EXTRA SELECTED FIRST SIZE DOUBLE 

 NAMED HYACINTHS. 



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

 sorts offered on the opposite 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. 

 Bouquet Royal. Salmon pink, red centre. 

 Bouquet Tendre. Dark carmine red, good spike. 

 Qrootvorst. 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. 



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

 La Virginite. Blush white ; fine spike. 



Prince of Waterloo. Pure white ; large bells and spike. 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. 

 Qoethe. Light yellow ; large spike. 

 Jaune Supreme. Citron-yellow. 

 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. 



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

 noted) at the uniform price of 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. If wanted by 

 mail, add 18 cts. per dozen for postage. No extra charge for mailing single 

 bulbs. 



COLLECTIONS OF FIRST SIZE NAMED 

 HYACINTHS, 



Dreer's 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 page 3. 



12 distinct named varieties (6 singles and 6 doubles), our selection, SI. 00, 

 or by mail §1.15. 



Dreer's Selection for Growing in Water. 



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

 made up of sorts which are specially adapted for the purpose. For culture 

 see page 3. 



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

 or by mail $1. 15. 



Glasses for Hyacinths. 



These are offered on page 3. 



DUTCH ROMAN HYACINTHS. 



These are small, single-flowering Dutch Hyacinths, and quite distinct 

 from the French Romans offered on page 6, and excellent for growing in 

 pots, pans or boxes, blooming early and freely. They may be planted 

 close together in the pots, pans or boxes, or in beds in the open ground, 

 with charming effect. 



Charles Dickens. Delicate rose. 

 Gertrude. Deep rose. 

 General Pelissier. Deep scarlet. 

 Gigantea. Soft blush or shell-pink. 

 Baroness van Thuyll. Pure 



white. 

 Grandeur a'Merveille. Blush 



white. 



La Grandesse. Snow white. 



L'Innocence. Purest white. 



Czar Peter. Light porcelain-blue. 



Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain- 

 blue. 



King of the Blues. Rich, deep 

 blue. 



Queen of the Blues. Silvery-blue. 



Price, any of the above named varieties, 5 cts. each ; 40 cts. 

 per doz. ; $2.75 per 100. 



J8@f° If wanted by mail, add 6 cts. per dozen on Miniature Hya- 

 cinths for postage. Single bulbs mailed icithout additional cost. 



Dutch Roman Hyac;ki 



French Roman Hyacinths are offered on page 6. 



