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DUTCH HYACINTHS. 



The Hyacinth is so well known and esteemed that any description of its many good qualities 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 — the earlier the better. They succeed 

 in any good, well-drained garden soil. Set the bulbs so that the tops will be 3 or 4 inches below the surface and (^ to 10 inches 

 apart. ' Before very severe weather comes on, cover the beds with straw, leaves or manure to protect 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 should 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 5inch pot, and have the tops of the 

 bulbs just above the surface. After potting give a good watering, and set away in a cool cellar or outhouse and cover with coal- 

 ashes or some litter, until thoroughly rooted; this usually takes from 6 to 8 weeks. During this period be careful that they do not 

 become dry. They may then be brought as wanted for a succession of flowers into a cool, light room. After the spikes are fully 

 developed they may be placed in the dining or sitting room or wherever they are wanted. 



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 water. 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. Should the water become foul, pour off carefully and renew. A piece of charcoal about an inch 

 in diameter, placed in each glass, will keep the water sweet Give as much fresh air as possible without letting them stand in a 

 draught, and at a temperature of not over sixty degrees until the spikes are developed. To put them at once into a room with a 

 temperature of say seventy degrees would cause them to flower prematurely. 



EXTRA SELECTED FIRST-SIZE DOUBEE NAMEO HYACINTHS. 



While Double-flowering Hyacinths do not, as a rule, produce as fine spikes as the single sorts offered on page 

 exceedingly handsome, and deserves extensive cultivation. The varieties lifted below are those which we have 

 tests to be the most satisfactory. 



Price. Any of the extra selected first-sized named Hyacinths (except where noted) 12 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. ; 

 Jf wanted by mail add 20 cts. per doz, for postage; price of single bulbs includes postage. 



DOUBLE RED, ROSE, Etc. 

 Bouquet Royal. Salmon pink, red centre. 

 Bouquet Tendre. Dark carmine red; good spike. 

 Grootvorst. Very fine blush rose; large, compact spike. 

 Lord Wellington. The finest double light pink; large bells. 15 cts. each; $1.25 



per doz,; ?!8.00 per 100. 

 Noble Par Merite. Deep rose pink; extra double bells. 

 Prince of Orange. Dark rose; fine spike; semi-double. 



DOUBLE PURE AND TINTED WHITE. 

 Bouquet Royal. Pure white; good spike; extra. 

 Isabella. The finest double blush white; large bells and spike. 15 cts. each; $1,25 



per doz. 

 Double La Qrandesse. The double flowering form of the well-known single 



pure white. Extra fine. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 

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

 La Virginite. Blush white, with dark centre; fine spike. 

 Prince of Waterloo. Pure white; large bells and spike. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per 



doz. 



DOUBLE BLUE, LAVENDER, PURPLE, Etc. 

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

 tiarrick. Deep azure blue; very large spike. 

 General Antinck. Light blue, deep centre; good truss. 

 General Kohler. One of the finest double bright blues. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per 



doz.; .^8.00 per 100. 

 Othello. Rich dark blue. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; ,$8.00 per 100. 

 Van Speyk. Fine light porcelain blue; very large truss and bells. 



DOUBLE YELLOW. 

 Bouquet Orange. Dark reddish orange. 

 Goethe. Light yellow; large spike. 

 Jaune Supreme. Deep vellow-shaded orange. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz ; 



$8.00 per 100. 

 Minerva. Orange yellow; extra large and fine flower; semi-double. 15 cts. each; 



$1.25 per doz. 

 Sunflower. The finest double pure yellow. 15 cts, each; $1.25 per doz. 



Price. All of the extra selected first-size named Hyacinths (except where noted) 

 at the uniform price of 12 cts. each; $L00 per doz. ff wanted by mail, add 

 20 cts, per dozen for postage. No e.rtra charge for mailing single bulbs. 



Collections of First-Size Named Hyacinths. 



Dreer's Special Selection for Pot Culture. 



A selection of magnificent and distinct .sorts, which may confidently be expected to 

 produce spikes of exceptional size. For culture see above. 



12 distinct named varieties (9 singles and .3 doubles), our selection, $1.00 or by 

 mail, $1.20. ' 



Dreer's Special Selection for Growing in Water. 



Many varieties do not succeed grown in this way. This selection is made up of 

 sorts which are s|)ecially adapted for the purpose. For culture see above. 



12 distinct named varieties (9 singles and 3 doubles), our selection, $1 00 or bv 

 mail, $1.20. 



4, yet they are 

 found by actual 



$7.00 per 100. 



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Single flowering Hyacinths are usually the most satisfactory, producing the finest spikes of bloom. 



