Dreer's Aututnn Catalogue, 1900. 



COLLECTIONS OF HYACINTHS FOR BEOS 



Circular Bed of Hyacinths. 



FEW bulbs can be used for bedding with such goqd 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 separate 

 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., 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 rovj 3 inches from edge of bed ; each bed reqiiij'es 108 

 bulbs, planted 6 inches apart each way. 



"CIRCULAR" BED OF HYACINTHS "A." 



Price : Selected 1st Size Bull).';, ISIO.OO ; 3d Size Bulbs, S8.00. 



1st row (outside) 33 Robert Steiger. Deep red. 



2d 

 3d 

 4th 

 5th 



Pure white. 



27 Baroness van Thuyll. 

 21 La Peyrouse. Blue. 

 15 Grandeur A'Merveille. Blush, 

 (centre) 12 Baron van Thuyll. Purple. 



"QUAKER CITY" BED OF HYACINTHS. 



Price : Selected Ist Size Bulbs, Sll.OO ; 2d Size Bulbs, S8.00. 



Pure white. 

 30 

 30 Gigantea. 



Spaces No. 1. 

 2. 

 3. 



Baroness van Thuyll. 

 Leonidas. Lavender, 

 'ink. 



"CIRCULAR" BED OF HYACINTHS " B." 



Price : Selected 1st Size Bulbs, S9.o0 ; 2d Size Bulbs, S8.00. 



1st row (outside) 33 Leonidas. Lavender. 

 2d " 27 Grand Vedette. Snow white. 



3d i' 21 Gen. Pelissier. Bright red. 



4ih " 15 King of the Blues. Deep blue. 



5th " (centre) 12 Gertrude. Rose. 



"INDEPENDENCE" BED OF HYACINTHS. 



Price: Selected 1st Size Bulbs, S9.50; 2d Size Bulbs, S8.00. 



Spaces No. 1. 32 Mad. Van der Hoop. Snow white. 

 " 2. 38 Gen. Pelissier. Bright red. 

 " 3. 38 King of the Blues. Deep blue. 



As the above Collections are too heavy 

 to be sent by mail, they will 

 be forwarded by express 

 or freight at custom- 

 er's expense. 



¥ 



A 



The 

 combinations 

 of colors in 

 any of the Beds will be 

 changed, if so desired, at the same cost. 



' Quaker City " Bed of Hyacinths. 



■ Independence " Bed of Hyacinths. 



