*ot Culture In 

 the Window or 



Greenhouse. — A 



4-inch pot is the 

 best size for the 

 successful grow tli 

 of the bulb. It 

 delights in a 

 light, rich, sandy 

 soil; when placed 

 in the pot the up- 

 per surface of the 

 bulb should show 

 above the soil. 

 After potting, water thor- 

 oughly and place in a dark, 

 cool cellar, or out of doors, 

 well covered up with ashes, 

 sand or such like material, 

 there to remain until well- 

 rooted, when they should be 

 taken in, a few at a time, to 

 keep up a succession of bloom, 

 and set in a warm and light 

 place, in the house or green- 

 house to bring them into flower. When 

 in active growth they should have an 

 abundance of water, Support the flower 

 stems with light stakes if it becomes nec- 

 essary to keep them erect. 



Glass Culture. — Hyacinths are very pret- 

 ty and very interesting when grown in 

 glasses. Their management thus is simple 

 and as follows: Fill the glass with dean 

 rain-water, so that the base of the bulb 

 when set in the receptacle for it on top 

 of the glass will just touch the water. Set 

 away in a cool, dark place until well 

 rooted. A succession may be kept up In 

 the manner recommended for pot culture. 

 Change the water frequently, washing out 

 the roots, if necessary, to cleanse them of 

 any foreign substance. A piece of char- 

 coal in the glass will serve to keep the 

 water sweet, and also afford nourishment 

 to the plant. 



Out-Door Culture. — Plant in October or early in November, in soil deeply culti- 

 vated and rich. Set the bulbs about six inches apart and about four inches deep, 

 and when convenient, placing a handful of sand around each to prevent rot. Cover 

 the surface of the bed with light, short manure, as a protection to the bulbs dur- 

 ing the severe months of winter. Remove this covering as soon as the severe 

 frost is gone in spring. After flowering, and when the foliage is well matured, 

 the bulbs may be removed from the soil and kept dry until the following fall; or, 

 if the bed is wanted for summer flowering plants before the foliage is ripened, the 

 bulbs may be carefully removed and again covered with soil In any out-of-the- 

 way corner of the garden until they have matured their foliage. 



Some cultivators allow their bulbs to remain in the beds for several years un- 

 disturbed and with excellent success. 



Hints on the Cultivation 



OF 



HYACINTHS. 



