DREER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 



3 



preferred ; the colors of such may be regulated according to taste. In potting, use the soil 

 as already described; each bulb should remain one-third above the surface of the soil, and 

 the base of each bulb should rest upon a strata of clean river sand. After potting place them 

 where intended to remain, upon a drv surface of ashes or sharp gravel, in the rotation of their 

 intended periods of bloom, each later potting plunged bevond the previous ones, and thus 

 arranged, water the whole well to imbed the bulbs firmly within the soil, allowing them 

 to remain until the bulbs and surfaces are again dry, for one or two days; then cover the 

 whole over to the depth of three or four inches with half-dried tan. sawdust, sand or soil, for 

 ^ix or eight weeks, in which position the preparatory root-growth is made, necessary to a 

 vigorous development of their flowerscapes. After the period adverted to, less or more, the 

 first potted bulbs may be taken up, the soil and sediment carefully brushed off, and removed 

 to a gentle hot-bed, or a warm genial greenhouse or room where the bloom will p»rogressively 

 expand, care being taken to screen the leaf-growth made in darkness for a few days. A 

 short difference of a week or fortnight between the periods of potting will produce a corre- 

 sponding difference in the periods of bloom. They are very effective when massed in Fern 

 Dishes, Window Boxes, or in pots ten inches in diameter and six inches deep, either all of 

 one color or assorted, according to fancy. 



DOUBLE NAMED HYACINTHS. 



For Beds and Border culture. Those marked early are suitable for growing in pots and 

 glasses, and force very readily, but are not so early as the single varieties, which are prefer- 

 able for forcing in glasses. 



Size of Bulbs. Some of the most beautiful varieties of Hyacinths, especially among the 

 double-flowering sort?, produce but small bulbs; but the small size of the bulb does not 

 diminish or increase the size of the spike or the beauty of the flowers. 



DOUBLE RED— of various shades. 



Alida Catharina. Delicate satiny 



rose; early, and very double flowers... 25 



Betsy. Light rose, large bells 25 



Bouquet royal. Rose, dark centre.... 30 

 Bouquet tendre. Dark crimson; 



early, and superior truss of flowers 25 



Comtesse de la Coste. Light rose, 



with violet centre : early, extra flowers. 25 ; 

 Czar Nicholas. Delicate rose, early. 25 i 

 Eclipse. Splendid scarlet ; early....... 30: 



Frederick the Great. Light rose ; 



early, extra large flowers 40 



Glory of the Netherlands. Dark 



red; fine large bells 25 



Grossfurst. Pink, violet centre ; very 



double, large bells 25 



L'esperance. Beautiful rose with 



nankeen reflex petals, very early 25 



Lord Wellington. Light rose; early, 



largest and finest bloom 30 



Madame Zoutman. Rosy crimson; 



large bells and early 25 



EACH 



3Iedea. Dark rose; late, extra fine 

 spike of flowers 25 



>'oble par merite. Dark rose, pink 

 stripe; early, fine spike 30 



Panorama. Bright rose, carmine cen- 

 tre, early, very double 25 



Prince of Orange. Bright rose; 

 early, fine pyranjidal truss 30 



Princesse royale. Red, violet cen- 

 tre; early, extra fine truss 25 



Racine. Brilliant crimson : a new 

 early forcinfr variety 50 



Regina Victoria. Dark rose; early, 

 very double, extra tine flowers .'.. 25 



Rouge deiicat. Vermilion red ; extra 50 



Sans Souci. Bright red; extra fine 

 pyramidal truss 40 



Sir Joseph Paxton. Deep crimson: 

 early, extra fine showy flowers 3't 



Temple d'Apollon. Light rose; 

 early ". 25 



Wilhelm II. Dark red ; very early.... 25 



DOUBLE WHITE— of various shades. 



A la mode. Pale blush, with lilac eye; 



very double and early 



Anna Xaria. Violet centre; early.... 

 Bouquet royal. Pure white, large 



flowers 



Bucentaurus. Yellow centre; early 



and fine truss 



Castor. Pure; extra fine flowers 



Due de Berry. Pure white, late 



Duchesse de Bedford. Pure; early, 



extra fine flowers 



Grand monarque de France. Blush 



with rose centre, immense bells 



Heroine. With yellow eye 



Jenny Lind. With purple eye: early. 



La deesse. Pure; large truss 



La Tour d'Auvergne. Pure; earlv. 



30 



25 

 25 

 35 



30 



30 

 40 

 30 

 25 

 30 



EACH 



. 25 



La virginite. Rose centre ; early. 

 Lord Castlereagh. With purple; 



extra fine flowers 25 



Mathilda. Blush; early, very fine 25 



Minerva. With purple; early 25 



Miss Kitty. Blush, with violet centre. 30 



Nanette. Pure; early 25 



Non Plus Ultra. With deep violet 



eye; very double, large bells 30 



Prince of AVaterloo. Pure; early, 



extra fine large bells and truss 



Sceptre d'or.' Yellow centre ; late.... 

 Sultan Achmed. Blush; large bells. 

 Triomphe de Blandine. Blush; 



early 



Venus. Yellow eye; extra fine truss... 

 Virgo. Rose centre; early 



