HYACINTHS 
' No other early spring plant provides us with 
such a wide range of joyful coloring along with 
the most delightful fragrance. Hyacinths are very 
easily grown out-of-doors—a good fertile soil with 
decent drainage is all they ask. They are the easi¬ 
est of the bulbs to force either in pots with soil or 
in glasses of water. Always make sure of good 
root growth before bringing them in to the heat. 
Then see that they have plenty of water and are 
not too warm. 
It is a great error to think that you need the 
great over-fed “top size” bulbs to get good spikes 
of bloom in hyacinths. The medium or “bedding 
size” is the most satisfactory for outside planting 
and force splendidly. We know for we flower a 
lot of them each year. 
No bulbs available after December 20th. 
City of Haarlem. The finest of the yellows. 
Large well formed trusses of golden yellow chang¬ 
ing to creamy yellow with age. An excellent vari¬ 
ety for forcing or bedding. 
Grand Maitre. Very beautiful clear porcelain 
blue. Long compact spike of large bells on a 
strong stem. 
Lady Derby. Beautiful clear rose-pink. Extra 
large truss with a strong stem. Good forcer. 
La Vietoire. Shiny dark pink usually described 
as red. Earlier than the other varieties in this 
list. 
L’Innocence. Large compact spikes of clear 
waxy white. The loveliest pure white imaginable. 
Queen of the Blues. Clear sky blue with sil¬ 
very reflex. Strong grower and very beautiful. 
Queen of the Pinks. Compact spike of deep 
rose-pink. Good color and substance. One of the 
best for bedding. 
Mixed Hyacinths. A general mixture of all the 
above varieties. You may specify the kinds de¬ 
sired if you wish to. 
Price of any of the above hyacinths: 10c each, 
12 for $1.00. 
Good Hyacinths Are Easily Grown, 
Hints on Forcing Bulbs 
The most important thing in forcing bulbs is 
to see that a good root system is established before 
an attempt is made to bring them into bloom. This 
one thing is the cause of most of the failures to 
get good blooms from the bulbs. The procedure 
for most of the bulbs—Tulips, Hyacinths, Daffo¬ 
dils, Crocuses—is the same. 
Pot up the bulbs in a fairly rich soil—good 
garden soil to which some leaf mold or peat moss 
has been added is satisfactory. The addition of 
one pound of bone meal to the bushel is desirable. 
Soil should not be used that has been used for 
bulbs before. Broken pieces of pots should be 
used to provide drainage. The top of the bulb 
may come within % inch of the top of pot, being 
just barely covered with soil. 
Make sure that they are thoroughly watered. 
Cover the pots with enough soil or sand to keep 
them from freezing or place in a cool dark cellar. 
Let them remain until well rooted. This will re¬ 
quire at least eight to ten weeks for hyacinths 
and the earliest Single Early Tulips and longer for 
most of the other things. When well rooted bring 
into moderate heat but keep out of light, then 
when the growth has made a good start expose to 
the full light. 
Favorable Reports come 
from all over the country 
From Virginia. “I was certainly very much 
pleased with the lilies you sent me last week. All 
arrived in perfect shape.” 
From Oklahoma. ‘‘Your quality, promptness and 
liberality was the very best 1 have ever received.” 
From California. ‘‘Thank you for your prompt 
service and carefully packed bulbs. They were in 
perfect condition.” 
From New Hampshire. "Last year I bought two 
collections of daffodils (round bulbs) and every bulb 
flowered this spring.” IVe expect each round bulb 
to give one bloom and the double nose to give at 
least two blooms. IVe appreciate such testimonials 
but we expect good results from the types of bulbs 
we supply. 
From Washington. "So far the bulbs I have re¬ 
ceived from you have given the most complete 
satisfaction.” 
From Minnesota. "1 received my order this morn¬ 
ing and have never had such wonderful bulbs.” 
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