10 FLOWER ROOTS — Hyacinths. 
HYACINTHS FOR EXHIBITION. 
FINEST SELECTED SORTS. 
In cultivating Hyacinths for exhibition purposes it is desirable to grow then) in pots (for particulars see page. 7), 
and the strictest attention must bo paid to the soil and temperature of the atmosphere : if the cultivation be attended 
with success, the results will amply repay for any amount of extra care that may have been bestowed upon them. 
The sorts specified below are the best that can be thrown for the purpose, and wo recommend them with tho greatest 
confidence. 
25 superb varieties (our selection) £ 2 0 0 
12 do. do. do. 1 1 0 
12 very lino varieties do. 0 15 0 
Dark Blue and Purple. 
Each — s. d. 
Argus, rich purple , white eye 1 6 
Baron Humboldt, rich black violet. 2 6 
Feruck Khan, dark purple , magnificent truss .... 7 6 
General Havelock, deep black puiple 5 6 
La Nuit, rich silky black purple, fine truss 1 0 
Laurens Koster, intense purple , fine truss 1 G 
Louis Philippe, deep violet, shaded 2 G 
Mimosa, dark purple, beautiful 0 9 
Prince Albert, black purple, large compact truss, 
fine 5 G 
William I., dark purple, fine truss 0 9 
Light Blue. 
Each — s. d. 
Blocksberg, clear porcelain , extra truss 0 9 
Charles Dickens, porcelain, splendid truss 0 8 
Couronne de Celle, pale blue, fine large bells .... 1 0 
Grand Lilas, lilac, splendid large truss 1 0 
Leonidas, pale porcelain, very distinct 2 0 
Orondates, porcelain blue , large bells 0 9 
Sir John Franklin, porcelain , large bells, splendid 1 6 
Van Speyk, lilac, splendid large bells 3 6 
Zeebergen, i /me light blue , large bells 3 G 
Dark Red and Crimson. 
Each — 8. d. 
Florence Nightingale, deep red , white border .... 1 6 
Lord Macanlay, carmine and rose , splendid .... 3 6 
Napoleon III., splendid deep red 5 0 
Queen of Hyacinths, beautiful vermilion 3 G 
Robert Steiger, ./me ci'imson, large bells 9 9 
Victoria Aloxandrina, dark crimson , large truss. . 1 G 
Von Schiller, fine deep red 2 6 
Light Red and Rose. 
Each — s. d. 
Baron Rothschild, delicate rose, striped 3 0 
Circe, beautiful magenta rose 1 6 
Emmeline, pale rose, splendid truss 1 0 
Frederick the Great, satin rose, semi-double .... 1 G 
General Cavaignac lt /L*c rose, superb form 2 G 
La Dame du Lac, beautiful pale rose 0 9 
Le Prophete, carnation rose, beautifully shaded. . 2 6 
Lord Wellington, pale pink, fine large bells 0 9 
L’Ornement do la Nature, delicate rose, striped. . 1 G 
Mrs. Beecher Stowe, superb truss 2 0 
Light Red and Rose— Continued. 
Each — s. d. 
Norma, rose, fine large bells 0 9 
Noble par Morite, deep rose, fine truss 2 6 
Princess Charlotte, beautiful peach, very novel .. 2 6 
Regina Victoria, splendid rose, large bells 1 0 
Sir Walter Scott, fine striped 2 0 
Sultan’s Favourite, beautiful rose , pink striped . . 0 9 
Susannah Maria, superb rose, fine truss 5 0 
Temple d’ Apollon, pale rose, fine large bells .... 1 0 
Pure White. 
Each — s. d. 
Alba maxima, very fine truss 2 0 
Bouquet Royale, fine truss 2 0 
Grande Vedette, large bells 0 9 
Grootvorstin, compact truss 2 0 
Latour d’Auvergne, ,/*><£ truss, elegant form .... 0 9 
Madame de Talleyrand, fine truss 0 9 
Madame Van der Hoop, splendid large bells .... 1 6 
Mirandoline, splendid truss 1 0 
Mont Blanc, magnificent truss, extra fine bells . . 2 0 
Prince of Waterloo, very fine 1 0 
White Shaded, and White with coloured eye. 
Each — s. d. 
Duke of Wellington, cream white, pink centre , 
splendid truss 1 G 
Grandeur a Merveille, beautiful blush, fine truss 0 9 
Grootvorst, cream colour, very fine truss 0 8 
Lord Castlereagh, purple eye, fine 1 6 
Lord Grey, waxy white, large bells 1 0 
Miss Kitty, violet eye, extra large 1 0 
Ne Plus Ultra, violet eye, large truss 0 8 
Tubiflora, delicately shaded, very large bells .... 1 0 
Virginie, blush, fine truss 0 8 
Voltaire, cream, large bell and truss 0 8 
Yellow. 
Each — s. d. 
Alida Jacoba, ,/Lie deep yellow 1 0 
Anna Carolina, pure yellow, fine truss 1 3 
Heroine, bright citron 1 6 
Ida, purest yellow , splendid truss 7 6 
Jaune Supreme, jine deep yellow 2 0 
L’ Heroine, fine yellow, green tips 0 9 
Overwinnaar, jmre yellow, fine 1 0 
HYACINTHS IN DISTINCT COLOURS FOR BEDDING. 
Hyacinths for bedding purposes being required distinct and certain in colour to admit of effective arrangement, we 
are happy to state that we are in a position to meet this requirement, and cau supply good sound roots of the under- 
mentioned colours, from named varieties, at 4s. 6 d. per dozen; and as we offer them at so moderate a charge, we 
trust that we shall receive more extensive orders for these richly-scented and favourite flowers, which, when well 
arranged, are the finest ornaments a Spring garden can produce. Full directions for culture will be found at page 7. 
Purple ..... 
DOUBLE VARIETIES. 
Per doz. — 
4 
d. 
6 
c 
Purple 
SINGLE VARIETIES. 
Per doz. — «v. 
d. 
6 
6 
, 4 
6 
6 
4 
6 
6 
4 
6 
6 
White, with coloured eye 
G 
Bright yellow . 
G 
OUR LIST OF NAMED CROCUS INCLUDES THE FINEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. 
