GENERAL COLLECTION OF PLANTS. 
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Hpcinths and Other Diltch Bdllie, Billhs for 
Winter Bloom, Lilies, Etc, 
FALL GARDEN WORK. 
Orders for bulbs, etc., selected from this section of our catalogue, can be sent in the 
spring when preferred, with orders for summer blooming plants, and they will be booked, 
and bulbs forwarded between September 15th and 30th, as early as we receive our im- 
portations. By combining fall and spring orders a large discount may be obtained. At 
prices named bulbs will be forwarded by mail. We handle nothing but strictly first-class 
bulbs, that will give good results. 
jKB- We can furnish nice plants, at prices named, of Roses, Geraniums, Pri- 
mulas, Calias, Pansies, Violets, Carnations, Florists’ Pinks, etc., in fall as well as 
spring. 
No class of flowers has gained as rapidly in public favor during the few years as those 
produced from bulbs. Many of them are especially desirable, as they afford a profusion 
of blossoms early in 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 plants that will give equal satisfaction for out-door cuiture ; and in no other way 
cjn the home be so satisfactorily and easily beautified during the winter as with a few 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Lilies, Narcissus, etc. It should 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-doors in the early spring. 
DtRECTioNS FOR GROWING HYACINTHS IN POTS.— Use a five or six inch pot, fill 
rather loosely to the brim, and press the bulb down so that only one-fourth of it appears 
above the soil. Then water freely to settle the soil and place where it is cool and dark 
to encourage a strong development of roots, before the buds start to grow at the top. 
Such a situation can be made by covering up the pots with four inches of sand in a cool 
cellar or in a sunken pit, in each case covering with sand or leaves, so as to exclude heat 
or frost. A strong development of roots can only be had at a low temperature, say from 
forty to fifty degrees, and any attempt to force them to make roots quicker by placing 
them in a high temperature, will certainly enfeeble the flower. There is no need to water 
except at the time of potting, provided the pots have been 
covered up as directed. They may be removed from their 
dark quarters in from six to eight weeks. 
Cultural Directions. — Hyacinths in beds or borders 
should be planted from October till frost sets in. They suc- 
ceed in any good garden soil. Add some two inches of 
well-rotted manure, dig deep, and plant the bulbs about 
five or six inches apart, with a little sand around them, and 
three inches below the surface, covering during winter with 
leaves, straw, or pulverized manure, to protect them from 
frost. The bed should be in a sunny position, and raised or 
drained so that water will not stand on the bulbs. 
Before very severe weather comes on it is necessary to 
cover the beds with straw, leaves or manure, to protect them 
from the severe cold during winter ; but care should be 
taken that this covering be not too thick and dense, as the 
bulbs are rather more likely to be injured by being kept too 
warm than by freezing. The covering can be removed in 
March, and the result is certain. 
In ordinary seasons the bulbs will flower from the mid- 
dle of April forward. The flowers may be cut freely as 
wanted without injury to the bulbs. When the flowers fade 
the flower stalk should be removed to strengthen the bulbs, 
and after flowering, when the leaves have faded, the bulbs 
should be lifted and allowed to remain a week or two, until 
perfectly dry ; then after removing the old leaves and stems, 
pack away in a cool, dry place for autumn use. 
All Hyacinths are well adapted to pot culture and open 
beds. 
