Our Importations are mostly direct from the Growers of Holland, and are of Extra 
Quality. We shall also soon be in receipt from Japan and other Oriental sources, of a large 
variety of Japonicas, Lilies and other Flowering Plants. 
Dutch Bulbs. 
One of the first questions that the purchasers of bulbs 
ask is, “Are they easy to grow?” To this very natural 
question we reply that with scarcely any exception, bulbs 
are easily managed, sure to bloom, and require but little 
labor and care to enable them to produce exquisite 
flowers. 
No class of flowers has gained more rapidly in public 
favor during the last few years than those produced from 
bulbs. Many of tliem are especially desirable, as they 
afford a profusion of blossoms early in tl>e spring, when 
few other plants are in bloom out of doors. They are 
easily cultivated, and are unsurpassed for their beauty 
and variety of colors. We know of no plant that will 
give equal satisfaction for out-door culture; and in no 
other way can the home be so satisfactorily and easily 
beautified during the winter as with a few Uyaeinths, 
Tulips, Lilies, Narcissus, etc. 
It should be be borne in mind that the bulbs must 
be secured and planted in autumn, whether they 
are wanted for flowering in the house for the holidays 
and Easter, or for a display out of doors in the early 
spring. Do not wait till spring comes, and you see your 
neighoor’s yard the delight of all passers-by, but order 
at once. 
MANAGEMENT- 
Bulbs intended for blooming in pots during the winter 
season should be planted during the months of October 
and November in pots, and bo left in the open air, 
covered with a few inches of tan or soil, antil the earth 
begins to freeze, and tiien be placed in a cool greenhouse, 
cellar or room, at a temperature of 50 degrees, in a very 
dark place. 
They will need, occasionally, moderate watering after 
they are brought inside. When the top is well grown 
and the flower stem well out of the bulb, they should be 
brought to the light and given plenty of water, and ex- 
posed as much as possible to tne sun, air and light, to 
prevent the leaves from growing too long or becoming 
yellow. 
The proper compost for Hyacinths, Tulips, Crown Im- 
perials; Iris, Banuncnlus, Anemones, Crocus, and many 
other bulbs is the following: One-third sand, one-third 
well-rotted cow manure, and one-third good gaiden soil. 
The preferable season for planting all hardy bulbs is 
from October to December; but they can be set out later 
if the bulbs remain sound and the ground is not frozen. 
The Hyacinth. 
Among hardy bulbs the Hyacinth deservedly stands 
foremost on the list. It is not only a general favorite for 
the garden, but has become exceedingly popular as a 
winter flower, from the facility with which it may be 
forced into bloom, either in pots or glasses. 
HYACINTHS IN GLASSES. 
For this purpose Single Hyacinths, and such as are 
designated early among the Double, are to be preferred. 
Single Hyacinths are generaily heid in higher estimation 
than Doable ones, their colors are more vivid, and their 
bells, though smaller, are more numerous. Some of the 
sorts are exquisitely beautiful. They are preferable for 
flowering in winter to most of the Double, as they 
bloom two or three weeks earlier, and are less liable to 
failure. The bulbs should be placed in glasses during 
October and November. Fill with pure water, so that the 
base of the bulb may Just touch; then place them in a 
dark closet, box or cellar, at a tempeiature of 45 to 60 
degrees. When tbe glasses are well tilled with roots, and 
the flower stem well out of the bulb, gradually expose to 
the light and sun at a higher temperature. If kept too 
light and warm at flrst, and before there is suffloent tibro, 
they will rarely flower well. They will bloom without 
any sun, but the colors of the flowers will be inferior. 
The water should be changed as it becomes impure, draw 
the roots entirely out of the glasses, rinse off the flbres 
in clean water, and wash the inside of the glass well. 
Care should be taken that the water does not freeze, as 
it would not only burst the glass, but cause the flbres to 
decay. Avoid a low- water mark in the glasses by keep- 
ing it to a level with tbe base of each bulb. To stimu- 
late and strengthen the growth, dissolve a pinch ot sul- 
phate of ammonia occasionally in the water after the 
bulbs are exposed to light. 
When Hyacinths and other bulbs are in bloom it is a 
good plan to place them in a cold room, free of frost, 
where they flower for a considerable length of time. 
HYACINTHSINTHEOPEN GROUND- 
They require a light, rich soil, and it may be necessary 
to provide this to the depth of a foot or more by remov- 
ing the natural soil and substituting a proper compost. 
One of the mot. suitable compost is composed of 
equal parts of sandy loam, well decayed cow manure and 
sand. Plant the bulbs at any time from the middle of Sep- 
tember to the end of November, October being tbe most 
referable. The crowns of the bulbs should be from 
