DREER'S RELIABLE BULBS 



We offer on this and the following pages a list of the more important bulbs for blooming during the late winter and early spring 

 months. Most of these bulbs are grown in Holland, and we usually receive our supplies by the middle of September. 

 ISP^Send in your order now and the bulbs will be forwarded as soon as they reach us. 

 Our complete Catalogue of Spring-flowering Bulbs will be sent out as usual during the first days of September. 



Dutch Roman 



or Miniature 



Hyacinths 



DUTCH HYACINTHS 



The Hyacinth is so well known and esteemed that any descrip- 

 tion of its many good qualities is needless. We give below short 

 cultural directions. For complete cultural notes see our book, 

 Drccr's Hints on the Growing of Bulbs. Price, 25 cts., or free to 

 customers if asked for at the time of ordering. 



Outdoor Culture. -The bulbs may be planted from October 

 to December. 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 6 to 10 inches apart. Before very severe weather 

 comes on cover the beds with straw, leaves or manure, to protect 

 them from the frost; this should be removed when danger from 

 hard frost is past in the spring. 



Pot Culture.— Plantings may be made at any time from 

 September to December. A light, rich soil, or Prepared Bulb 

 Fibre, is most suitable. Use a 4- or 5-inch pot (or several bulbs 

 may be planted together in larger pots or bulb pans) 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. 

 They may then be brought as wanted for a succession of flowers 

 into the house, keeping them in a very cool light room until the 

 flower spikes are developed, when they may be placed wherever 

 wanted. 



Dutch Roman or Miniature Hyacinths 



These are small bulbs of the single-flowering Dutch Hyacinths, and quite distinct from the French Romans, and excellent for grow- 

 ing in pans, pots or boxes, in soil or prepared fibre, blooming early and freely. They may be planted close together in the pans, pots 

 or boxes, or in beds in the open ground, with charming effect. 



Gertrude. Deep rose. 



Gigantea. Soft blush or shell pink. 



La Victoire. Brilliant rosy-crimson. 



Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain-blue. 

 King of the Blues. Rich, deep blue. 

 Queen of the Blues. Silvery azure-blue. 



La Grandesse. Snow white. 

 L'Innocence. Purest white. 

 City of Haarlem. Rich yellow. 



Price. Any of the above named varieties, 12 cts. each; SI. 00 per doz.; S7.00 per 100, postpaid. 



Choice Bedding Hyacinths 



Few bulbs can be used for bedding with such good 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, it is a matter of comment that larger plantings are not seen in 

 private gardens. 



Gertrude. Bright rosy pink, of sturdy compact growth. 

 La Victoire, or Victory. Brilliant rosy-red; a fine variety. 

 Marconi. Rich rose-pink, magnificent spikes of closely set bells. 

 Queen of the Pinks. A lovely tone of rosy-pink, large bells. 

 Roi des Beiges. Brilliant crimson-scarlet; a grand bedder. 

 General Vetter. Large spikes of creamy blush white. 

 La Grandesse. An extra fine pure white. 

 L'Innocence. The most popular of the pure whites for bedding. 



Enchantress. Color sky-blue shading lighter to the centre. 



Grand Maitre. Rich, deep lavender blue shaded darker. 



King of the Blues. A grand rich dark lustrous blue. 



Perle Brilliante. Very large bells and spike of light sky-blue. 



Queen of the Blues. A beautiful silvery azure-blue. 



City of Haarlem. Rich yellow. 



Yellow Hammer. Pure yellow and one of the best. 



Price. Any of the above Choice Bedding Hyacinths, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100, postpaid. 



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NOTE— Six or more Bulbs of one variety at dozen price, twenty-6ve or more at hundred price 



