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ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



THE BEST WAY TO GROW BULBS INDOORS 



PLANT HYACINTHS in sandy soil, or make the soil porous with leaf mould secured from the woods. 

 Plant the bulb bottom down, and push the bulb tight in the soil so that the top of the bulb is 

 even with top soil Use old four or five-inch pots — never new pots if you can avoid it. There 

 are shallow wide pots, made to hold three or more bulbs; they are satisfactory to plant in where 

 onlv one variety is planted in a pot. Never feed the bulbs with manure — the power to flower is in the 

 bulbs A Hvacinth grown in water alone proves the truth of this. Give a good soaking after planting, 

 and water once or twice a week if necessary during the time the bulb makes roots. Put the pots after 



planting which should be done during September or October — in the ground, and cover the pot and 



all to the depth of three or four inches with soil. This is to prevent the roots from lifting the bulbs 

 out of the' pot. Or you can put them in the cellar where it is cool and dark. The idea is to have the 

 bulbs kept cool and dark, so that the roots will start before the tops do. Cover up the ones outside 

 with leaves or sawdust to the depth of six inches, as frost, if it reaches them, almost always results 

 in injury to the flowers. After four weeks or so examine the roots., and see if they are down to the 

 bottom of the pot; then bring the ones you want to flower early into a dark place where the tem- 

 perature is from fifty to seventy, but keep them dark by covering them up or placing them in a 

 dark cupboard They can be left outdoors or in the cellar if you do not want them so earlv, until 

 the sprout is as long as a man's finger. This brings them in later, but is the surest way to get fine 

 flowers as it is more natural than to force them quickly. When the sprouts have reached the length 

 of a man's finger they mav then be exposed to the light. If brought to the light sooner the result 

 will be that the top bells will open first, and then the flower is spoiled, for the top bells will be faded 

 before the lower bells open. The sprouts are yellow by keeping them covered, but that does not 

 matter, as they turn green quickly when brought to the light. 



Tulips and Narcissus are treated the same as Hyacinths, except that -when brought in from outdoors 

 or the cellar they can be placed in the full light at once. Instead ol pots you can use grape baskets. 



Gem Collection of Named Double Hyacinths 



FOR BEDDING OR POT CULTURE 



Price, 20 cents each; the Set of Twelve for $2.00. Any Six for $1.10. 



In presenting this beautiful collection of Hyacinths, we do so with the assurance that all who order 

 them will be amply repaid with fine bulbs, and the flowers during the winter months will cheer the home by 



their presence and perfume. We have spared no pains or expense to procure, in these sets, the very best 

 varieties that are produced in Holland. Try a set. None to equal them. In ordering, say "Gem Collection." 



LA VIRGINITE — Large spike of purest white. 



NOBLE PAR MERIT — A glorious red; extra early. 



BOUQUET ROYAL — One of the finest pinks. Extra 

 large spike. . . 



CHESTNUT BLOOM, "Kastanzebloom" — Extra large 

 truss; color bright rose. A fine variety. 



GENERAL ANTINCK — Clear, deep blue: extra fine. 



GRAND MONARQXE DE FRANCE, "White Bouquet 

 Royal" — Beautiful cream-white, a new shade in 

 Hyacinths. 



GOETHE — Pure yellow; excellent. 



ISABELLA — Extra, large truss of delicate blush- 

 white. 



A beautiful bright red 

 -A beautiful paper-white 



PRINCE OF ORANGE — 



color; extra. 



PRINCE OF WATERLOO- 



Hyacinth. 

 SNOWBALL, "Double La Grandesse" — As pure white 



as the driven snow; extra. 

 SUNFLOWER — Pure yellow, shade of sunflower. 



REMEMBER The above collection of "Gem" Hyacinths embraces the very best varieties that money 



will buy of Double Hyacinths. There are none better. 



Choice Collection of FANCY HYACINTHS 



In this collection we place all the high-priced varieties. There 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 twelve Hyacinths in your possession, you 

 havethe very best that monev can buy. They are every one gems of the first water. 



Price, 20c each, or Set of 12 for $2.00. Any Six $1.10. 



In ordering say "Fancy" Collection of Hyacinths. They are the largest, the most delicately colored and 



the most fragrant of all Hyacinths. 



BIRD OF PU11DISE — The spike is the largest of LA VICTOIRE — This is a bright red Hyacinth of 

 all yellow Hvacinths. The color is a rich deep 

 golden-vellow. Very pure. No other yellow Hya- 

 cinth approaches it in either color or size. 



CZAR PETER — This is without question the finest 

 of all light blue 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. 



ENCHANTRESS — Do not forget that the porcelain- 

 blue color in Hvacinths is the most admired and 

 in greatest demand. This is a delicate porcelain- 

 blue color. Extra fine. 



GRAND MAITRE, "Grand Mastar" — Deep porcelain- 

 blue; one of the grandest of all blue Hyacinths. 

 Much prized in Holland. 



KING OF THE BLUES — This is the richest and 

 most elegant of the dark blue Hyacinths; it is 

 so dark that the texture of the flower seems cov- 

 ered with a rich sheen of velvet almost black. 

 Exquisite. 



L\ GRANDESSE — This variety deserves the name 

 of Grandesse. Splendid, immense spikes of large 

 pure ivorv bells, waxy in appearance, vieing with 

 the snow in purity, while its fragrance is de- 

 licious, vet penetrating. Simply exquisite. The 

 best of "all whites. Extra fine. Immaculate in 

 color. 



REMEMBER that the foregoing Twelve Hyacinths are the very best in cultivation. Get them, and you 



have the best. 



the greatest merit. The color is a rich, even 

 shade of bright red. Superb. 



LADT DERBY — -This is said by all who have seen 

 it to be the best dark rose-colored Hyacinths yet 

 offered. The florets are extra large. Spike solid 

 and compact and of immense size, and the fra- 

 grance is delicious. The color is a rich, deep 

 rose, very bright and distinct. Elegant. 



SIR WILLIAM MANSFIELD — This is the rare color 

 in Hyacinths, being a most beautiful shade of 

 lilac or violet. When you see this in flower you 

 will always remember it. 



KING OF THE BELGIANS, "Roi des Beiges" — So 

 many persons complain that they never get a 

 bright red Hyacinth. The color of this grand va- 

 riety is a rich, glossy ruby-red of the brightest 

 hue. Certainly a gem. 



KING OF THE YELLOWS — A very pure yellow 

 color, one of the richest and best; hone better. 



QUEEN OF THE BLVJES — In Holland the delicate 

 blue Hyacinths take precedence over all other 

 colors, and the blue varieties in this collection 

 cost much more than any other color. With Czar 

 Peter this variety is a sure enough rival. It does 

 not conflict with any of the other blues in this 

 collection, being entirely distinct, a delicate 

 porcelain-blue, a color that is extremely rare in 

 flowers of any kind. Extra fine. 



