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Boddmgton''s Extra -Selected Named Dutch Hyacinths 



CULTURAL DIRECTIOMS 



HYACINTHS IN POTS. — It is important in tlie pot culture ot Hyacinths to have rich, light soil. If the bulbs are to be potted singly, 

 pots 5 inches in diameter are the proper size. Cover the hole in the pot with a piece of broken pot, and over this place a layer of moss, 

 which will keep the soil from clogging the drainage thus provided. Break off any offsets which appear at the base of the bulbs, and, in 

 potting, place each l)ulb so that its top shall be half an inch below the surface of the soil and an inch below the rim of the pot. The soil 

 should be of usual natural moisture, and should be pressed moderately firm. The filled pots may be placed in a coldframe where there is 

 protection from frost or in the coolest part of the cellar, and well watered. An excellent plan is to place them on a bed of moist sifted coal 

 ashes, covering the pots to a depth of 6 inches with the same material. When well rooted, which will be in about ten weeks, the bulbs may 

 be brought indoors and forced. For the lirst two or three weeks they should be kept in a temperature not exceeding 50 degrees. Success in 

 forcing depends much on their having strong roots before being brought to the light. The top grows rapidly, and unless the roots are started 

 much in advance they are unable to nourisli the plant, and failure results. 



Hyacinths for early use may be potted in September or October. When desired for late use, it is better to pot them in October and 

 keep them in a coklframe or cellar above freezing until it is desired to force them into bloom. To obtain dwarf foliage and fine flower- 

 spikes. Hyacinths, when being forced, should have plenty of manure-water and fresh air, and should have as much light as possible. The 

 blooms last much longer if shaded from the sun after they show color. 



HYACINTHS IN GLASSES. — The single varieties are, with a few exceptions, best adapted to this mode of culture. They produce finer 

 flower-sjtikes than the dovible. Fill the glass with clear soft water, so as nearly to touch the base of the bulb, putting a small piece of char- 

 coal in each glass to keep the water pure and afford some nourishment. The filled glasses shoultl 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 bull)s should have plenty of light and air, without drafts, in order that the best 

 development and brilliancy of color may be ol)tained. Intending purchasers can rely upon all bulbs of Hyacinths being thoroughly ripened, 

 fully up to specified size and "quality," and true to name. 



Boddington''s Extra- selected "Top-root." or Exhibition Named Dutch Hyacinths 



in a General Selection 



The term " top-root " is a Holland phrase, and is used to distinguish the size of the Hyacinth bulb from the first size ; in fact, they are 

 the largest bulbs selected after harvesting the crop, and are the " |)ick of tlie market." These bulbs are excellent for exhibition purposes, to 

 grow singly in pots or Hy.acinth glasses. ^^^^ 

 Boddington's Extra-selected "Top -root," or Exhibition Named Dutch Hyacinths in a General 



Selection, Double or Single $0 20 $2 00 $15 00 



BoddinRton's Extra-selected Strictly First Size Named Dutch Hyacinths, in a General Selection 15 1 50 10 00 



Boddington's Extra-selected Strictly Second Size Named Dutch Hyacinths, in a General Selection. 10 1 00 7 50 



SINGLE WHITE AND TINTED ^l!^^ ""^T^^f^ 



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Albertina. I'ure white; very fine %\ 50 Jio 00 $1 00 $650 



Alba Superbissima. Pure white, good sf)ike i 25 g 50 1 00 6 '75 



Blancheur a Merveille. Pure white, large truss i 75 12 00 i 25 8 00 



Baroness Van Thuyll. Pure white, large truss i 50 10 oo i 00 650 



British Queen. \\-x\ line, |)ure white 1 tjo 10 00 i 00 6 so 



Grandeur a Merveille. l-'inest blush white, immense truss i '25 9 50 i oo 6 75 



Grand Vedette. Pure white, large bells; early. i 25 9 50 I 00 6 50 



L'Innocence. Pure white, extra large i 75 12 00 I 25 8 00 



La Grandesse. Mnest pure white, large bells i 75 12 (X) i 25 8 00 



Mr. Plimsoll. Ivory-white, fiui' bells; very showy 1 S" 1000 i 00 650 



Mme. Van der Hoop. Pure white, large truss; dwarf; late 1 '75 12 <x) i 25 8 00 



Queen Victoria. Pure white, fine spike i 75 12 cx) i 25 800 



For Second Size Hyacinlhs, add 12 cts. per doz. ; First Size Hyacinlhs, 18 cIs. per doz., for postage 



