DUTCH HYACINTHS. 



The Hyacinth is so well known and esteemed that any description of its many good qualiiies is needless. The list now 

 offered includes nearly every shade of red, white, blue, yellow, etc. 



Outdoor Culture.^The bulbs may be planted any time from October to December — ihe earlier the better. They succeed 

 in any good, well-tlrained garden soil. Set the bulbs so that the tops will he 3 or 4 inches below the surface and 6 to 10 inches 

 apart. Before very severe weather comes on, cover the beds with straw, leaves or manure lo ]irotect them from the frost, but 

 care should be taken that this covering is not too thick, as the bulbs are as likely to be injured by being kept too warm as by 

 freezing; this ';houId be removed in March, or when danger from hard frost Is past. 



Pot Culture. — Plantings may be made at any time from September to December, though October is the best time. A light, 

 rich soil, with a mixture of well-rotted cow or sheep manure, is most suitable. Use a 4 or 5-inch pot, and have the tnp of tlie 

 bulljs just above the surface. After potting give a g^od watering and set away in a ciol cellar or outhouse and cover with 

 coal-ashes or some litter, until thorougidy rooted ; this usually takes from 10 to 12 weeks. 1 hey may then be brought as wanted 

 for a succession of flowers into a moderately warm, light room. 



Culture in Glasses. — When it is desired to grow Hyacinths in water, they should be placed so that the base of the bulb 

 merely touches the wdter. The glasses should then be set in a cool, dark closet, or in the cellar, until filled with roots, when 

 they may be brought into the light. Give as much fresh air as possible without letting the plants stand in a draught, and as nearly 

 as possil)le at a temperature of sixty degrees until the spikes are developed. To put them at once into a room with a tempera- 

 ture of say 70 degrees would cause them to llower prematurely. 



EXTRA SEI^ECTEO FIRST SIZE HOUBEE 

 NAMED HYACINTHS. 



While Double Hyacinths do not, as a rule, produce as fine spikes as the single 

 sorts offered on the next page, especially, when grown in water, yet they are ex- 

 ceedingly handsome, and deserve extensive cultivation. The varieties listed below 

 are those which we have found by actual tests to be the most satisfactory. 



DOUBLE RED ROSE, Etc. 

 Bauquet Royal. Salmon pink, red centre. 

 Bouquet Tendre. Dark carmine red, good spike. 

 (irootvorst. Very fine blush pink; large, compact spike. 

 Lord Wellington. The finest double pink. 12 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz. 

 Noble Par Merite. Deep rose ; extra double. 

 Prince of Orange. Rosy pink ; fine spike. 



DOUBLE PURE AND TINTED WHITE. 

 Bouquet Royal. Pure white; good spike; extra. 

 Duchess of Bedford. Pure white. 



Isabella. The finest double blush white. 12 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz. 

 La Tour d'Auvergne. Earliest pure white; grand spike; extra. 

 La Virginite. Blush white; fine spike. 



Prince of Waterloo. Pure white; large bells and sjiike. 12 cts. each; $1.25 

 per doz. 



DOUBLE BLUE, LAVENDER, PURPLE, Etc. 

 Blocksberg. Finest light blue; very large, compact spike. 

 Qarrick. Deep azure blue ; very large spike. 

 General Antinck. Light blue; good truss. 

 Prince of Saxe Weimar. Deep purple. 

 Rembrandt. Light porcelain blue. 

 Van Speyk. Fine porcelain blue ; very large truss. 



DOUBLE YELLOW. 

 Bouquet Orange. Dark orange salmon. VI cts. each ; $1 25 per doz. 

 Jaune Supreme. Citron-yellow. 12 cts. each; $1.25 per doz. 

 Goethe. Light yellow; large spike. 

 Minerva. Orange yellow; extra large and fine flower; semi-double. 12 cts. 



each; $1.25 per doz. 

 Ophir d'Or. Citron-yellow, with purple centre. 12 cts. each ; $1.25 per doz. 



Price: All of the extra selected first size named Hvacinths (except where 

 noted) at the uniform price of 10 CtS, each ; $1.00 per dOZ. If^vautedby mail, 

 add 18 cts. per dozen for postage. No extra charge for mailing single bulbs. S,-:k. op Do, „le Hvacin-.h. 



COEEECTIONS OF FIRST SI^JE NAMED HYACINTHS. 



Dreer's Selection for Pot Culture. 



A selection of magnificent and disiinct sorts, which may 

 confidently be expected to produce spikes of exceptional size. 

 For culture see above. 



12 distinct named- varieties (6 sircle.-^ and 6 doubles) our 

 selection, $1.00, or by mall $1.15. " ' 



Dreer's Selection for Growing in Water. 



M.iny varieties do not succeed grown in this way. This se- 

 lection is made up of sorts which are specially adapted for the 

 purpose. For culture see above. 



12 distinct named varieties (9 singles and 9 doubles), our 

 selection, $1.00, or by mail $1,15. 



