probably b e tte r W ire baskets, p re fe ra b ly of su f The standard c ra n b e rry crates fo r propagation and digging fo r to leave them as they come from fic ie n t capacity each to hold the makes a useful co n ta in e r o f about Sizing the Stock m arket. As a rule it is best to the soil. If. as is often the case, contents of a crate, should be av the rig h t size. H a lf bushel bas a 2?naSiZing ° f ni>' * re tu rn propagating stock to the they are destined to w ith e r and ailable. I f these are made of one- kets are also a va ila b le in he re a hand operation. It m., soil w ith as lit t le delay as possible. die, then it is advisable to tr im the fo u rth inch hardw are cloth they gion and m ake a most useful con some adaptation of the’ In contrast, fo rcin g bulbs must be longest back to w ith in 4 o r 5 in w ill hold the sm allest stem bulb- tainer. ■cal sizers employed by ■■ able to w ith sta n d a considerable ches of the bulb. Long roots, it lets as w e ll as the la rg e r sizes. Excessive d ry in g o r dessiccation ers of Narcissus. IriSOr T, period out of the soil. To survive must be adm itted, are a nuisance S tra in e r pails u o i r e egg g g baskets u aS K etS w i v u i u be avoided at a il times. be used in the sizing should such tre a tm e n t the bulhs should when handling and packing the be allow ed to m ature as much as bulbs and, unless they can be m anufactured fo r p o u ltrym e n o f-. Easter lily bulbs seem to keep F o r example, a size 7 bulb ten make ideal containers. The q u ite w ell when stored in sla tte d inches in circumference. possible. Young bulbs, as a rule, m aintained in a viable condition, bulbs should be placed in a basket crates i in ------------- ’ ’ in • the - P a c if open sheds should be le ft in the ground u n til add little , if anything, to the fu M any growers have i and plunged in to the w a te r to re ic N orthw est d u rin g the season somewhat la te r in the season. They tu re perform ance of the bulb. sizing boards with holes move the excess soil. The basket when they are being prepared are prone to ro t i f lifte d w hile them which w ill admit of bulbs should then be suspended fo r m a rke t o r p la n tin g . T h is is im m ature. Storage of Steins, Bulblets above the co n ta in e r w h ile the ex fo rtu n a te since few grow ers have various sizes. For con Concluded on Next Experience indicates th a t it is cess w a te r drains fro m the bulbs. When To Dig “Forcers” desirable to leave the bulblets The bulbs are next low ered in to Experience indicates th a t the attached to the stems fo r a period the Spergon suspension and a llo w - C ro ft Easter lily bulb reaches of several weeks (3 o r 4 ) fo llo w to rem ain im m ersed fo r 10-15 m in m a tu rity between the 8th and 10th ing the rem oval of the m other utes. When the bulbs are removed weeks fo llo w in g fu ll hloom. The bulbs. D u rin g this tim e the bulb fro m the Spergon suspension they WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN— gro w e r should be reminded that lets w ill m ature and loosen on should be p e rm itte d to d ra in w e ll the E aster lily ¡n the P acific the stems so th a t they can be re before being re tu rn e d to the crate. N o rth w e st is p ra c tic a lly an ever- moved easily and w ith less danger I t is advisable to change the green W ith in a short tim e a fte r of in ju ry . Moreover, the bulblets wash w a te r fre q u e n tly. Just how Such Items as: reaching m a tu rity the bulb starts a c tu a lly w ill increase considerably often the Spergon suspension to put up a new stem, though the in size, and o u r studies show’ th a t should be renewed has not been Ladies Work Slacks old stem may be p e rfe c tly green the subsequent grow th p e rfo rm determ ined. O bviously, it is inad Sanforized — Sizes 12 to 44........................... and functiona l. To lif t the bulb ance o f such bulblets is superior visable to tre a t too m any baskets at this late date w ould be d e fin ite to those which have been removed ot bulbs in the same suspension. Ladies Blouses ly h a rm fu l. O u r studies indicate im m ediately a fte r digging. Sizes 32, 34, 36, and 38, upw ard fro m ......... th a t the optim um period fo r l i f t The proper care of the stems ing Easter lily bulbs is between Mens Plaid Sport Shirts and attached bulblets d u rin g the the 8th and 10th weeks fo llo w in g 50*% wool and 50 % rayon f u ll bloom. I t is suggested th a t in te rim is som ewhat of a problem . Experience indicates th a t the best the g row er make a record of the Flannel Pajamas (boys and girls) date on w hich his lilie s reached Method of doing this is to stand Sizes 2 to 8 ........ fu ll bloom fo r he w ill doubtless the stems u p rig h t in orange crates Funeral Director w ant to re fe r to it on several oc as fast as they are cut fro m the Plus Y ardage Goods and Remnants m other bulbs. The orange crate casions. and can be placed on end w ith in easy Ambulance Service reach of the w o rk e r and the stems Digging The Bulbs layed in each h a lf u n til it is com- D igging the bulbs is s till la rg e ly ^ r ta b ly , though not too snugly Phone 1091 some W hen the crate is placed a hand operation though some Crescent City, Calif. Templar Hotel Bldg. grow ers are a tte m p tin g to use u p rig h t on its bottom the stems Bri m echanical diggers patterned a f w ill rem ain in an u p rig h t position. te r those developed by the d a ffo I he crates and th e ir contents d il and tu lip growers. The lily should be stacked in an open shed grow er must be ever m in d fu l of where they w ill be shielded fro m the fact that the lily bulb is much rain but w ill be exposed to free more fra g ile than most oth e r bulb. c irc u la tio n of the a ir. U sually, as M oreover, it is fir m ly and strongly soon as the m other bulbs have, rooted in the soil at digging time, been disposed of, the stem bulblets and the rooted stems w ith a tta c h can be removed fo r cleaning and ed bulblets present an added prob- sizing lcm. Since o u r studies indicate This method of handling the that rough handlin g very serious stem bulblets appears to have sev ly affects the fu tu re perform ance e ra l advantages over others. Con of the bulbs, it seems th a t the ad- venience is doubtless one advan vice given by ce rta in grow er “ to tage. Keeping the m a te ria l re la To buy \oui land yes, even rent land—will take consider treat each bulb as if it were the tiv e ly d ry w ill help prevent the onlv one in y o u r possession” is spread o f the bud and leaf nema- able money. Then, there s that question of getting the land ready s till w o rth y of consideration tode w hich is lia b le to be present. toi planting that, also takes money—plenty of it! The bulblets m a tu re and loosen Removing Mother Bulbs fto m the stems w ith a m in im u m R em oving ,h e m o ,h e r b u ll« ? am ount s of u - root oT ’° P e r ° " . 'h V IS IT OUR STO R New Merchandise Arriving Dai $2.< $34 $74 $14 Murdock G. ROEDER Sm ith's D e p t Ston Here You Arc P R O S P E C IV E from the stem s is a sizable o n e r . i ’ 1 1 above, o u r studies ion in itself. Som e grow ers tw ist sh<? ^ th at bllHlh,,s so »»’t'atcd m.ake o r pull th e stem s out of the bulbs stand and produce a sup T h is m ethod is «)p, ? t o quest ¿n h„ M COmPare d <°l since the bulb is t,io easily dam ag-1 ' ' h andled by o th e r m ethods by such rough h an dhng Exper- Cleaning The Blllhs; lence in d icates th at is b e tte r to <>uins cut th e Stems off ju st ibm e the As soon as the bulb- (o r bulb- 1,1e grades of apple lp ts * have been rem oved from the binning sh ea rs a re very’ well suit- "terns, they should be treed of ev cd to doing this w ork. --------- - This ' is q u ite a problem cess soil. to r c e rta in grow ers whose soil H hat <>T Do With Root! happens to be som ew hat heavy; and of a m ore stickv type. It is, If 111.' bulhs can be handled in i suggested BULB G R O W ER S! What Have You Left, then. For Bulbs? Be vour capital what it may, I’m in position to furnish plant- ¿tock good, grade and sized stock—at prices which will not break even the most limited budgets. Now Available for the Prospective Lily Grower. Are these— ., 10,000 to 12,000 yearlings, varying in size from 3s to 8, and Handy Subscription Blank ¿ R O O K I N O S -H A R B O R p il o t . Arookingx, On*gon. Several Thousand Bulblets, from good stock! Date make a \ei \ attractive price to anyone who can m n .il, enu-r my subscription to the BrooWn.M-n.rrhor P ilot, tor ~ ~ (cash) for .... tor whleh handle the entire lot. «<1' AM (cheek, (ro iw y orter, (Signed): ........ adtfre«» .................. r ™ in Curry County « « , per y e . , ou U d e the county,J Geo. Farmer ox 162 Farm on Upper Chetco Road
