W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 



HYACINTHS 



Outdoor Culture.-The bulbs may be planted any time from 

 October to December— the earlier the better. They succeed in 

 any good well-drained garden soil. Set the bulbs so that the 

 tops will be 3 or 4 inches below the surface and 6 to 10 inches 

 apart. Before very severe weather comes on, cover the beds 

 with straw, leaves or manure, to protect them from the frost 

 but care should be taken that this covering is not too thick, as 

 the bulbs are as likely to be injured by being kept too warm as 

 by freezing; this should be removed in March, or when danger 

 trora hard frost is past. 



Pot Culture— Plantings may be made at any time from 

 September to December, though October is the best time A 

 light, rich soil, with a mixture of well-rotted cow or sheep ma- 

 nure, is most suitable. Use a 4 or 5 inch pot, and have the top 

 of the bulb just above the surface. After potting, give a °-ood 

 watering and set away in a cool cellar or outhouse and cover 

 over with coal-ashes or some litter until thoroughly rooted- they 

 may then be brought as wanted for a succession of flowers into 

 a moderately warm, light room. 



Culture in Glasses.— 'When it is desired to grow Hyacinths 

 in water, they should be placed so that the base of the bulb 

 merely touches the water. The glasses should then be set in' 

 a cool, dark closet, or in the cellar, until filled with roots, when 

 they may be brought mto the light. Give as much fresh air as 

 possible without letting the plants stand in a draught and as k 

 nearly as possible at a temperature of sixty degrees until the" 

 spikes are developed. To put them at once into a room with a 

 temperature of, say, seventy degrees, would cause them to 

 flower prematurely. 



Single Hyacinth 



EXHIBITION HYACINTHS 



Amy. Bright dark red. 

 Cardinal Wiseman. Light rose; large 



truss. 0 

 Gertrude. Beautiful bright pink; large. 

 Gigantea. Light rose; large spike. 

 General Pelissier. Deep crimson. 

 Lord Macaulay. Rose, striped carmine. 



Single Red, Rose and Pink 



Morena. Beautiful blush. 

 Norma. Waxy pink. 



Robert Steiger. Deep crimson; large 

 truss. 



Roi des Beiges. Dark red; very line 

 Rosea Maxima. Delicate rose, fine spike. 



Alba Superbissima. Pure white 

 Baroness Van Tuyll. White, primrose 



eye; large truss. 

 Grandeur a Merveille. Blush white; 



large spike. 

 Grand Blanche. Blush white; large. 



Single White and Blush 



Pure white. 

 Pure white; 



Grand Vedette. 

 La Grandesse. 



bells and truss. 

 L'Innocence. Pure white; extra 

 bells. 



Voltaire. Blush white. 



Czar Peter. Light porcelain-blue. 

 Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain. 

 King of the Blues. Clear dark blue. 

 Leomdas. Bright blue; large spike. 



Single Blue and Purple 



Marie. Splendid; deep blue. 

 Pieneman. Clear blue; extra 



?,wV f T the , B m CS - Lar - e < UffHt blue. 

 Schotel. Light blue; splendid flower. 



Single Yellow 



1 Obelisque. 



I truss. 



Fine deep yellow; large 



Ida. Pure yellow. 

 Hermann. Orange yellow. 



All named Hyacinths on this page 12 cents each ; #1.25 per dozen 



// ordered Vy mail, add 20 cents per dozen for pontage. 



