CHOICE NAMED HYACINTHS FOR POTS OR GLASSES, 1 
HYACINTHS. 
FOR CULTURE IN POTS, GLASSES, JARDINETS, AND FOR EXHIBITION. 
83?" The * indicates the varieties best suited for forcing, or for growing in glasses, jardinets, and other 
elegant contrivances. 
Immediately after potting, which may be done from September to December, flacc out of doors en a bed of 
ashes, and cover the pots with six inches of the same material, or cocoa fibre is preferable ; there let the pots 
remain till full of roots, which will usually be about six or eight weeks. A succession of flowers is maintained by 
removing a portion of the Hyacinths from under the covering once a fortnight. If very early flowers are required, 
pot in September, and when sufficiently rooted, force gently, and give abundance of water; but if large finely 
developed trusses and rich colours are preferred to very early flowers, the Hyacinth must not be forced, but when 
removed indoors, should be placed on the shelf of a greenhouse, in a sitting-room window, or in a cold frame, 
close to the glass, always in the' most genial and sunniest situation at command, and the plants allowed 
to develope their flowers gradually and naturally, giving water regularly and freely ; as it is well known to 
cultivators that failures, for the most part, arise from allowing the soil to become dry, when the rootlets are 
in consequence injured. Abundance of air is necessary, but a dry atmosphere and a draughty situation should 
be sedulously avoided. 
If the Hyacinth is cultivated in glasses, the base of the bulb should just touch the water, and a little 
charcoal should be placed in the glass to keep the water sweet. We, however, prefer filling the glasses with 
prepared Cocoa Fibre and Charcoal (for which see p. 47). The glasses, if possible, should be kept in a room 
without a fire, or better still in a greenhouse, and always in the sunniest and lightest situation at command till 
the flower spike is developed. This attained, place the glasses where the flowers are most desired. For new 
Hyacinth Glasses, chastely decorated, see f. 48. 
When the Hyacinth is cultivated in jardinets, associated with other early-flowering bulbs, such as Scilla 
sibirica, Tulips, Snowdrops, Crocus, Narcissus, Iris reticulata, &c., B. & S.’s prepared "Cocoa Fibre and 
Charcoal " should invariably be used (see p. 47), taking care that the preparation is kept moist and the surface 
covered with green carpet moss. 
The + denotes the double varieties. These, with very few exceptions, are unsuitable for growing in glasses, 
and jardinets, or for forcing. Those quoted are, however, the finest of the doubles, and are best grown in pots. 
The “ex” indicates the varieties which produce the finest flowers, and cultivators of the Hyacinth for 
exhibition would do well to select from those only. 
S47- The two Premier Prizes for Hyacinths were awarded to us by the Royal Botanic Society at their 
Exhibition of March, 1877. 
The superiority of single over double Hyacinths may be best estimated by a visit to the Metropolitan and 
Provincial Hyacinth Exhibitions, where the proportion shown of single to double flowers is about fifty to one. 
If any of the under-mentioned "Selections " are chosen, and it is stated they are for glasses, jardinets, or 
exhibition, single kinds will be sent. If not specified, the selection will include a proportion of double varieties. 
OUR OWN SELECTIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING SPLENDID NAMED HYACINTHS, 
Which are only such as have proved to be the most worthy of cultivation ; the bulbs have all been 
carefully selected from the bulb farms of the best and most experienced Dutch growers. 
£ s. d. £ s. d. 
278 100 extra choice exhibition Hyacinths... 660 284 25 extra fine varieties of Hyacinths ... 1 1 o 
279 so „ ,, ,, „ 3 3 o 285 12 „ ,, ,, ,, „ 10/6 & o 12 o 
280 25 „ „ ,, ,, 25/ & 1 is o 286 100 very fine, in 50 varieties „ 3 10 o 
281 12 „ ,, ,, ,, 15 / & I 10 287 s° .. .. 2 S .• »> 1 II 6 
282 100 extra fine varieties of Hyacinths ... 5 5 o 288 25 „ „ 25 ,, „ o 17 6 
283 so ,, ,, ,, ., ,, 220 289 12 ,, ,, 12 ,, „ 7/6 & o 9 o 
THE SOFTER AND MORE DELICATE SHADES OF RED, SUCH AS ROSE, ROSE-PINK, BLUSH, Etc. 
each — 1 . d. 
290 f Alida Catherina, rose, fine truss o 6 
291 ‘•Bella Donna, delicate rose, pink striped, 
large truss, ex i 6 
292 fBouquet Royal, blush rose, with pink eye, 
long handsome truss, ex o 8 
293 f City of London, rose, very large, ex i 6 
291 'Cosmos, rosy pink, fine truss, ex o 9 
295 f ljuke of Wellington , fine light rose, large 
compact handsome truss, ex o 8 
296 *Emmeline, rose, splendid truss, ex o 0 
297 *Fabiola, pale pink, striped carmine, large 
bells and large spike, ex 1 o 
298 'Gertrude, beautiful pink, fine truss 010 
299 f Grootvorst, blush, large compact truss, ex. o 6 
300 *Giganteus, blush, large cornfact truss, ex. o 8 
301 *Lady Palmerston, rose, large truss, ex.... 1 6 
302 fLady Wellington, rose, with purple eye... o 9 
303 *L’Ornement de la Nature, delicate rose, 
striped pink, large truss, ex o 9 
THE RICHER AND DEEPER SHADES OF RED, SUCH 
316 *Amy, scarlet, handsome truss, ex o 6 
317 *Beauty of Waltham, carmine, white 
centre (new), ex 4 6 
318 *Belle Quirine, blush, striped pink, fine ... o 6 
319 fBouquet Tendre (Waterloo), pink, chang- 
ing to deep red, very floriferous o 8 
320 *Caviagnac. salmon, striped, deep rose, very 
large truss, ex 1 9 
321 f Disraeli, deep red , large truss (new), ex... 1 0 
322 *Duchess of Richmond, salmon, striped 
pink, very fine truss, ex o 8 
323 f Frederick the Great, semi-double, bright 
pink, fine full truss, ex 1 3 
12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, 1880.] 
each — /. d. 
1 304 ' La Joyeuse, rose-pink, large truss, ex. ... 1 o 
305 *La Proph&te, rose-pink, striped carmine , 
handsome truss, ex 1 o 
306 f Noble par Merit e, flesh, shaded pink, large 
bells, compact truss, ex o 8 
307 *Norma, satin-rose, handsome, ex o 9 
308 f Prince of Orange, light red, fine truss ... o 9 
309 f Princess Alexandra, rose, ex 1 o 
310 ^Princess Charlotte, beautiful rose-pink, 
large compact it uss, ex 1 o 
311 ^Princess Helena, beautiful rose-pink, large 
compact truss, ex 1 9 
312 fSusanna Maria, bright rose-pink, fine 
bells, large compact truss, ex 1 9 
313 *Sultan’s Favourite, delicate rose, striped 
pink, handsome truss, ex o 8 
314 +The First, salmon-pink, large bells 1 6 
315 *Tubae floras, blush, striped pink, immense 
bells, handsome truss, ex o 8 
AS CARMINE, CRIMSON, SCARLET, LAKE, PINK, Etc. 
324 ^Garibaldi, bright scarlet, large splendid 
truss (new), ex 6 6 
325 *G<5ant des Roses, beautiful rose, large 
handsome truss, ex 1 o 
326 "Howard, rich scarlet, handsome, ex 3 6 
327 "Josephine, scarlet, changing to orange ... 1 o 
328 fKoh-i-noor, bright salmon-pink, large 
truss, model form , semi-double, ex 3 6 
329 *La Dame du Lac, rose-pink, fine truss, ex. o 9 
330 "L'Etincellant, very bt ight crimson-scarlet , 
large compact truss, ex 1 o 
331 *La Fiancee Royale, rose, large truss, ex. o 10 
332 "Lina, bright crimson, full truss, ex 1 3 
