BOLGIANO OF BALTIMORE 



A BED OF FIRST SIZE HYACINTHS 



DUTCH HYACINTHS 



These are among the most popular and most dependable of all flowering bulbs. Their showy, wax-like, bell-shaped 

 flowers borne in large trusses, are delightfully fragrant and unsurpassed for beauty. Hyacinths are most attractive for 

 indoor planting during the winter (in pots of soil or glasses of water) or outdoors in beds or group-plantings. 



OUTDOOR CULTURE. Carefully prepare the soil to a 

 depth of twenty inches. This enables the roots to pene- 

 trate the soil easily and to develop properly. Hyacinths 

 succeed well in any good soil, provided it is well drained 

 and not too heavy. (Soil may be loosened up and also 

 drained by the addition of a little sand.) Plant Hyacinth 

 bulbs any time from October 1 to December 1, or even 

 later if the ground is not frozen. Set the bulbs 6 inches 

 deep (to the bottom of the bulbs) and 6 to 10 inches apart. 

 After the ground freezes protect the beds with a light cov- 

 ering of straw, leaves or coarse manure. Be sure to remove 

 this covering as soon as severe weather is past. 



POT CULTURE. Plantings may be maae at any time 

 from September to December. Fill a pot or bulb pan with 

 light rich soil or bulb fibre. Provide proper drainage by 

 placing a piece of broken pot over the hole in the bottom 

 of the pot or pan. Set the bulbs- so the crowns or tops of 

 the bulbs just appear above the surface and water freely. 

 Set the pots away in a cool dark cellar or bury them in the 



ground outdoors, covering them with sand or ashes to a 

 depth of six inches. This enables the bulbs to make a 

 strong root growth without any top growth which is essen- 

 tial to obtain the most perfect and most beautiful blooms. 

 After eight or ten weeks bring the pots first into a cool 

 dark room and then, when the bulbs are about to flower, 

 into a warmer, light room. By preparing a number of pots 

 or pans a few may be brought into the house at a time and 

 a succession of blooming Hyacinths had throughout the 

 entire winter, Plant one bulb to a 4-inch pot, three bulbs 

 to a 6-inch pan. 



CULTURE IN GLASSES. Use a Hyacinth vase and fill 

 with water. Set the bulbs so the base just barely touches 

 the water. Too much water will cause the bulbs to rot and 

 spoil the flowers. Place the glass in a cool, dark closet until 

 the flower has been pushed well up out of the neck of the 

 bulb, then bring into the light for further development. 

 Change the water frequently, give plenty of fresh air, but 

 avoid all drafts. (See page 4 for Hyacinth Glasses.) 



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