CULTURE OF HYACINTHS 



Hyacinths in the Open Garden. — The bulbs may be planted almost any time from October until the 

 ground is frozen solid, but it is advisable to purchase early, before our stocks are depleted. They succeed 

 in any good, well drained garden soil, which should be well spaded, and will be better if some well-rotted 

 manure is mixed through it. Set the bulbs so that the tops will be between three and four inches below 

 the surface, and four to six inches apart. 



Before very severe weather comes on it is advisable to cover the beds with straw or leaves to protect 

 them from severe cold during winter, but care should be taken that this covering is not too thick and 

 Cense, as the bulbs are as likely to be injured by being kept too warm as by freezing. The covering should 

 lie removed as early in the spring as severe freezing is over and growth commences. 



Hyacinths in Pots. — Bulbs intended for blooming during the winter, can be planted from September 

 until November — the earlier the better — in pots, pans, or boxes, and be left in the open air, covered with 

 a few inches of ashes or soil, until the earth begins to freeze, and then placed in a cool greenhouse, cellar, 

 or room, at a temperature of 50 degrees. They will need, occasionally, moderate watering after they are 

 brought inside ; or the pots, pans, or boxes may be placed at once, after potting, in a cool, dark cellar, water- 

 ing well. The whole success of pot culture depends upon getting the roots well established in the pots at 

 a low temperature of, say, 40 to 50 degrees, before you begin to force the tops at 60 degrees or over. After 

 this the bloom is easily developed by giving light and water, and one can have a supply of flowers from 

 < 'hristmas until after Easter by regulating the time of bringing them to the light. 



Hyacinths in Glasses. — The single varieties are, with a few exceptions, best adapted to this mode of 

 culture; they produce finer flower spikes than the double. Fill the glass with clear, soft water, so as nearly 

 to 'touch the base of the bulb, putting a small piece of charcoal in each glass to keep the water pure, and 

 afford some nourishment. The filled glasses should be placed in a dry, cool, dark place, and kept there 

 until the roots almost touch the bottom of the glass, when they may be exposed gradually to the light. 

 If the water in the glasses becomes foul, or diminished, replace it with fresh water at about the same 

 temperature as the atmosphere in which the bulbs are growing ; otherwise it need not be changed. When 

 well started, the bulbs should have plenty of light and air, without draughts, in order that the best de- 

 velopment and brilliancy of color may be attained. 



DUTCH HYACINTHS 



(EXTRA SELECTED NAMED, FIRST SIZE) 



This is the grade that should be used for pot culture, or for growing in pans where flowers of highest 

 ruality are desired. The bulbs offered are of the largest size and finest quality obtainable. The varieties 

 ( Jfered are the finest and those best adapted for winter-flowering or bedding, producing the largest and 

 most perfect spikes and the most beautiful flowers. 



General Pelissier. Brilliant carmine red, compact flower; this is one of the best and finest scarlet 

 Hyacinths for forcing. 



Gertrude. Rosy pink, compact flower, erect habit ; a first-class forcing or bedding variety. 

 Gigantia. Fine blush pink, large compact flower; a line forcer. 



Moreno. Extra fine pink, very large flower and bells, forces easily ; this is a splendid Hyacinth. 

 La Grandesse. Extra fine snow white, large spike, and fine formed bells ; a grand flower. This is an 

 exhibition variety which has no equal. 



L 'Innocence. Pure white, large flower, and fine shaped; very early and excellent forcer. 

 Madame van der Hoop. Pure white, extra large bells, forces easily, and is very fine for outdoor. 

 Mr. Plimsoll. Blush white, large flower and bells. 



Grand Lilas. Fine porcelain blue, extra large flower, and bells ; forces very easily ; is one of the finest 

 light-blue Hyacinths. 



Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain blue ; large truss ; extra fine. 



King of the Blues. Deep glossy blue, large compact flower ; the finest dark blue in cultivation. 

 Queen of the Blues. Light blue, with silvery appearance, splendid flower : an exhibition variety. 

 Yellow Hammer. Golden yellow, broad flower, e isy forcer ; one of the best yellow Hyacinths. 

 Price, each. 10c; per dozen, $1.00; per hundred, $7.00. 



MINATURE HYACINTHS 



These Miniature Hyacinths are valuable not only for cutting, but also for growing in pans. They can 

 even be used for bedding where a cheap hyacinth is desired, producing surprisingly large spikes of bloom, 

 considering the size of the bulbs. We offer only the finest named sorts, which bloom evenly and at one 

 time — those that have been found most satisfactory for forcing, and those that produce the largest spikes 

 of bloom and of the most desirable colors. Bloom freely the latter part of January, or in February and 

 March. 



Gertrude. Bright pink. Gigantia. Blush pink. 



L'Innocence. Pure white. Grand Maitre. Dark porcelain blue. 



Price, each, 4c. ; per dozen, 40c. ; per hundred. $2.75. 



SUPERFINE DUTCH HYACINTHS 



( For Open Air Culture, Separate Colors) 



These bulbs are unexcelled for use where an effective display is wanted in the open air. and of such 

 superior quality as to lie entirely satisfactory. The.- comprise the finest shades of color and must not be 

 confounded with the cheap bulbs sometimes offered for outdoor planting. Not recommended for forcing. 



PerDoz. Per 100 Per Doz. Per 100 



Red 40c. $2.75 Light blue 40c. $2.75 



Pure white 40c. 2.75 Dark blue 40c. 2.75 



Pink 40c. 2.75 Yellow 40c. 2.75 



Blush white 40c. 2.75 



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