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CROP PRODUCTION 



Hyacinths 



The common Hyacinth is derived from a species that 

 originally grew wild in Syria and Asia Minor. It is 

 called Hyacinthus orientalis or Oriental Hyacinth. Prac- 

 tically all the bulbs are now grown in Holland, so it is 

 generally called the Dutch 

 Hyacinth. The bulbs are 

 used largely for both out- 

 door planting and indoor 

 forcing. For the former 

 purpose they should be put 

 in the ground early in Oc- 

 tober, with the bottom of the 

 bulb six inches from the soil 

 surface, so that the roots 

 will have plenty of time to 

 grow before freezing. 



For indoor forcing the 

 bulbs should be potted up in 

 autumn and set away in a 

 cool cellar or basement for 

 about six weeks, until the 

 roots are well developed and 

 the crown of leaves has 

 broken apart. Then they 

 A Dutch Hyacinth "lay be brought to a Ughted 



room. The single varieties 

 are very attractive when grown in water in hyacinth 

 glasses. Small bulbs of these same Dutch Hyacinths are 

 sold as Miniature or Dutch Roman Hyacinths. They are 

 cheaper than the large ones, but serve very well for 



