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bulb
bulb An underground storage organ, comprising a short, flattened stem with roots on its lower surface, and above it fleshy leaves or leaf bases, surrounded by protective scale leaves. It may provide the means for
vegetative reproduction, or for the survival of the plant from one season to the next.
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Plant bulbs in fall for beautiful flowers in the spring
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 9/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...a dry, dormant bulb in the soil. Sometimes...we don't plant bulbs and other spring...flower forms. Most bulbs produce an offset or small bulb that is also referred...base of the parent bulb. Growers separate...when they dig the bulbs they are going to...
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Bulbs do not have to be grown in huge mass plantings
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 8/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...have been a flower bulb grower. Gardeners...have been planting bulbs in mass beds - at...Kloet shapes her bulb layouts. She mixes the bulbs up by color and variety...where they lie. Bulb size is an exception: She divides large bulbs from small by planting...
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Bulbs can bring happy surprises every year
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 11/4/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...and tulips. True bulbs are actually complete plants within the bulb, including future...less than $1 per bulb, we see more than 9 billion bulbs shipped from Holland...increase the size of the bulb for next year. Bulbs that are ready to...
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Bulbs Are Key to Low-Maintenance Color Year After Year
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/14/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...summer. The term "bulb" is somewhat generic...plants we think of as bulbs are true bulbs. Some...Summer flowering bulbs will complement perennials...t making a show. Bulb foliage will die or...there is a summer bulb to suit it. Here...when gardening with bulbs. Although a lot ...
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Which bulb to buy? See what you get.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 10/1/1987; 700+ words
; ...next spring from the bulbs you buy this fall. How bulb size affects flower...production is as variable as bulb size. In all cases, the smallest bulbs, which have less food...choose a good-size bulb Unless you have bulbs of different sizes to...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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BULBS PLANTED EVEN NOW ON FIRM FOOTING FOR SPRING.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 11/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...food source for a bulb is its widened tuberous...growth, so when buying bulbs, bigger is better...same varieties of bulbs are planted at equal...and long-handled bulb planters also are...plant these true bulbs in full eastern sun...Also a good lawn bulb and available in white...
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Bulbs brighten beds Variety of flowers can add color any time of year
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/5/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...The bigger the bulb, the bigger the flower Flower bulbs are sold by size...circumference of the bulb measured at its...commercially sold Dutch bulbs: small, medium...might even help a bulb to root more quickly...with spring flower bulbs is to buy and plant...
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 "Cape Times (South Africa)")
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Indigenous bulbs to brighten garden throughout year.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 8/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...about 2 000 indigenous bulb species. A large number...flowering indigenous bulb species and hybrids are...country. The indigenous bulbs are attractive for their...pink flowers in summer. Bulbs in this genus are commonly...about a quarter of the bulb above the ground in good...
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Eco-bulbs not so eco-friendly
Newspaper article from: The Press; 3/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...many fluorescent bulbs and lamps contain...vapour which, if the bulb is disposed of improperly...off areas for the bulbs and lamps. Eco-bulb convert Victoria...Auckland-based bulb recycling company...said he collected bulbs and lamps, extracted...
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 "Naperville Sun, The (IL)")
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Brightening bulbs in cool October back yard
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 10/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...good idea to feed the bulbs. For best results while...suggests using complete bulb food, bone meal or super...Gardeners can enjoy fall bulbs during any season; all that's needed is a bulb, a pot and soil. "The bulbs need to be potted first...
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SIC 3641 Electric Lamp Bulbs and Tubes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...335110 (Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing...Snapshot The electric lamp bulbs and tubes industry in the...than traditional tungsten bulbs. The second major category of electric bulbs is the fluorescent bulb and tube sector, which...
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Light Bulb
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...s incandescent light bulbs greatly resemble Edison...expensive type of light bulb, there are a host of other light bulbs that serve myriad uses...vapor lamps have two bulbs — the arc...inside a protecting glass bulb. The arc tube contains...
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bulb
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...leaves cover the outside of the bulb. The stored food is used in...the leaf bases forming a new bulb (see illustration). If more...bud develops, then additional bulbs form, resulting in vegetative propagation. Examples of bulb-forming plants are daffodil...
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wet-bulb thermometer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
wet-bulb thermometer A thermometer, the bulb of which is kept moist by a thin cloth (e.g. muslin) bag...is not saturated, evaporation from the muslin keeps the wet-bulb thermometer at a lower temperature than the dry-bulb thermometer...
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light bulb
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
light bulb (also light·bulb ) • n. a glass bulb inserted into a lamp or a socket in a ceiling, that provides light by passing an electric current through a pocket of inert gas.
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