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HENDERSON'S “XX HY AGING 
INCLUDING BEAUTIFUL NOVELTIES. 
E HAVE a number of customers who are Hyacinth fanciers, and want the very largest and finest bulbs of the best varieties, regardless of price, to enable 
WV them to produce flowers superior to their neighbors—or for exhibition. To meet this demand we have arranged with our Holland growers to pick out at 
a fancy price a limited quantity of the very biggest bulbs harvested. 
[- The flowers of Hyacinths in an incipient form are stored in the hearts of the bulbs before maturity, exactly as they afterwards develop; so that if you purchase 
younger cheaper bulbs, containing in embryo only a few hells on a spike, no system of culture can make-them produce more that season. Therefore, for the finest 
results the best, oldest and largest bulbs (within certain limits) should be chosen, for these usually contain the most perfect and greatest number of flowers. 
The varieties of Hyacinths comprising our ‘‘ XX "’ assortment have been selected most carefully from hundreds of named varieties and are of distinct and 
superb shades and colorings, producing largest, perfectly furnished and formed trusses, and we unreservedly recommend them to our customers as superlatively 
fine for growing in either pots or glasses, for winter flowering in the house. In ordering, be sure to mention ‘“‘ XX" before each variety wanted of this grade. 
PRICES: PRICES: 
C ‘ ‘ includin ce H ‘ includin 
25 Choicest Single XX Hyacinths Nyvewiee|terce, ze 12 Choicest Double XX Hyacinths Nyenieg| dtivered sree 
SINGLE DEEP ROSE AND RED XX HYACINTHS. Each |’ Doz. DOUBLE RED, ROSE AND PINK XX HYACINTHS. Bach moon 
XX Distinction, New; novel and unioue color, garnet red striped = XX La Grand Concurrent, bright rose suffused pink, large double 
maroon, with a velvety texture, well filled compact spike... |$.25 | $2.50 bells and extra fine spike....... .{$.18 | $1.75 
XX Etna, New; a brilliant scarlet rose with carmine stripe; ex- XX Maria de Medicis, deep carmine rose, . erand sone ere aie 
tra large waxy bells, well furnished compact spike, not early 25 2.50 nished with large double bells; a show variety. etic) (othe) Worry 
XX Garabaldi, ric SS} nson, good sized bells, ante sndid spike, XX Lord Wellington, delicate rose pink and Ice immense 
well furnished h good sized bells, early and a fine forcer.| .18 1.75 double bells and grand spike; one of the finest double pinks..} .18 1.75 
XX Linnaeus, N bright carmine red of an attractive shade, XX Sir Joseph Paxton, lively deep rose red, large and very dou- 
large bells and good strong spike, early and extra fine for : ple bells and extra fine spike; early... . Saleen lermnegs a eee 1.75 
glasses and pots.... “25 2.50 : ; ; ’ : ; 
XX Roi des Belges (Kit ing of Sistitaa m), Aco blood Boe 7 ae DOUBLE WHITE AND TINTED XX HYACINTHS. 
rich and beautiful color being long retained; fine, tall, well XX Florence Nightingale, purest glistening white, large waxy 
flled and full rounded spike; not ez ae Pa sok ai 18 1.75 double bells, very handsome well furnished truss; extra fine. 18 Lv 
XX Isabella, New; white suffused with rosy blush, enormous Bret 
SINGLE PINK AND BLUSH XX HYACINTHS. decidedly double bells, fine spike; a fine exhibition sort. sje aal3s 1.75 
XX Cavaignac, soft salmon pink with rose stripes; large waxy XX Grand Vainqueur, Be waxy white poe large and double, 
bells, large full spike; a fine exhibitic on variety; not early....| .18 leds) handsome full truss........ Moca Cetse cis ee iced Uaioe al} oaks) 1.75 
XX Jacques, ‘“The Big Pink,’’ New; bright rosy pink, ae : ; 
cent tall full spike; the large st of any hyacinth grown......| .25 2.50 mote ee saan AND PURPLE XX HYACINTH, 
N § large ike heavily filled th1 = - », © ouble arles Dickens, rich deep blue with lilac oe 
Tete aes SSeiey rake an (eats a Vv bee ange w ky -18 1.75 cane ag eres bells ee Se a tall ela spike. . 18 1.75 
XX Pink Charles Dickens, deep rose suffused with blush pink, ARTICK ORR DU AZ Ure A DIMEN WIL CAL KE ICONUS ALEC ECOG, Z 
finely formed large spike of big fleshy bells, medium early... .}| .18 L7o pact spike of fine double bells.......... 18 1.75 
XX Duke of Norfolk, New; very dark meee biae. enormous 
SINGLE PURE WHITE XX HYACINTHS. bells and fine spike; exhibition VATIEEY. sien zd) 2.50 
y Beis Be 5 Nas Fae rah 6 XX Van Speyck, fine pale blue and poreelainy splendid spike com 
Nee ort ele ate ean Ponca erceele po pki 18 1.75 pactly filled with large double bells; a show variety. 18 1.75 
XX La Grandesse, purest snow white, tall well ass Soe “ie ee DOUBLE YELLOW XX HYACINTHS. 
of large waxy bells, always satisfactory for pots and glasses..] . 75 XX Sir Rowland Hill, New; the best double yellow, really fine 
XX La Innocence, a very fine early variety, with large massive el large double bells of bright golden yellow, good full truss: 
well filled spike; with large waxy white bells; splendid.....] .18 1.75 cathy ohe oes Some ae oe LE Tees SE EER | EES 2.50 
SINGLE TINTED WHITE XX HYACINTHS. 
eee whiter) ag] 1.75 || COLLECTIONS OF “XX” HYACINTHS. 
XX Grandeur a Merveille, white with a rosy flush, a sweet eenion COLLECTION ‘‘G"’ twelve distinct single XX varieties (our selection), $1.75. 
large truss of very large bells...... : 18 1.75 COLLECTION ‘‘H ”’ the full set of 25 single XX varieties, offered on this page, 4.50 
XX Leviathan, new, white ee with soft tpi, immense waxy COLLECTION “J ”’ the full set of 12 double XX varieties offered above, $1.85 
bells, grand spike; not early..........cceseceeceeeeces 1250 |\e92250 ; i Sriie 
SINGLE LIGHT BLUE AND LAVENDER HYACINTHS. Collection “K” ‘‘XX’’ Hyacinths for Pot Culture. 
XX Czar Peter, extra fine lavender blue tinted with porcelain, 
AIBC SHEL Solas GaoaenTaue Tessteiacel Sun inte male |) a8 1.75 An assortment of superb varieties, including both singles and doubles, of 
distinct shades of color, and comprising only sorts producing large spikes of 
XX Enchantress, New; pure baby blue of a lovely shade, bells bloom. All are different and all are named. Sure to give the greatest satis- 
large, compactly filling the handsome tall spike even to faction for winter flowering in pots. 
rounding out the top; forces early; an exhibition variety. e20 2.50 Price (our selection), per set of 12 bulbs, $1.75; per set of 25 bulbs, $3.25. 
XX Grand Maitre, bright blue with porcelain and lavender fine 
ings, very large full truss of large bells..... .18 1.75 ° 667 99 66 ” ° a B 
XX Queen of the Blues, beautiful sky blue w ith ive ery enced! Collection L XX Hyacinths for growing in Glasses. 
large full well topped spike of large bells; not early; grand...] .18 | 1.75 Hyacinths grown in glasses of water are elegant ornaments for the parlor or 
: ‘ ; sitting room, and can be flowered in this way with very little trouble. These 
SINGLE INDIGO BLUE AND PURPLE XX HYACINTHS. assortments are made up of exceptionally beautiful varieties, including single 
XX King of the Blues, dark glossy indigo blue, fine bells com- and double sorts, such as we have found to succeed well when grown in glasses. 
pactly furnishing the tall round topped spike; not early. 218 175 All are different and all are named. 
XX Prince of Wales, velvety, dark violet blue with distivics Price (our selection), per set of 12 bulbs, $1.75; per set of 25 bulbs, $3.25, 
white eye, large handsome spike... Br .18 S76) (For Hyacinth Glasses see page 58). 
XX The Sultan, New; brilliant ese inci | Ww =cill Feeereneds 
large and broad spike, the best black hyacinth.. .40 4.00 
“The Hyacinth bulbs I bought from vou last fall’ produced the most beautiful 
SINGLE YELLOW A.D) SALMON XX HYACINTHS. flowers I ever saw. Several had over 60 bells to one stalle and one had 83 bells on.” 
pee the Mellons, bright pure yellows lore bells and fine a ee Mrs. VW’. D. VINSON, Davidson, N. C. 
all spike.. ... 2 r l ; : 
XX MacMahon, ais yi sitar fae bread aay ae large pete eel, 18) 1.75 ““T never had better success than this winter and spring with the Hyacinths sent 
XX Marchioness of Lorne, new, rosy salmon seis orange, me last fall. They were simply grand.” : ; 
wide petaled bells, handsome spike.................. | .25 2.50 RAY C. SPAULDING, Detroit, Mich. 
HENDERSON’S BULB CULTURE, «Noman Enlsteed Eatin, ~=GIVEN FREE it.s'than $5.00 worth of Bulbs. 
described on page 61, price 50c. 
