Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



Choice Collection of "I X L" Hyacinths. 



(JIN* this collection I place all the hiarh-priced varieties. There 

 II is such a demand for them in Europe where they are well 

 acquainted with the good sorts that the demand exceeds the 

 supply, and they are always scarce and hard to get. When you 

 have the following ten Hyacinths in your possession you have 

 the very best that money can buy. They are everyone gems of 

 the first water. 



Price 20c each, or the set of ten for $1.50. 



Ill ordering say "I X L" Collection of Hyacinths. 



They are the largest, the most delicate colored and 



the most fragrant of all Hyacinths. 



LaGrandesie. — This variety deserves the name of Grandness- 

 Splendid, immense spike of "large pure ivory bells, waxy in ap- 

 pearance, vieing with the snow in purity, while its fragrance 

 is delicate, yet penetrating. Simply exquisite. The best of 

 all whiles. Extra fine. Immaculate in color. 



Moreno. — Thisissnid by all who have seen it to be the very 

 best rich crimson Hyacinth yet offered. The florets are extra 

 larg-e, spike solid and compact and of immense size, and the 

 fragrance. is delicious. The color is a dazzling, sparkling red, 

 very bright and distinct. Elegant. 



Czar Peter.— This is without question the finest of nil light 

 biue Hyacinths. The truss is very large and solid. The color 

 is a delicate sky blue. This Hyacinth is admired more than 

 any other variety of any color in Holland. Simply grand. 



Pink Beauty. (Charles Dickens.') — Large tall spike, very 

 Bhapely bells of the largest size. This well deserves the name 

 of Pink Beauty, as it is the finest of all pink Hyacinths. Extra. 



L'Innocfnce.-A lovely shade of creamy white. This is one 

 of the new varieties and takes rank in Holland among the ten 

 best varieties. It sometimes comes with very delicate tracings 

 of pink that set off its charms to great advantage. Superb. 



King of the Bines. — This is the richest and most elegant of 

 the dark blue Hyacinths; it is so dark and rich that the tex- 

 ture of the flower seems covered with a rich sheen of velvet 

 almost. black. Exquisite. 



Bird of Paiadlse. (A/*.) -This variety has a small bulb, but the 

 spike is the largest of all yellow varieties. The color is a deep 

 golden yellow, very pure in color. No other yellow Hyacinth 

 approachesit in either size or color. 



Grand Lilas. — Immensespikes and mammoth florets, probably 

 the largest of all Hyacinths, and is another of those delicate 

 blues, the color that fairly entrances you. A variety that is 

 deservedly popular everywhere. Superb. 



Qneen of the Blues. — lb. Holland the delicate blue Hyacinths 

 take precedence over all the other colors, and the blue va- 



REMEMBER.— That the above Ten Hyacinths are the ve 



Fancy Mixed Hyacinths. 



rieties in this collection cost much more than any other color' 

 Next to Czar Peter this variety is a close second". It does not 

 conflict with any of the other blues in this collection, being 

 entirely distinct, a delicate porcelain blue, a color that is ex- 

 tremely rare in flowers of any kind. Extra fine. 

 Roi des Belges.-So many persons complain that they never get 

 a bright red Hyacinth. The color of this grand variety is rich 

 glossy red of the brightest hue. Certainly a gem. 

 ry best in cultivation. Get them and you have the best. 



Feathered Hyacinths. 



A very pretty and curious species of Hyacinths, the flowers of 

 which are a feathered plume, borne on the end of a large spike. 

 It is perfectly hardy, and is particularly adapted for open ground 

 culture and for indoor culture. 3 cents each: 8 for 35 cts. 



The Crape Hyacinth. 



Group of Feathered Hyacinths. 



(IMPROVED.) This charmins little gem should be found 

 in every garden in abundance. It has been termed the 'Blue 

 Lily of the Vallev," and when planted in a mass with that sweet 

 flower it does rt semble it to some extent, and forms a most fas- 

 cinating combination. It grows about the same height, and 

 blooms about the same time each Spring. It increases rapidly, 

 and when ov.ee planted a mass of beautiful blossoms, which will 

 increase each vear, is insured for a lifetime. But for \Wnter 

 blooming in pots it is of the greatest value. Plant five or six 

 bulbs in a five-inch pot, and you will have as lovely a pot of 

 bloomasvou can imagine. Words fail to do it justice. Flower 

 stems grow a foot in height, bearing a dense spike of sky blue 

 bells tipped with white, and oh! so lovely. Please remember 

 that mine is an improved strain of Grape Hyacinth, much supe- 

 rior to the old form. 



Improved Bine.— Three for 5 cts; twelve for 15 cts. 

 Snow White.— New and scarce. 2 cts. each; six for 10 ct» 



