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HYACINTHS. 
OUR DISPLAY OF SPRING FLOWERING BULBS AT THE LONDON HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION. 1913 . 
CULTURAL Hints.- Almost any good soil and situation suit these popular plants. 
The best season for planting runs from September to the end of November. A few spare bulbs 
should always be planted separately to replfiC6 failures in the beds from vermiiT or other causes. 
A bed or border that has produced a heavy show of summer flowering plants needs renovating be¬ 
tween the time they are lifted and the planting of the bulbs. The soil should be loosened and 
turned over, and a quantity of well-rotted stable manure incorporated—that taken from an old 
cucumber or marrow bed is suitable. The whole should then be levelled and made firm, and the 
bulbs put in as follows:—If the bed or border is square or oblong it is best to commence at one end, 
and make a trench the requisite depth—say, 4 inches straight across. Into this place the bulbs 
at the proper intervals—say, 6 inches—or if it is intended to plant tulips, daffodils, and narcissus 
alternately in the row, the bulbs should be put cqui-distant. For directions on Forcing Hyacinths 
see page 19. 
Carters Seedsmen by Appointment to Ilis Majesty the King—High Ilolborn, London. 
