2 FARQUHAR’S AUTUMN CATALOGUE. 
HYACINTHS. 
REMARKS ON CULTIVATION. 
HYACINTHS for POT CULTURE may be planted from Sep- 
tember to December, though October is perhaps the best time for 
potting the mass. The soil should be rich and light; good loam, witha 
very liberal mixture of old rotten cow manure, and a little leaf mould 
and sand, will suit them well. Before potting, clear off all small bulbs 
or offsets, place a piece of broken pot over the hole of the pot, and then 
fill with soil, leaving the apex of the bulb just above the surface, and 
press the soil firm. The soil under the bulb should not be pressed be- 
fore itis planted. After potting, give a good watering, and place them 
in some out-of-the-way corner of the garden, where they can have the 
requisite amount of protection from frost, till they are well rooted, when 
they may be removed to the greenhouse, forcing-house, or drawing- 
room, as may be required, Keeping near the light, giving abundance 
of water, and a moderately moist atmosphere. If new pots are used, 
they should be plunged in water at least one or two days before plant- 
ing the bulbs. 
HY ACINTHS IN GLASSES. — The water should only just touch 
the base of the bulbs; use pure pond or rain water mixed with two or 
three grains of salt in each glass, to keep the water clear, changing 
when it becomes foul; but at whatever time it is given, it ought to be 
of the same temperature as the air in which the bulbs are growing. 
Place them in a dark cool room or closet or cellar for four or five #* 
weeks, until the roots have grown considerably, when they may be 
removed to the light. Full light, the sunniest situation, and air are 
very desirable, as they keep them dwarf and give full development 
and brightness to the flower and color. Onno account should they be 
placed near the fire or in a dry atmosphere, as they will not succeed 
well unless put in a cool situation, where frost cannot reach them. Fill 
up the glasses with water as the level sinks by the feeding of the roots 
and by evaporation. Single Hyacinths are the best for Pot and Glass 
culture. 
HYACINTHS OUT OF DOORS should be planted from October 
till frost setsin. They succeed in any good garden soil. Add some two 
inches of well-rotted manure, dig deep, and plant the bulbs about five 
or six inches apart, with a little sand round them, and three inches 
below the surface, covering during the winter with leaves, straw, or 
pulverized manure, to protect them from frost. No spring flower can 
compete with the Hyacinth in intrinsic beauty, grand and varied effect, 
and delicious fragrance. 
Single Hyacinth. 
CHOICE UNNAMED HYACINTHS. 
Farquhar’s Mixed Sorts for Bedding, Forcing, etc. 
All these are sound flowering bulbs, and will be found far superior to 
those usually sold as Mixed MHyacinths, as they comprise free-flowering 
varieties of the most attractive colors and shades. All are varieties which 
bloom about the same time and grow of nearly uniform height. 
SINGLE VARIETIES. 
| DOUBLE VARIETIES. 
Each. Doz. roo. | 
Each. Doz. 100. 
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Twenty-five of a kind sold at 100 rates; 6 at dozen rates. 
By mail, add 15 cents per dozen, or 2 cents per bulb, to pay postage. 
NAMED BEDDING HYACINTHS. 
Taking into consideration the fine, solid bulbs we furnish, these are 
remarkably moderate in price. 
They are specially adapted for planting in lines, or forcing in pans. Each 
color being of one effective variety, a most beautiful effect is produced. 
They comprise the following colors : — 
BRIGHT RED. BLUSH. LIGHT BLUE. ROSE. 
PURE WHITE. DARK BLUE. YELLOW. VIOLET. 
Price, each, 6 cents; dozen, 60 cents; per 100, $4.50. 
By mail, add 20 cents per duzen, to pay postage. 
