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and carefully supplying any deficiency caused 

 by evaporating in the interval. The bulbs 

 placed in Hyacinth-glasses must be kept in 

 some warm, dark place until the glass is half 

 filled with roots. Great care must also be 

 taken that the water in changing be the same 

 temperature as that of which it takes the place. 

 The water must never be too cold. 



There is not much to be said about the mat- 

 ter of choosing Hyacinth bulbs, but the little 

 that is to be said is of great importance. One 

 should remember bulbs must be chosen not for 

 size, but for hardness and soUdity, and the 

 bases must be thoroughly soimd. Medium 

 sized, firm, hard and heavy bulbs are always 

 to be chosen for planting. 



HYACINTH VARIETIES 



The following varieties of Hyacinths may 

 be recommended to the garden-maker. 

 White: Alba Superbissima, Mme. Vander- 

 hoop. La Grandesse, Prince of Waterloo 

 (double), and Baroness Van Thuyl; pink: 

 Fabriola and Norma; reds: Robert Stieger, 

 Gertrude, Roi des Beiges and Lord Welling- 



