Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs 
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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 fi to 10 inches apart. 
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 manure, 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 good 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 glasse.s should then be set in a cool, dark closet, or in the cellar, 
until filled with roots, when they may be brought into the light. Give them as much fresh air as possible without 
letting the plants stand in a draft, and keep them as 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. 
Selected First Size Single Named Sorts 
The varieties enumerated below have been selected for their distinct coloring and free-flowerine qualities 
and are all selected first size bulbs, specially suited for growing in \mt* or glasses or high-grade bedding. 
SINGLE RED, ROSE AND PINK 
Baron van Thuyll. A beautiful delicate Each Doz. 
pink $0 10 $1 00 
Charles Dickens. Soft rose; large spikes. 12 1 25 
Fabiola. Pink, striped carmine 10 1 00 
General Felissier. Finest scarlet Hyacinth. 10 1 00 
Gigantea. Best blush-pink varieties 10 1 00 
Gertrude. Deep rose; large, compact truss. 10 100 
Lord Macaulay. Deep carmine-pink, striped 10 1 00 
Moreno. Waxy pink; very large truss 12 12.') 
Norma. Coral pink. One of the best 10 1 00 
Kobert Steiger. Deep red; compact truss. JO 1 00 
Eoi des Beiges. Fine, bright scarlet 10 1 00 
Sultan's Favorite. Blush-pink, dark stripes. 10 1 00 
SINGLE PURE AND TINTED WHITE 
Each Doz. 
Alba Superbissima. Of purest white $0 12 $1 2.'j 
Baroness van Thuyll. Pure white 10 1 00 
Grandeur £i Merveille. Finest blush-white. 10 1 00 
Grand Vedette. Snow-white; very early., 12 1 2.5 
L'Innocence. Purest white; extra fine spike 15 1 HO 
LaFranchise. Blush-white; very largebulb. 10 1 00 
La Grandesse. This is the finestpure white. 15 1 50 
La Pucelle d'Orleans. Pure white 10 100 
Mme. Vanderhoop. Pure white; very large. 12 125 
Mina. Pure white; large bells; fine 12 1 25 
Paix de I'Europe. Pure white; drooping 
bells 10 1 00 
Voltaire. Creamy white; large bells 10 1 00 
SINGLE BLUE, LAVENDER, PURPLE, ETC. 
Eai-h Doz, 
Baron van Thuyll. Dark blue; very large. $0 10 $1 00 
Blondin Silvery porcelain-blue 10 1 00 
Chas. Dickens. Porcelain-blue, shaded dark. 10 100 
Czar Peter. Finest light porcelain-blue ... 15 1 50 
Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain-blue 10 1 00 
King o! the Blues. Finestof the deep blues. 10 100 
La Peyrouse. Light porcelain-blue 10 1 00 
Leonidas. Light blue; fine spike 10 1 00 
Harie. Very deep blue; enormous spike. . 10 1 00 
Pieneman. Porcelain-blue; large spike .. . 10 1 00 
Queen of the Blues. (!lear silvery blue 12 1 25 
William I. Very dark purple; good spike. 10 100 
SINGLE YELLOW SHADES 
Heroine. Bright citron, tipped green 10 1 00 
Ida. The best pure yellow ; fine spike 15 1 ,50 
King of the Yellows. Fine bright yellow. . 15 1 .50 
La Pluie d'Or. Pale yellow 10 1 00 
Obelisque. Hich deep yellow 15 1 50 
Sonora. Bullf; large bells and spike 12 125 
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EXHIBITION HYACINTHS 
We have imported a limited quantity of these "Ex- 
hibition" or " Mother " Hyacinth bulbs. They are the 
"cream of the crop," and are intended for those who 
wish extra fine bulbs for pot culture. We can fur- 
nish the following 18 grand varieties. 
Red and Rose. Oertrude, Gigantea, Lord Macaulay. 
Morena, Norma, Hoi des Beiges. 
White and Tinted. Baroness van Thuyll, (irandeur 
h Merveille, L'Innocence, La Grandesse, La Franchise, 
Mme. Vanderhoop. 
Blue and Purple. Czar Peter, Grand Maitre, King of the 
Blues, Marie, Pieneman, Queen of the Blues. 
20 cts. each, £2 per doz. 
