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Boddmgton''s Extra -Selected Named Dutch Hyacinths 



potted singly, 

 layer of moss, 



CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 



HYACINTHS IN POTS. — It is important in the pot-culture of Hyacinths to have rich, light soil. If the bulbs are to be 

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

 which will keep the .soil from clogging the drain- 

 age thus provided. Break off any offsets which 

 appear at the base of the bulbs, and, in potting, 

 place each bulb so that its top shall be half an 

 inch below the surface of the soil and an inch be- 

 low 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 first 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 nourish 

 the plant, and failure results. 



Hyacinths for early use may be potted in Sep- 

 tember or October. When desired for late use, it is 

 better to pot them in October and keep them in a 

 coldframe 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 varie- 

 ties 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 bot- 

 tom of the glass, when they may be exposed gradu- 

 ally 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 drafts, in order 

 that the best development and . brilliancy of color 

 may be obtained. Intending purchasers can rely 

 upon all hulbs of Hyacinths being thoroughly ripened, 

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

 lame. Boddington's Quality Dutch Hyacinths 



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 " pick of the market." These bulbs are excellent for exhibition purposes, to 

 grow singly in pots or Hyacinth glasses. Each Doz. 100 



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



Selection $0 20 $2 00 $15 00 



Boddington's Extra-Selected Strictly First-size Named Dutch Hyacinths, in a General Selection 15 1 25 10 00 



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



Extra-selected Extra-selected 



SINGLE WHITE AND TINTED ,!,^oz'."" ^"c^o ' do'^^oo' 



_Albertina. Pure white; very fine $1 50 %\o 50 $1 <>o S7 50 



British Queen. Very fine, pure white i 50 10 so i 00 7 50 



Grandeur a Merveille. Finest blush-white; immense truss i 50 10 50 1 00 7 50 



Grande Blanche. Blush-white; very large bells; excellent truss i 50 10 50 ' i 00 750 



GENERAL VETTER. A grand white variety i 50 10 50 i 00 7 50 



L'lnnocence. Pure white; extra large i 50 1 1 00 i 25 8 00 



La Grandesse. Finest pure white; large bells i 50 11 00 : 25 8 00 



MR. PLIMSOLL. Ivory-white; fine bells; very showy 1 50 10 50 i 00 7 50 



Mme. Van der Hoop. Pure white; large truss; dwarf; late i 50 11 00 i 25 8 00 



QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Pure white; large bells; early i 75 12 00 i 25 8 00 



For Second-size Hyacinths, add 12 cts. per doz.; First-size Hyacinths, 18 cts, per doz., for postage. 



