HYACINTHUS 



cinth IS exten'^ivelv Rrown in Holland for export to this 

 anil otbtr ciuntnes ind consequenth is c^mmonh 

 kii nil I th. Dutch Hyacinth The Rom m H-j ac-mth 

 (ti- lliH-liiM Mr dlbulua Biker (7/ illahis Juul 

 a I ,,n, H rt notLmn ) is biu lUei and slemieur 

 h „„i « 1 ^ n erect fls fe«er t iiliei ^hiteor 

 blu h IUl tul <_\lmdrical and sciicel> Mntrico t the 

 St fluent 11 in o\\er and usually proportioniteh shortei 

 Centi il iimce tnd perhaps in the Mediterranean le 

 gicii Much us(dfor early bloom The Hyacinth has 

 been cultn ittd tor some centuries and it shared some 

 oftheeuh IK Jul uity of the tulip in the ^etherlands 

 H 111 iilihs IS wild m s^rn \si i Aim r ( reece and 

 D-ilmitii I-tr a pKtuie ot i H\ ii inth bulb see Fig 



Uthei pc( 1 s ire sometimes see 



ffirdens 



G C HI 24 I'll \ .1 /1 1(11' II > 

 i.m The former is si ud. i iiid t,i i. e 



lis m short ratimes t iiiilmg neiih 

 il fls smill nuldm^, bell shaped 

 ill segments Ph. re is i white fld 



leries Hiid\ m th. iniil.lk t ites 



JastigiitUb 



I// 



It 1 



species ■\\hi u is ii ii i> in iiii i ~ i 

 a delicite species with\eij n in .w 1\ sc ipe 3-5 in 

 high and shorter than the hs fls few m a loose 

 cluster K-'^ m long and light blue (a white form) with 

 oblong lanceolate segments lon„er thau the tube B M 

 6663 Myacmthni II Diiini t 1 iiiu u i not the fi" 

 Somamis of horticulturi t m\1ii h i tli U man Hja 

 iiith n I, I I III vir al 



L U L 



CtLTtrE OF THE HYACINTH 



— The perfection cf the flower 

 depends In gel > upon the 

 strength of the loots and as 

 Hyacinths mike ill then root 

 growth m the fill the bulbs 

 should be plinted early -sa\ 

 from the beginning to the niid 

 die of October Any good gai 

 den soil suits provided it s 

 well drained The ground 

 should be eirefulh pre 

 purl h\ spilnu to 1 



'T;i 



Ml [111 lit t 1. r l(j 

 inch If the soil IS nit 



' urxlU tiff itmi-s be light 

 I ned b> the iddltion of 

 some siud and if the beds 

 hive been occupied by 

 other plants during the 

 summer some pure old 

 cow manure, well worked 

 in, is recommended. Horse 

 manure should not be 

 used. 



The bulbs should be 

 planted C. inches deep (to 

 Hyacinth. the bottom i.f tlir Imllis) 



and very iiiiif.iniih'. to in- 

 sure simultaneous flowering. The giomj.l li;i\ iim liren 

 prepared as above, perhaps the best \\';iy is to rnjuove 3 

 or 4 inches of the soil, level the bed carefully with the 

 rake and set the bulbs in it 5 or 6 inches apart each 

 ■way, pressing them in firmly, and then covering them 



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evenly with the soil that had been taken out. When 

 winter sets in, the beds should be covered with 2 inches 

 of dry litter or coarse manure. As soon as the shoots 

 appear above ground in the spring, 1 inch of this cover- 

 ing should be removed and 

 the balance when ilauger 

 from late frosts is past. 

 Unnamed Hyacinths in sepa- 

 rate colors can be bought 

 cheaply, and when grown in 

 masses of solid color or in 

 design beds, they make a 

 very rich display. 



forcing in Pots. — For this 

 purpose large, -solid bulbs 

 should be selected, and pot- 

 ted singly in 5-inch pots in 

 a rich compost of loam, leaf- 

 mold and some sharp sand. 

 A f«w pieces of broken pot 

 being placed in the bottom 

 for drainage, the pots should 

 be tilled -lightly, and the 

 bulbs pressed into the loose 

 soil till only the apex re- 

 mains above the surface. 

 The pots are then buried to 

 a depth of 8 or 10 inches in 

 the open ground for seven 

 or eight weeks, till the roots 

 are developed fully and the 

 sprout is about 1 !^ in. above 

 the bulb. When taken inside 

 they should be kept in sub- 

 dued light, at a temperature 

 of about 50°, until the sprout 

 has assumed a vigorous 

 green color Flor' t wl o 

 force large nun 1 er for w 

 terdeco at ons settl em un 



"1 1 few of the latter may be reco ii nended The 

 "• 1 e a nong the best a lapted f r forcing and 

 1 gelj g own by Amer can flor sts 

 Single Blue : 



Burou van Thuyll. China-blue. 

 Charles Dickens. Dark Dorceluin. 

 Czar Peter. Light blue. 

 King of the Blues. Dark blue. 

 Leonidas. Clear blue. 

 Queen ot the Blues. Light blue. 

 Kegulus. Porcelain-blue. 

 Double Blve : 



Charles Dickens. Dark blue. 

 Van Speyk. Lilac-blue. 

 Single White : 



AllKi suiierbissima. Pure white. 

 P.:i-n„, -■. v:,Ti ThnvU. Pure white. 

 i,.:mm| ■ M \l, ,x..,ll... Blush-white. 



\ .ini!i ilinop. Pure white. 



l-ure white. 



IKurope. Pure white. 



(V.^uvergne. Pure white. 



Kormu. Pclicate waxy pink. 

 Robert Steiger. Crimson. 

 Sultan Favorite. Salmon. 



