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//. G. Hastings Co., Seedsmen, Atlanta, Georgia 
DUTCH AND ROMAN HYACINTHS 
Dutch Hyacinths are the most popular of all bulbs for fall plant- 
ings in the South. They adapt themselves to most any type of 
culture and respond perhaps better than any other flowers to good 
care. For the flower-Tover this is especially pleasing and the at- 
tention given to Dutch Hyacinths is many times repaid by the 
delicacy and fragrance of the blooms. 
Dutch Hyacinths are most easily grown outdoors and for early 
spring blooms it would be hard to equal the attraction from a 
bed or border of these exquisite flowers. These bulbs have long 
been, favorites for growing in the house in pots and in bowls of 
water. Grown indoors this way you can plant a few bulbs every 
couple Aveeks and have blooming plants in your home all winter 
and early spring. The plants produce large spikes of rich and 
brilliant blooms that last two or three weeks, filling the rooms 
with beauty and the most delicate fragrance. The little bell- 
shaped petals suggest the music and harmony these flowers try to 
bring into our lives and homes. 
Notice the illustration of Dutch Hyacinths on this page and on 
the back cover. Our monster bulbs of the named varieties are the 
finest you can obtain. Only a few dealers in America have this 
class of imported bulbs and to get them except from Hastings’ you 
will have to pay considerably more. 
Hastings’ Bedding Hyacinths should not be confused with the 
ordinary bedding bulbs generally offered. Ours are extremely 
large, fine bedding bulbs and make a brilliant show on the lawn 
and may be grown in pots and bowls of water in the house for 
winter blooms. 
Grow a dozen or two indoors for this winter and plant a bed 
of a hundred or more outdoors for the most brilliant display next 
spring. They will make you happy. Plant the named varieties if 
you possibly can for they make a wonderful display and are the 
finest that can be grown. But with either you will be delighted 
with the beautiful flowers. 
Dutch Hyacinths do best in a rich, light loam but do 
WUB&UI ^ -well in any good soil. For bedding and other outdoor 
planting, set bedding bulbs 6 to 8 inches apart each way and 10 
inches apart for the selected or named varieties. Cover each bulb 
about one and a half times its OAvn depth. 
For pot culture with the named varieties the most beautiful 
spikes are made with only one bulb to each 5-inch pot or three 
or four in a larger pan. It is essential for blooming indoors that 
the growth be started in the dark. A frequent mistake is made by 
bringing the bulbs into the light too soon, resulting in a failure 
to bloom or weak spikes. 
The best way we know is to remove all offsets from bulbs before 
potting ; cover holes in bottoms of pots with pieces of broken pot 
or crockery and a layer of moss or ashes an inch deep for drainage. 
Fill in pots Avith soil, covering bulbs one-half inch but leaving 
some space at ton for waterine: later. 
Double Dutch Hyacinths 
Bulbs so potted may be entrenched or heeled in the garden and covered with six 
inches of ashes or graA^el for moisture and to prevent frost damage. A bed of ashes 
should be beneath the pots too, to keep out worms. They may also be kept dark and 
well watered in a coldframe or cool cellar. Keen them out for 12 weeks and then 
keep them in Ioav temperature (about 50 degrees) for 2 weeks until top groAvth is AA’ell 
developed. Then you may force them as rapidly as you Avant. You aaTII haA'e strong, 
compact spikes of blooms by keeping close to the glass or windoAV and giving plenty 
of air. If by a windoAV, turn plants so spikes Avon’t be draAvn towards the light. This 
extra care is Avell Avorth Avhile. 
CSmo-Ia First bedding size bulbs, purchaser’s selec- 
aimgie nycfl^inin^ tlon of colors. Pure white. Rose Pink, Light 
Blue, Dark Blue, Dark Red and YelloAV. Price, postpaid, each 10 cents'; 6 for 45 
cents; dozen, 75 cents. Not prepaid, $5.50 per lOO. 
First bedding size bulbs, purchaser’s se- 
lection of colors. Pure White, Rose Pink, 
Light Blue, Dark Blue, Dark Red and YelloAv. 10 cents each; 6 for 45 cents; 75 
cents a dozen; postpaid. Not prepaid, $5.50 per 100. 
NAMED VARIETIES 
SELECTED BULBS 
^ These are the finest selected Hya- 
cinths in existence and the largest 
sized bulbs groAvn. They produce 
huge spikes of brilliant, fragrant, ex- 
quisite blooms. 
GARIBALDI — Early, single, deep 
crimson-red ; large spike. 
GERTRUDE — Later, single deep 
pink ; fine for pots. 
LA G RANDESSE— M e d i u m late, 
single, pure AA^hite ; full spike of per- 
fect form Avith waxy bells. The best 
white. 
KING OP THE BLUES— Me- 
dium late, single, extra rich dark 
blue ; splendid spike and bells. 
YELLOW HAMMER —Early, 
single pure creamy yelloAv; fine 
compact spike Avith large bells. 
Fine for pots. 
Named varieties aboA'e 
n _15 cents each; 6 for 
85 cents; $1.50 per dozen; one each 
of tlie fiA-e varieties, 65 cents ; 
postpaid. Not prepaid: 50 for 
$6.00; $11.00 per hundred. 
VI/UITF shall have only 
n B ■ Ki Roman Hya- 
p/)|li|A|y cinths this fall as 
theA" are verA', A'ery 
HYACINTHS 
them Ave adAuse sending in your 
order right aAvay. They Avill be shipped 
as soon as they arriAm from France, 
but when our supply is sold there Avill 
be no more. White Roman Hyacinths 
—10 cents each; 6 for 55 cents; ,$1.00 
per dozen; postpaid. 
Hastings’ White Roman Hyacinths 
The named varieties above are the 
finest standard Dutch Hyacinths of 
each color. With them you knoAV 
you ha\'e the best in all the world. 
They will make you glad. 
