BODDINGTQN'S ^A^dtllA/ BULBS 



Boddington's Quality Dutch Hyacinths 



Boddington'^s Extra-Selected Named Dutch Hyacinths 



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 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 pot- 

 ting, place each bulb 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 protec- 

 tion 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 September 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 folipge 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-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 Axy, 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 drafts, in order that 

 the best development and brilliancy of color may be obtained. Intending purchasers can rely upon all bulbs oJ Hyacinths being thoroughly 

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



Boddington's Extra-Selected "Exhibition" Dutch Hyacinths 



At the great International Flower Show, New York City, last April, the Hyacinths grown by Mr. William H. Duckham, superintend- 

 ent, and exhibited by Mrs. D. Willis James, Onunda, Madison, N. J., were awarded the silver medal. Mr. William H. De Graafi, of Hol- 

 land, one of the jurors, stated they were the finest collection of Hyacinths he had ever seen cultivated under glass. The bulbs were sup- 

 plied by us and were specially selected for this purpose. For intending exhibitors in 1914, we will pick exhibition bulbs — in a general 

 selection from our stock — in the most distinct colors, and varieties best suited for this purpose. 35 cts, each, S3. 60 per doz., $26 per ICQ. 



Each Doz. 100 



Boddington's Extra- Selected "Top-root" Named Dutch Hyacinths, in a General Selection $0 20 $2 00 $15 OO 



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 ut-size buibs 2d-sizebuibs 



Doz. 100 Doz. 100 



Albertina. Pure white ; very fine St 5° $1050 $100 $750 



British Queen. Verv fine, pure white 1 5° 10 50 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 7 50 



GENERAL VETTER. A grand white variety 150 1050 100 7 5° 



L'Innooence. Pure white; extra large i 50 11 00 i 25 S 00 



La Grandesse. Finest pure white ; large bells I 50 11 00 " I 25 8 00 



MR. PLIMSOLL. Ivory-white; fine bells ; very showy i 50 1050 i 00 750 



Mme. Van der Hoop. Pure white'; large truss; dwarf; late i 50 11 00 I 25 800 



QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Pure white; large bells; early i 75 1200 i 25 800 



