Barr and Sugden, 1872.] 



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DWARF WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS FOR EARLY FORCING. 



Plant these several in a pot early in September, and as soon as they are well rooted commence forcing gently, 

 and give water freely ; thus treated they will flower in November. A few successional plantings should 

 be made, so as to maintain a display till the ordinary Hyacinths are in bloom. [The Paper White and 

 Double Roman Narcissus {see. p. 13), should be similarly treated, and they tvill flower at the same 

 time as the Roman Hyacinth.) 21s. per ^o ; 3J. per dozen. 



DWARF BLUE PARISIAN (ROMAN) HYACINTHS. 



These do not Jtower quite so early as the White Roman. i8j. per 100 ; 2s. 6d. per dozen. 



NAMED HYACINTHS SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR POT CULTURE, AND FOR FLOWERING IN GLASSES 



AND IN JARDINETS. 



gSr" The * indicates the varieties best adapted for forcing and for flowering in glasses, jardinets, and the 

 numerous elegant contrivances in which Hyacinths are grown. 



To force the Hyacinth successfully, immediately after potting it is important to place the pots out of doors on 

 a bed of ashes, and to cover them over with the same material to a depth of six inches, allowing them to remain 

 till the pots are full of roots ; to secure a succession of bloom, removals from under the ashes should be made 

 once a fortnight after the Hyacinth is ready to force, Which is usually six weeks from the time of potting. 



If large finely developed trusses and rich colours are desired, forcing must be avoided ; the bulbs, after 

 being removed from under the ashes, should be placed on the shelf of a greenhouse, in a sitting-room window, 01 

 in a cold frame, close to the glass, and allowed to develope their flowers gradually and naturally. 



When the Hyacinth is cultivated in-doors or under glass, water should be given freely to ensure success, as more 

 failures arise from allowing the soil to get dry than from any other cause ; the rootlets get destroyed, and the 

 flower in consequence suffers. 



The t denotes the double varieties. These, with very few exceptions, are quite unsuitable for growing in 

 glasses, jardinets, or for forcing. Those we offer are, however, the very best of the doubles, and we recommend 

 them for pot culture, but not to be forced. 



The "ex" indicates the varieties which produce the finest flowers, and those who cultivate the Hyacinth for 

 exhibition would do well to select from such. 



The superiority of single over double Hyacinths may be best estimated by a visit to the Metropolitan and 

 Provincial Hyacinth Exhibitions, where the proportion of single to double flowers shown is about fifty to one. 



If any of the under-mentioned "Selections " are chosen, and it is stated that they are for glasses, jardinets, 

 or exhibition, suitable kinds will bp. sent. If it is stated that the selection is for pot culture, we shah include a 

 proportion of double varieties. 



OUR OWN SELECTIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING SPLENDID VARIETIES. 

 These embrace only such as have proved to be most worthy the attention of amateurs. 



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100 extra choice exhibition Hyacinths... 



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50 extra fine varieties of Hyacinths .. 



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100 very fine, in 50 varieties ,, 



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100 extra fine, in 50 varieties ,, 



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THE FOLLOWING HYACINTHS ARE ALL CAREFULLY SELECTED BULBS, AND FROM 

 THE BEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED DUTCH GROWERS. 

 THE SOFTER AND MORE DELICATE SHADES OF RED, SUCH AS ROSE, ROSE-PINS, ELUSH, Etc. 



147 

 143 



each — d. 



132 ^Alexander, delicate rose, large truss, ex.... 1 o 



133 tBaron Rothschild, rose, striped carmine, 



fine truss, ex 1 



134 +Bouquet Royal, blush rose, with pink eye, 



long handsome truss, ex o 



135 *Cavaignac, salmon, striped bright rose, 



large bells, immense truss, ex 2 



136 *Cosmos, rosy pink, fine truss, ex 1 



137 +Czar Nicholas, blush rose o 



138 +Duke of Wellington,/?/ c light rose, large 



compact handsome truss, ex 1 



139 *Emeline, rose, splendid truss, ex o 



140 *Fabiola,./a/£ pink, striped carmine, large 



bells and large spike, ex 3 



141 *Florence, rose, stripc&pink, fine truss, ex. 1 



142 fGrootvorst, blush, large compact truss, ex. o 



143 *Giganteus, blush, large compact truss, ex. 1 



144 "L'Omement de la Nature, delicate rose, 



striped pink, large truss, ex 1 



145 *La Prophete, 7-ose-pink, striped carmine, 



handsome truss, ex 2 



146 *Lord Wellington, blush, striped light car- 



mine, large bells, fine truss, ex. o 



THE RICHER AND DEEPER SHADES OF RED, SUCH 



PINK, Etc, 



161 *Amy, scarlet, handsome truss, ex o 8 



162 *Appelius, light crimson, fine, ex o 9 



163 *Beauty of/Waltham, carmine, while 



centre [ncw\ ex 7 6 



164 *BeUe Quirine, blush, striped pink, fine ... o 6 



165 fBouquet Tendre (Waterloo), chang- 



ing to deep red, very fiorifcr ous o 8 



166 *Cato, rich carmine-scarlet, fine truss, ex. 1 6 



each— s. 



Madame Goldschmidt, salmon-rose, striped 



pink, large compact truss, ex 1 



Madame Ristori, delicate rose-pink, shaded 

 carmine, handsome truss, ex. 1 



149 "Mons. deFcesch, delicate pink, fine truss, ex. o 



150 *Netherland's Glory, rose-pink o 



151 fNoble par Merite.yf^, shaded pink, larqe 

 bells, compact truss, ex 1 



152 *Norma, satin-rose, handsome, ex o 



153 *Princess Charlotte, beautiful rose-pink, 

 large compact truss, ex 1 



154 ^Princess Helena, beautiful rose-pink, large 

 compact truss, ex 3 



155 "Princess Alexandra, pink, fine truss, ex. . . 1 



156 tRegina Victoria, salmon-rose, large com- 

 pact truss, ex o 



157 fSusanna Maria, bright rose-pink, fine 

 bells, large compact truss, ex 2 



"Sultan's Favourite, delicate rose, striped 



pink, ha?idsome truss, ex 



*Tubseflorus, blush, striped pink, immense 



bells, handsome truss, ex 1 



*Vesta, soft rose, fine truss, ex 1 



AS CARMINE, CRIMSON, SCARLET, LASE, 



153 

 159 

 160 



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1 o 

 0 



167 



Duchess of Richmond, salmon, striped 

 pink, very fine truss, ex 



168 ^Florence Nightingale, delicate pink, 

 striped car?ni?ie, full truss, ex 



169 fFrederick the Great, semi-double, bright 

 pink, fine full truss, ex 



170 *Garfoaldi, bright scarlet, large splendid 

 truss {new), ex 



