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HYACINTHS IN POTS. — For the house and conservatory, pots, boxes or stands may be used. The bulbs can be 

 planted from September to the middle of December ; any good soil, such as is generally used for potting plants, will answer ; 

 if, however, extra-fine flowers are desired, good sandy loam, thoroughly mixed with well-rotted manure, should be used. In 

 placing the bulbs in pots, etc., about one-third should remain above the surface, and if the base rests in some clear sand, so 

 much the better. After planting, water well, and put in a cool, dark cellar, or similar place. This treatment is to develop a 

 vigorous growth of roots, which is very necessary before the bulbs commence to send up flower stalks. During this time the 

 bulbs need only to be looked at occasionally to see that they don't get too dry, but if watered thoroughly at first they will 

 very likely not need any more until five to seven weeks have passed, when they can be brought into full light and air and 

 watered freely. For a succession of bloom, plant at intervals of two weeks. 



HYACINTHS IN OPEN GROUND. — Hyacinths like good soil deeply dug, and if a dressing is needed, a mixture of 

 sand and well-rotted manure is best. If there is any choice of location select a well-drained, light soil, well exposed to the 

 sun. Set the bulbs out in September, October or November, planting about 

 four inches deep ; after frost has set in it would be well to cover the beds with 

 three or four inches of coarse litter ; this will prevent hasty freezing or 

 thawing ; care, however, must be taken to remove this covering early in the 

 Spring. The best distance for planting is seven inches apart each way. 



■will contain 



The Autumn ninnbers of" Success wilh Flowers' 

 tmicli about Hyacintlis. 



BOIJBLE MYACfflTMS, 



Each. 



Anna Maria. — Delicate creamy white on outer 



]5etal5, blending to a purple eye on the inner ones.go 25 



Bouquet Tendre. — Flowers medium-sized, semi- 

 double, firm and compact; color, carmine rose . 20 



Bouquet Royal. — Dark red, beautifully shading out 

 to a fine rose color; flowers double and perfect. 



Bride of Lammermoor. — Beautifully variegated 

 in the centre, edged wilh a very darkblue; borne 

 on tall spike, very double and compact . . . 



Czar Nicholas. — .\ charming variety; bells very 

 double, of delicate rose ; a very fine variety . . 



Countesse of Salisbury. — Clear blue flowers, 

 l.iorne well up on the spike, which is tall . . 



Goethe. — ."V pretty variety ; fine bells, light yellow. 



La Tour d'Auvergne. — Large, solid trusses of 



pure white flowers 25 



La Virginite. — Medium-sized spike, large, droop- 

 ing bells of white, delicately blending to blush . 25 



L'Esperance. — Spike not so large as some; deep 



rose in centre of bells, artistically striped with red 20 



Lord "Wellington. — 

 Extra-large flowers, 

 very double and 



handsome; of ablush 



shade ; well named. 

 Madame de Stael. — 



Anextra-fine variety, 



with beautiful wa.xy 



blush bells, pink 



centre ; borne on tall 



spike 



Maria Louisa. — Deli- 

 cate rose color; this 



variety should b e 



belter known . . . 

 Noble par Merite. — 



Fine full spike of 



deep rosy flowers. 



very large and 



double ; this is a de- 

 sirable variety . . . 

 Non Plus Ultra. — As 



the name signifies, 



there is none better; color 



white, with deep violet eye; laige 



full, compact truss 

 Othello. — Well represents the f.imous 



character whose name it bears; 



flowers large and double, nearly 



black in color; grand and strik'in_ 



nnce ". . 



Ophir.— Beautiful, bright yellow flowers, 



jiink eye ; very distinct 



Prince Albert.— One of the very darkest 



purples seen in Hyacinths; large flowi 



pact 



Regina Victoria.— Very distinct, fine sal 



color ; good bells 



Robin Hood. — Good spike, with medium-sited bells of a clear dark 



blue ; very double 



Special Oflfer.— Tlie Complete Set of so The Best Double Hyacinths 

 caffered above for ^^, postpaid. 



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