DUTCH HYACINTHS 
The Hyacinth is so well known and esteemed that any description of its many good qualities is needless. We give below short cul- 
tural directions. For complete cultural notes see our book, Dreer’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 water- 
ing, 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. 
White French Roman Hyacinths 
We are again assured of a limited supply of this scarce and 
charming class of Hyacinths from the south of France, producing 
graceful, delicately perfumed spikes of pure white flowers. They 
DutcH ROMAN 
OR MINIATURE 
HYACINTHS 
force readily in the house, and can be had in flower from November 
till April. We do not recommend them for outdoor planting. 
Selected Bulbs, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $16.00 per 100, postpaid. 
Dutch Roman or Miniature Hyacinths 
These are small bulbs of the single-flowering Dutch Hyacinths, and quite distinct from the French Romans, of which there is a crop 
this year, and excellent for growing 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. The bulbs we offer average 5 inches in circum- 
ference, and must not be confounded with smaller unnamed sorts. 
Gertrude. Deep rose. General Vetter. Creamy blush white. Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain-blue. 
Gigantea. Soft blush or shell pink. La Grandesse. Snow white. King of the Blues. Rich, deep blue. 
La Victoire. Brilliant rosy-crimson. L’Innocence. Purest white. Queen of the Blues. Silvery azure-blue. 
Price. Any of the above named varieties, 12 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $8.50 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. Prices of each, doz. and 100, 
postpaid. Forwarding charges at 1000 rate at customers’ expense. 
Dreer’s Collections of Named Hyacinths 
The following collections are made up of Selected Bulbs, of such varieties as are especially suited for growing in pots Complete 
cultural directions are given in “‘Dreer’s Hints on the Growing of Bulbs.”’ Copies free to customers. 
EXHIBITION HYACINTHS SPECIAL COLLECTION OF HYACINTHS 
While all the named Hyacinths offered are strictly first classin | FOR POT CULTURE 
every particular, the twelve single flowering sorts in this collection Twelve distinct sorts, 9 singles and 3 doubles. Our selection, 
are supplied in largest sized bulbs and always produce massive $2.50 etl 
well-filled spikes, and are invariably included in the winning sets SU NDOStpale. 
at the various exhibitions. Price, $3.00, postpaid. 
PRIZE WINNING COLLECTION OF | 
