PRODUCTION OF GRAPE-HYACINTH BULBS 15 
on the flower market, should appreciably increase the demand for 
grape hyacinths. It is generally admitted that the group has neither 
been fully appreciated nor utilized, and it is believed that their 
ease of culture and wide adaptability, together with a dearth of 
bulbous items, may greatly increase their use as soon as growers take 
them up on a productive basis. 
It is hoped that this short account will assist in directing the 
attention of growers to this promising source of bulbous supply for 
the border, the garden, the flower market, edges of woodlands, and 
forcing benches. 
SUMMARY 
The best all-round varieties of grape hyacinths are Conicum, 
Heavenly Blue, and Azurea. They are adapted to intensive culture 
and can be satisfactorily produced under very diverse conditions. 
While the group has been little used as a florist item in this coun- 
try, there is evidence that the public will appreciate it when it is 
offered for sale. 
Given clean vigorous stocks to start with, there are few difficulties 
involved in production, but constant care must be exercised with 
the bulbs in storage. Well-aerated packs are imperative. 
The varieties which reproduce vigorously by vegetative means 
have a weedy tendency, on which account their production on a semi- 
permanent basis may be advisable. 
