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Especially tor Outdoor Planting But Also Used in Pans in She House 
These are the size Bulbs we set outdoors last fall at Lapark, giving us the wonderful display 
of bloom I have tried to describe to you in my Introduction to this Catalogue. 
The varieties are the very best, including four newer ones that have now proved themselves 
entitled to rank among the most successful Hyacinths for growing in America. In size they are 
the same as the First-Size Bulbs catalogued last year, great, large, round, healthy Bulbs, every one 
containing a grand flower to afford us pleasure this Winter in the house, or to greet us with joy 
outdoors in earliest Spring. 
If it were not that we are this year able to secure the Exhibition Top-Root and First-Size 
Bulbs, this so-called Second-Size would be used for all the fancy purposes the two larger sizes 
will be planted for, and most of us will use the Second-Size for our larger plantings in soil and 
water in the house for forcing to produce Winter flowers, and for bedding outdoors. Of course we 
will all want a few of the Monster Exhibition and Giant First-Size Bulbs to gratify our inborn 
desire for the very best to be had. These Second-Size Bulbs of this year were the First-Size of 
the trade last year for reasons explained. The Second-Size Bulbs are quite a little cheaper, so 
that you can buy in quantities. All are most beautiful, Single-Flowering specimens. 
ARENTIIVE ARENOSEI^—1 Suow-^iilc. An extra early, pure white flower’ 
the bells very large, forming a somewhat open, tall and extremely handsome spike. 
ENCHANTRESS—S Eorcelain-lBIoie. An exceedingly delicate and at¬ 
tractive shade of the blue famous in old Dutch porcelains, and commonly known in this country 
as “baby blue”, flushed with a still paler shade of the same color. The stalk is extra long and 
very full of handsome, large bells with whitish center. 
GARIUALDI-1 Red. A remarkably fine variety that we have not heretofore cata¬ 
logued^ Has a fine, strong spike of rich, glossy crimson, that comes into flower very early and 
easily, either indoors or out. 
GER.TRUOE— it l>ark Finis. A superb, deep carmine-rose, the truss of bloom nearly 
round and very tall, the individual flowerets perfectly formed and often described as a lilac-rose 
faintly shaded pink running into silvery-rose, striped carmine. 
. GIGANTEA-3 Iriglat Pink. A large, broad spike of the loveliest, dainty pink, ar¬ 
tistically suffused a deeper rose. A superb variety for potting and' bedding, and generally con¬ 
sidered the finest light pink. 
GKAFJ3> ILIILAS—S Siight Silver-Lavender. The bells are exceedingly pretty, 
of a light, silvery, porcelain-blue and lavender, forming a large, handsome truss that develops 
easily and rather early in the house, and is also a superb bedding variety. 
o H,!ir ,V Mw MA1TRIE—Paris Foredune-Blue. This is what might be classed as 
\ a dark light blue, because that is what it is, and it is the .very best of the color, with a tremendous 
broad, rather short, spike of glorious bloom. Has no superior as a bedder and is a splendid forc¬ 
ing variety for indoors. ^ 
r . . , 05p 2>eei» Blue. The best dark blue Hyacinth, without a rival. A 
and outdoors° SSy mdlg ° b ue ’ in a thlck > round', tall truss; a perfect late bloomer for both house 
• Wght E*».se. Described by many Holland growers as a red Hva- 
emth, but to our minds-it is really a bright, vivid, reddish pink, with a well shaped, large spike^of 
S ’ ^ makes a fine contrast with Hyacinths of all other colors we catalogue. Comes 
into bloom very early and easily m the house and is a superior bedder outdoors. 
, v.™ A!% M*»;!•]—,8 Snow- White. Is grown in preference to L’innocence bv fhose- 
who like its more compact, solid truss, L’innocence having an open spike Otherwise there is no 
particular choice between these two finest white varieties. > 
LA VICTOIRE-3 Deep Beil. A magnificent, brilliant, dark red, with a splendid 
large truss formed of strong,fully developed bells. Its glittering red, fine.npstandhigspike and un- 
surpassed blooming dependabihty make it the best dar\ red fofboth houseS cISs ’ U “ 
.QrWiAw wA^ nh!VA® Sil i e WS \ s * e - The most gloriously beautiful solid white Hyacinth, 
sharing fiist place with La Grandesse only as a late blooming sort for both outdoors and in The 
belle are very la^forming a great, big loose and graceful‘truss of unusual substance 
IjORD R A I* FORT R-—! Violet-Rose. A difficult color to describe. Some Holland 
growers put it down as a red, others say it is violet, and so on. In our opinion the closest descri'n- 
r°^°K f . clare - lllac , edged relish mauve. A most unique and distinguished Hyacinth 
plantfng TOad ’ blg SPlke and WaXy bel S ' Very early to flowcr and is a popular favorite for house 
MADAM VAN DER HOOa»-S White. When grown in the house or greenhouse 
Wn S h° 0 fr P ur o white, but when it blooms in an outdoor bed it is white with iust t noticeable 
handsome. 1 P ' 6 Spike i9 beautifully formed - lar S e in mass and dwarHn height Very 
. MARCHIONESS of LORHfte-3 Orango-Vellow. One of the unusual va¬ 
rieties in color, a rich, orange-yellow striped creamy orange. It is a very fine flow'er its spike ex- 
other 1 ^Sfors ' aCtlVe ’ 6lther aS a Single S ? ecimen ’ P** or bedded, or J In^T^ithTOe^f 
BEUES —4 Sfey Blue. A fascinatingly showy light blue with a silverv 
sheen that sets off and emphasizes the color to splendid advantage. The spike is ’large and well 
CaPP QUEEN OF H ^ h V°/ r h r tt! ^ and late bloomfngoiffdooS? ^ 
beHsmeiRum^iz^Emdof Lhe^oveHe^ ofnrsy ^pink^This^Ta'sport^from Sing * e 
“ »oi , DEBFfGfV?«?n ! °| b “ < th Tl* ’S ne ond ,g uee " ° rll ’ e r ™“ “Blues” F»rai““’ 
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