CHOICE NAMED HYACINTHS FOR POTS OR GLASSES. 
HYACINTHS. 
FOR CULTURE IN GLASSES, JARDINETB, POTS, AND FOR EXHIBITION. 
tST The * indicates the best varieties for early forcing in pots, and for growing in glasses, jardinets, &c. 
Cultuke.— I mmediately after potting the Hyacinth, which may be done in succession, from September to 
December, place the pots out of doors on a bed of ashes, and cover with six inches of the same material, but if it 
can be commanded, a covering of cocoa fibre is preferable ; in six to eight weeks the pots will be full of roots. 
If very early flowers are required, those potted in September may be forced gently in December, giving abundance 
of water; but if finely developed trusses and rich colours are preferred to very early flowers, the Hyacinth must not 
be forced, but when removed from under the covering out of doors, 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, water being given 
regularly and freely, as it is well known to professional cultivators that failures, for the most part with Hyacinths, 
arise from allowing the soil to become dry. Abundance of air is necessary, but a dry atmosphere and a 
draughty situation should be sedulously avoided, as these, and such like causes, shrivel up the flower buds. To 
secure a succession of Hyacinths, remove from under the ashes or fibre a proportion say once a fortnight from 
the middle of December to middle of February. 
If the Hyacinth is grown in glasses, the base of the bulb should just touch the water, and a little charcoal 
be placed in the glass to keep the water sweet. It is, however, preferable to fill the glasses with prepared Charcoal 
and Cocoa Fibre (for which see p. 47). Place the glasses in a room without a fire, or, still better, in the shady 
part of a greenhouse, and when the glass'is full of roots and the plant has made a little top growth, place it in 
the sunniest situation at command till the flower spike is well developed ; then remove the glasses where the 
flowers are to be enjoyed. . 
When cultivated in jardinets, the Hyacinth may be associated with other early-flowermg bulbs, such as 
Scilla sibirica, Tulips, Snowdrops, Crocus, Narcissus, Iris reticulata, &c. Barr & Son’s prepared "Charcoal 
and Cocoa Fibre" should invariably be used (see p. 47) ; the preparation must always be kept moist and the 
surface covered with fresh green carpet moss when the jardinet is in the sitting-room. 
The + denotes varieties with double flowers. These, with the exception of those which have semi-double 
flowers, are unsuitable for growing in glasses and jardinets, or for forcing. The finest of the double varieties are 
those quoted, and we recommend them to be grown in pots. 
The "ex" indicates the sorts which produce the largest or most perfect flowers, and cultivators of the 
Hyacinth for exhibition should select from those only. 
A visit to the Metropolitan and Provincial Hyacinth Exhibitions, shows the superiority of single over double 
Hyacinths, it being estimated that the proportion of single to double flowers staged is about fifty to one. 
- ‘ , of the under-mentioned "Selections," and it is stated they are for glasses, 
If this is not specified, the selection will include a propor- 
When an order is given for any 
jardinets, or exhibition, single kinds will be sent, 
tion of double varieties. 
OUR OWN SELECTIONS. 
The varieties of Hyacinths enumerated and described are those which Mr. Barr personally selected during 
the many visits of Inspection he has made to the bulb farms of Holland, and which have proved 
the most worthy of cultivation ; the bulbs have all been carefully selected, and are from the 
bulb farms of the best and most experienced Dutch growers. 
111 100 choice exhibition Hyacinths 
112 50 >1 ,, 1, 11 
113 25 t, „ ,■ 1 , 
114 12 ,, ,, ,, „ 
115 100 extra fine varieties of Hyacinths 
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117 25 extra fine varieties of Hyacinths ... 1 
118 12 ,. „ „ „ „ 10/6 Sc o 
119 3 each in 30 very fine varieties 3 
120 3 ., 20 „ „ „ 2 
121 3 ,, IS ,, ,, if •••■■*• * • I 
122 1 ,, 12 „ „ „ 7/6 & 0 
THE SOFTER AND MORE DELICATE SHADES OF RED, SUCH AS ROSE, ROSE-PINK, BLUSH, Etc. 
each — /. 
133 *La Prophite, rose-pink, striped carmine, 
handsome truss, ex o 
134 fNoble par Merlte, rose, shaded pink, large 
bells, compact truss, ex o 
135 ‘Norma, satin-rose, handsome, ex o 
136 -(-Prince Of Orange, light red, fine truss ... o 
137 ‘Princess Charlotte, beautiful rose-pink, 
large compact truss, ex 1 
138 ‘Princess Helena, beautiful rose-pink, large 
compact truss, ex 1 
139 ‘Sultan’s Favourite, delicate rose, striped 
pink, handsome truss, ex 
140 ‘Rubra Maxima, delicate rose, splendid 
truss, ex 
each — 1. d, 
123 ‘Agnes, rich rosy red, fine truss o 9 
124 ‘Bella Donna, delicate rose, striped pink, 
large truss, ex 1 o 
125 fBouquet Royal, blush-rose, with pink eye, 
long handsome truss, ex o 8 
126 ‘CoBmos, rich rosy pink, fine truss, ex o 9 
127 +DuKe of Wellington, fine light rose, large 
compact handsome truss, ex o 9 
128 ‘Fablola, fine rose-pink, striped carmine, 
large bells and large spike, ex o 10 
129 ‘Gdant des Robbs, beautiful rose, large 
handsome truss, ex o 10 
130 tUrootvorst, blush, large compact truss, ex. o 6 
131 “Glganteus, blush, large compact truss, ex. o 8 
132 ‘L'Adorable, rose, carmine-striped, fine 
compact truss, ex o 9 
THE RICHER AND DEEPER SHADES OF RED, SUCH AS CARMINE, CRIMSON, SCARLET, LAKE, PINK, Etc. 
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141 ‘Amy, scarlet, fine truss, ex o 
142 ‘Cavalgnac, salmon, striped deep rose, very 
large truss, ex 1 
143 +Dlsraeli ( Improved Bouquet Tendre), deep 
red, targe truss (new), ex o 
144 fFrederick the Great, semi-double, bright 
pink, fine full truss, ex 1 
145 ‘Garibaldi, rich crimson, large splendid 
truss (new), ex 3 
146 ‘Gertrude, rose-carmine, fine compact truss, 
• ex o 
147 *Incomparable, rich glittering crimson, 
line compact truss, ex I 
King Street, Covent Garden, 1883.] 
148 +Koh-l-n00r, bright salmon-pink, large 
truss, model form, semi-double, ex 3 
149 ‘L’Etlncellante, very bs ight crimson-scarlet, 
large compact truss, ex 1 
150 ‘Lord Macaulay, carmine, changing to 
vivid crimson-scarlet, large truss, ex.... I 
151 ‘Miss Nightingale, orange -red, large 
truss, ex .-••• 1 
152 *Mr. Robert Steiger, rich rose-carmine, 
large compact truss, ex 
153 »Mrs. Beecher Stowe, rich rosy red, large 
splendid truss, ex 1 ° 
154 ‘Newton, rosy red, large fine truss, ex 1 o 
155 ‘Pelissier, intense deep rich crimson, large 
compact truss, ex 1 ® 
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