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How TO Cultivate the Hyacinth in Water. 



The following hints are simple, but ample. Use clean rain-water, and let it jiTSt touch the base of the 

 bulbs ; for three or four weeks keep them in a dark, cool situation. Avoid all distwbance of the rootlets; 

 therefore, never change the water while it remains sweet. As a purifier, place a piece of charcoal in the 

 glass. Never suffer dust to remain on any part of the plant, but remove it daily with a camel-hair 

 brush and water. 



How to Cultivate the Hyacinth successfully in Moss. 

 At the bottom of the jardinet, &c., lay a handful of charcoal, on which place clean moss, and firmly 

 press it down ; on this plant the ljulbs, and cover them with nice green carpet moss. Water overhead, 

 with tepid water, two or three times a-week, through a fine rose, till the plants are in bloom. 



How to Cultivate the Hyacin'TH in Pots. 



This is by far the most important method of cultivation. At any stage of growth, the Hyacinth can 

 be removed from its pot without injury, and arranged either in jardinets, flower-baskets, vases, transfen'ed 

 to Hyacinth glasses, or planted in the open border. With a httle management, the beauty and delightful 

 fragrance of this spring favourite may be enjoyed from the beginning of January to the end of April, 

 either in the sitting-room or conservatory. 



A free, porous soil is indispensable, and one composed of equal parts of turfy loam, thoroughly rotted 

 cow-dung, and leaf soil, or, instead of the latter, our prepared cocoa-fibre and charcoal, adding about one- 

 eighth part of shai-p sand, all of which should be Avell mixed before being used. This compost, however, 

 cannot always be commanded ; use instead good garden loam, mixed with silver sand, and ou7- prepared 

 Cocoa-Fiby^e and Charcoal. For one bulb, use a four or four and a-lialf inch pot ; for three bulbs, a five 

 and a-half inch pot will be sufficient. At the bottom of the pot place some pieces of potsherd or charcoal, 

 and on this some rough pieces of turfy loam, to insure good drainage ; then fill the pot with the prepared 

 soil to within an inch of the top, placing the bulb in the centre, or, if three, at equal distances apart, 

 pressing them hghtly into the soil, and filling up, leaving only the ci-owtis uncovered ; moderately water, 

 and place them anywhere out of doors, on coal ashes, or anything that will secure good drainage ; then 

 fill the spaces between the pots with coal ashes, leaf soil, old tan, or common cocoa-fihre, and vith the 

 same material cover the pots over two or three inches. In five or six weeks the pots -will be full of roots, 

 and may then be removed as required. 



The successful Cultivation of the Hyacinth out of Doors. 



The universal application of this lovely and early spring flower to the decoration of the flower garden, 

 illustrates the manner in which the reduction in the price of an in-door popular favourite leads to its 

 extensive cultivation in the open ground. 



WeH does the Hyachith deserve the most prominent position both in flower beds and in borders — the 

 delightful fragrance, imposing massiveness, exquisite sjnnmetry of its flowers, and perfect certainty of 

 blooming, make it at once the most desirable of spring bedding plants. 



If til e soil be light or medium, it simply requires to be deeply dug and well worked ; if heavy, besides 

 deep digging and well working, the bulbs should be suiTounded vnth. sand, or, better still, two good handfuls 

 of cocoa-fibre; if wet, or subject to occasional floodings, draua the ground with a series of drains, three feet 

 deep and ten feet apart, or raise the bed six inches above the general level. When manure is added, 

 use thoroughly rotted cow-dung or leaf soil ; and for winter protection cocoa-fibre is best. 



In planting, the crovTi of the bulb should be fora- inches rmder the surface, and to produce a very 

 effective display, the bulbs should be planted six inches apart. 



Prepared Cocoa-Fibre and Charcoal for Hyacinth Glasses, China Bowls, small jardinets, 

 &c., 2s. per peck, Gs. per bushel. Directions hoiv to 2ise the Preparation sent unth each parcel. 



Prepared Cocoa-Fibre and Charcoal for large jardinets, vases, fern cases, <ic.. Is. M. per peck, 

 4s. G(Z. per bushel. Directions how to use the Prepai ation sent with each parcel. 



Suitable Charcoal for placing at the bottom of jardinets, vases, plant cases, &c., Is. per peck, 3s. per 

 bushel. 



Common Cocoa-Fibre, 2s. Go?, per bushel. Large quantities cheap. 



Nice green Carpet-moss for covering jardinets, &c., in lots of Is., Is. Gd, 2s. Qd., 3s. GcZ., and 5s. dd. 

 Peat, Leaf-mould, Sand, and Loam, separate or mixed, 3s. Gc?. per bushel. 



COLLECTIONS OF BULBS. 



All orders amoimting to 21s. sent carriage paid.— See Special Notices, 



p. 2. 



1.— CO VENT GARDEN COLLECTIONS, PART FOR IN-DOOR AND PART FOR OUT-DOOR 



DECORATION. 



Hyacinths, beautiful varieties, for in-door decoration 

 „ „ for out-door decoration 



Polyanthus Narcissus, /o?- in-door decoration 

 Tulips, ybr in and out-door decoration . 

 Jonquils,/br in-door decoration .... 

 Ixias and Sparajds,yor out or in-door decoration . 

 Crocus, ybr out-door decoration .... 

 Anemones, „ .... 



Ranunculus, „ .... 



Snowdrops, „ .... 



Garden Narcissus, „ .... 

 Crown Imperials, „ .... 

 1t\&, splendid English „ .... 

 Scilla Siberica,/()r in or out-dooi- decoration , 



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