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-when planted in masses, or in smal] 
DREER’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 7 
HYACINTHS IN PACKAGES. 
The following are put up in packages of six roots each, with names and colors marked, and 
are sold at lower prices than the same quality of roots can be when selected from the Catalogue. 
They are all free-blooming, choice varieties. Nos. 1 and 2 are double, 3 and 4 single, 5 half 
double and half single. 
Also, packages of six roots each, with colors marked, but are not named. No. 6, double; No. 
7, single; No. 8, half double and half single. 
No. 1.—$1.00 per package. No. 4.—$1.25 per package. 
we CONTAINS : 
eer Brive Movrant, dark blue. 
Anna Marta, white, red eye. EMMELINE, pink. 
(FENERAL ANTINK, light blue. 
(;ROSSFURST, pink. 
J.a VIRGINITE, rosy white. 
MEHEMED ALI, dark blue. 
Panorama, dark red. 
Granp Lixas, porcelain blue. 
GRAND VEDETTE, pure white. 
GRANDEUR A MERVEILLE, rosy white. 
MapAME Hopson, crimson. 
No. 5.—$1.25 per package. 
CONTAINS 3 DOUBLE AND 3 SINGLE. 
BovaueT D’ORANGE, orange. 
Lorp WeEL.rxeTon, bright blue. 
Princess RoyAt, rich crimson. 
GRAND VAINQUEUR, pure white. 
Kine or HoLuanp, orange. 
Prince oF SAXE WEIMER, dark blue. 
No. 2.—$1.25 per package. 
COXTAINS : 
Biockszerc, porcelain blue. 
Bouquet TeNnprE, dark crimson. 
Czar NICHOLAS, rose. 
Lorp Anson, rosy white. 
Mienon Von Drisruout, dark blue. 
Prince oF WATERLOO, pure white. 
No. 6.—85 ets. per package. 
CONTAINS (DOUBLE.) 
Red and pink, blue and porcelain, white and 
rosy white. 
No. 7.—85 cts. per package. 
CONTAINS (SINGLE.) 
Red and pink, blue and porcelain, white ana 
rosy white. 
No. 8.—85 cts. per package. 
Mrs. Beecuer Stowe, pure white. CONTAINS 3 DOUBLE AND 3 SINGLE. 
Norma, pink. Red and pink, blue and porcelain, white and 
VOLTAIRE, rosy white. | rosy white. 
TULIPS, 
Tue Tu tp, of all bulbous flowers, is 
the most celebrated, popular and bril- 
liant, and has always been prized by 
florists, as the most decorative and 
showy of spring flowers; and not sim- 
ply for effect alone, for many of the 
choice kinds have a delicacy of pencel- 
ling, and richness of tinting,which excel 
all other plants. They are easy of cul- 
ture, both in the conservatory or parlor, 
(for which the early varieties are re- 
commended) and the open garden. They 
will thrive in almost any good soil. A 
sandy, soil enriched with rotted cow 
manure, is, however, preferable—and 
being perfectly hardy,they can well claim 
a prominent rank among hardy bulbs. 
Their cultivation is yet so limited, 
that their real beauty is not generally 
recognized. A few bulbs scattered here 
and there produce but little effect, but 
No. 3.—$1.00 per package. 
CONTAINS : 
Barox Van Tuy tu, deep blue. 
Exicus, deep blue with white eye. 
L’'AMIE DU CUR, crimson. 
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groups, they become at once grand and 
brilliant, and eclipse, in real variety of 
coloring and picturesque effect, almost 
any other flower. 
