HINTS ON THE CULTIVATION 



HYACINTHS. 



AUTUMN, 1899, 



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Pot Culture 

 in the Window 

 or Greenhouse. 

 —A four-inch pot 

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growth of the bulb. It de- 

 lights in a light, rich, sandy 

 soil ; when placed in the pot 

 the upper surface of the bulb 

 should show above the soil. 

 After potting,water thorouguly and place 

 them in a dark, cool place in the 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 greenhouse, to 

 QLfEi >', /0/^^^0^/ : ■•'"'^ISF 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 

 necessary to keep them erect. 



Glass Culture.— Hyacinths are very pretty and 

 very interesting when grown in glasses. Their 

 management thus is simple and as follows: Fill the glass with clean 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 in 

 pot culture. Change the water frequently, washing out the roots, if necessary, to cleanse them 

 of any foreign substance. A piece of charcoal 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 cultivated 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 during 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 undisturbed and with 

 excellent success. 



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