ALSO REMEMBER THE GIFT SEASON IS COMING 
HYACINTHS 
H YACINTHS grow best in pots or bulb-pans. Plant the bulbs singly in 
5-inch pots, or four or five bulbs in 8-inch bulb-pans. The soil used 
should be a compost made up of rich garden loam, leaf-mould, and 
sand. Breck’s Prepared Potting Soil is just such a mixture. Place a 
few pieces of a broken pot or some other similar material in the bottom of 
the pot or pan for drainage. 
Pot so that the top of the bulb will be about inch under the surface of 
the soil and water immediately. Then set away in a cool, dark place until the 
pot or pan is well filled with roots. This will be eight weeks or more. The 
floor of a cold cellar or garage provides a very good storage place, or the pots 
may be placed in a coldframe and completely covered with sifted ashes or 
sand. Be sure they are not brought into a warm atmosphere until ample root- 
growth is made. This is important. 
Hyacinths may also be grown on glasses containing nothing but clear 
water. Use the Giant Hyacinth bulbs. Remove all loose skins and free the 
hollow in the base of the bulb of all dried roots and soil. Then place it on a 
glass filled with clear water. The root plate should be close to, but not touching 
the water. Then place the glass in a cool, dark place, 
allowing it to remain in such a spot until the roots 
have reached the bottom of the glass and until a stout 
bud has risen from the top of the bulb to a height of 
at least 3 inches. Add fresh water frequently to off¬ 
set evaporation. When the root and top-growth indi¬ 
cated above have been made (usually in about eight 
weeks), remove the glasses to a light, warm loca¬ 
tion. Do not make this change too soon. 
HYACINTH GLASSES 
The growing of Hyacinths on glasses, con¬ 
taining nothing but clear water, is a pastime 
which is both delightful and intriguing. It 
may easily be done. Hyacinth Glasses in 
green, rose and amber are 35c each. 
HYACINTHS * Grand Maitre 
GIANT HYACINTHS 
(For growing either in soil or on glasses) 
20c each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100 
Bismarck. Light China blue. Very popular shade. 
Gertrude. Bright pink. Large compact truss. The best 
pink variety. 
Grand Maitre. Lavender-blue, shaded violet. 
La Grandesse. Silvery white. Large bells on an enor¬ 
mous truss. 
La Victoire. Bright carmine-rose. 
Lady Derby. An extra-fine bright rose variety. 
Yellow Hammer. Large truss of rich golden yellow 
flowers. 
OXALIS • Grand Duchess 
EARLY FRENCH ROMAN HYACINTHS 
These may be grown in the manner described above or in fancy bulb- 
bowls, using Breck’s Bulb Fibre. They may be kept cool and brought into 
the living-room at intervals, and because of the succession of flower-spikes 
from each bulb, they will remain in bloom for a long time. 
Early White Roman. Mammoth bulbs, $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
Virginia. Rich new shade of porcelain-blue in Roman Hyacinths. Each 
bulb produces several spikes of dainty light blue bells, forming a most 
attractive plant. $2.40 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 
Royal Scarlet. A lovely variety with graceful trusses of a pleasing glowing 
scarlet shade. Of exceptional value due to its unusually early habit 
of bloom. $1.75 per doz.; $13.00 per 100. 
OXALIS 
Lovely little bulbous plants for hanging-pots. Plant six to eight bulbs 
to a depth of 1 inch in a 5-inch pot. 50c per doz.; $3.50 per 100 
Cernua. Bermuda Buttercup. Large, clear yellow flowers. 
Grand Duchess, Alba. Pure white. Grand Duchess, Rosea. Deep pink. 
Grand Duchess, Lavender. Large. Grand Duchess, Yellow. 
ROMAN HYACINTH • Virginia. 
