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NAMED HYACINTHS SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR POT CULTURE, AND FOR FLOWERING IN GLASSES 
AND IN JARDINETS. 
gvf The * indicates the varieties best adapted for forcing and for flowering in glasses, jardinets, and the 
numerous elegant contrivances in which Hyacinths are grown. 
To force the Hyacinth successfully it is important, immediately after potting, to place the pots out of doors on 
a bed of ashes, and cover them over with the same material to a depth of six inches, till the pots are full of roots ; 
and to secure a succession of bloom, removals from linear the ashes should be made once a fortnight after the 
Hyacinth is ready to force, which is usually six weeks from the time of potting. 
If large finely developed trusses and rich colours are the qualities desired, forcing must be avoided, and 
the bulbs allowed to develope their flowers gradually and naturally, after being removed from under the ashes, 
placed close to the glass, on the shelf of a greenhouse, in a sitting-room window, or in a cold frame. 
To ensure success, water should be freely given to the Hyacinth when cultivated in-doors or under glass. Failures 
more frequently arise from allowing the soil to become dry than from any other cause ; the rootlets of the bulbs 
get destroyed, and the flower in consequence suffers. 
The f distinguishes the double varieties. They are, with very few exceptions, quite unsuitable for growing in 
glasses or jardinets, or for forcing. Those offered by us, however, are the very best of the doubles, and we recom- 
mend them for pot culture: 
"Ex" indicates those which produce the finest flowers, and those who cultivate Hyacinths for exhibition would 
do well to make their selection from such. 
The superiority of single over double Hyacinths is annually demonstrated at the Metropolitan and Provincial 
Hyacinth Exhibitions, where the proportion of double to single flowers shown is about one to fifty. 
If any of the under-mentioned "Selections" are chosen, and it is stated that they arc for glasses, jardinets, 
or exhibition, the kinds suitable for such witl be sent. If it is stated that the selection is intended for pot culture, 
then we shall include a proportion of double varieties. 
OUR OWN SELECTIONS FROM THE 
These embrace only such as have proved to be most worthy 
£ d. 
105 100 extra choice exhibition Hyacinths... 660 
106 50 „ ,, ,, 3 3° 
107 so ,, „ 2 10 o 
108 25 ,, ,, .. 1 *5 0 
109 25 ... 1 5 ° 
HO 12 ,, „ ,. .. 1 * 0 
111 12 „ „ „ ° *5 0 
112 100 extra fine, in 50 varieties 4 4 o 
FOLLOWING SPLENDID VARIETIES. 
the attention of amateurs. 
£ s. d. 
113 50 extra fine varieties of Hyacinths ... 2 .2 o 
114 25 1 1 o 
115 12 ,, ,, ,, o 12 o 
116 100 very fine, in 50 varieties 3 3 o 
117 50 ,, ,, 25 ,, ,, 1 10 o 
118 25 ,, ,, 25 ,, o 15 o 
119 12 ,, ,, 12 ,, 090 
120 12 ,, ,, 12 ,, 076 
•ajp. THE FOLLOWING HYACINTHS ARE ALT- CAREFULLY SELECTED BULBS, AND FROM 
THE BEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED DUTCH GROWERS. 
THE SOFTER AND MORE DELICATE SHADES 
each — t . d. 
121 "Argo, soft rose, large truss, ex i o 
122 fBaron Rothschild, rose, striped carmine, 
fine truss, ex i 6 
123 fBouquet Royal, blush rose, with pink eye, 
long handsome truss, ex. o 9 
124 "Cavaignac, salmon, striped bright rose, 
large bells, immense truss, ex 2 6 
125 "Cosmos, rosy pink, large bells, large com- 
pact truss, ex 1 6 
126 fCzar Nicholas, blush rose o 8 
127 tDuke of Wellington,///*.' light rose, large 
compact handsome truss, ex 1 3 
128 "Emeline, rose, splendid truss, ex o 9 
129 "Exquisite, delicate blush rose, splendid 
large truss, ex 1 6 
130 "Fabiola, pale pink, striped carmine, large 
bells and large spike, ex 3 6 
131 "Florence, rose, striped pink, fine truss, ex. 1 6 
132 fGrootVOrst, blush, large bells and compact 
truss, ex 0 8 
133 "Giganteus, blush, small bells, vc>y large 
compact truss, ex 1 o 
134 *L'Ornement de la Nature, delicate rose, 
striped pink, large truss, qx 1 6 
135 "La Prophete, rose pink, striped carmine, 
handsome truss, ex 2 o 
THE RICHER AND DEEPER SHADES OF RE] 
PINK 
161 "Amy, scarlet, handsome truss, cx o 8 
152 "Appelius, light cri mson,finc, ex o 9 
153 "Beauty of Waltham, carmine, white 
centre (new), ex 7 6 
154 "Belle Quirine, blush, striped pink, fine ... o 8 
155 IBouquet Tendre (Waterloo), pink, chang- 
ing to deep red, moderate truss o 8 
156 * Circe, salmon-pink, striped carmine, large 
handsome bells, fine truss, ex 1 o 
OF RED, AS ROSE, ROSE-PINK, BLUSH, Etc. 
each — s. d. 
136 "Lord Wellington, blush, striped light car- 
mine, large bells, fine truss, ex o 9 
137 " Madame Goldschmidt, salmon-rose, striped 
pink, large compact truss, ex 2 6 
138 "Madame Ristori, delicate rose-pink, shaded 
carmine, handsome truss, ex 1 6 
139 "Mons. deFoesch, delicate pink, fine truss, ex. o 6 
140 "Netherlands Glory, rose-pink o 9 
141 f Noble par Merite, fiesh, shaded pink, lar°e 
bells, compact truss, ex 1 o 
142 "Norma, satin rose, handsome, ex o 9 
143 "Princess Charlotte, beautiful rose-pink, 
large compact truss, ex 1 6 
144 "Princess Helena, beautiful rose-pink, large 
compact truss , ex 3 6 
145 "Princess Alexandra, rose-pink, fine truss, 
ex 1 3 
146 fRegina Victoria, salmon-rose, large com- 
pact truss, ex o 9 
147 fSusanna Maria, bright rose-pink, fine 
bells, large compact truss, ex 2 6 
148 "Sultan’s Favourite, delicate rose, striped 
pink, handsome truss, ex o 9 
149 "Tubiflorus, blush, striped pink, immense 
bells, handsome truss, ex 1 o 
150 "Vesta, soft rose, fine truss r o 
1 , AS CARMINE, CRIMSON, SCARLET, LAKE, 
Etc. 
157 "Duchess of Richmond, salmon, striped 
pink, very fine truss, ex o 9 
158 "Duchess of Sutherland, rich scarlet 1 o 
159 "Florence Nightingale, delicate pink, 
striped carmine, full truss, ex 1 6 * 
160 fFrederick the Great, semi-double, bright 
pink, fine full truss, ex 1 6 
161 "Garibaldi, bright scarlet, large splendid 
truss (new), ex 6 o 
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