Dreer’s Autumn Catalogue, 1898. 
COLLECTIONS & HY ACINTHS & BEDS 
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EW bulbs can be used for bedding with such good effect as Hyacinths, and every spring they form one of the features of the 
principal public parks, and, considering the little trouble necessary for their care and the low cost of planting a good-sized 
bed, it is a matter of comment that larger plantings are not seen in private gardens. While mixed Hyacinths in the sepa- 
rate colors are well adapted for bedding purposes, yet where a special design is wanted in which the colors must be sharp and 
distinct, we advise using the named varieties. Not only do you then get the requisite colors, but at the same time much finer 
individual spikes of flower which well repays for the slight increase in cost, 
Cultural directions will be found on page 4. We might add that Hyacinth bulbs in some soils do well for a number of 
years without lifting or replanting. After the tops die down, the beds may be sown or planted with shallow-rooting plants, such 
as Petunias, Verbenas, Portulaca, etc., etc., which will keep the beds bright throughout the summer and in no way hurt the bulbs. 
The size of the following beds are 6 feet in diameter, plant outside row 3 inches from edge of bed, each bed requires 108 bulbs, 
Planted 6 inches apart each way. 
‘CIRCULAR’? BED OF HYACINTHS <«A.”’ ««CIRCULAR’”’ BED OF HYACINTHS ‘B.’’ 
Price, $6.50. Price, $6.50. 
Ist row (outside) 33 Robert Steiger. Deep red. Ist row (outside) 33 Leonidas. Lavender. 
XG 27 Baroness van Thuyll. Pure white. Mel 27 Grand Vedette. Snow white. 
Sdn 21 Charles Dickens. Blue. Bel & 21 Robert Steiger. Crimson. 
4th «“ 15 Grandeur A’Merveille. Blush. 4th « 15 Baron van Thuyll. Deep blue. 
5th “ (centre) 12 Baron van Thuyll. Purple. Sth “ (centre) 12 Gertrude. Rose. 
*sQUAKER CITY’’ BED OF HYACINTHS. ‘INDEPENDENCE’? BED OF HYACINTHS. 
A Most Dainty Combination. Price, $6.75. A Bold and Effective Bed. Price, $7.00. 
Spaces No.1. 48 Baroness van Thuyll. Pure white. Space No. 1. 32 Mad. Van der Hoop. Snow white. 
@ 2. 30 Leonidas. Lavender. ee 2. 38 Queen of Hyacinths. Bright red. 
<e 3. 30 Gigantea. Pink. a 3. 38 King of the Blues. Deep blue. 
Any of the above beds can be furnished with the same varieties, but second-stze bu/bs, at $5.00 per bed. 
As the above Collections are too heavy 
to be sent by mail, they will 
be forwarded by express 
or freight at custom- 
ers’ expense. 
The 
combinations 
of colors in 
changed, if so desired, at the same cost. 
Quaker City”? Bap or HyacintHs “INDEPENDENCE” Bep OF HYACINTHS. 
