W. E. MARSHALL & CO., NEW YORK 
Hyacinths 
Pot Culture. —Plantings may 
be made at any time from Sep¬ 
tember to December, though Oc¬ 
tober is the best time. A light, 
rich soil, with a mixture of well- 
rotted cow or sheep manure, is 
most suitable. Use a 4- or 5-inch 
pot, and have the top of the bulb 
just above the surface. After 
potting, give a good watering and 
set away in a cool cellar or 
outhouse, and cover over with 
coal-ashes or some litter until 
thoroughly rooted ; they may then 
be brought as wanted for a suc¬ 
cession of flowers into a moder¬ 
ately warm, light room. 
Culture in Glasses. —When 
it is desired to grow Hyacinths 
in water, they should be placed 
so that the base of the bulb mere¬ 
ly touches the water. The glasses 
should then be set in a cool, dark 
closet, or in the cellar, until filled 
with roots, when they may be 
brought into the light. Give as 
much fresh air as possible with¬ 
out letting the plants stand in a 
draught, and as nearly as pos¬ 
sible at a temperature of 60° un¬ 
til the spikes are developed. To 
put them at once into a room 
with a temperature of, say, 70°, 
would cause them to flower pre¬ 
maturely. 
SINGLE HYACINTH 
EXHIBITION HYACINTHS 
Amy. Bright dark carmine. 
Baron van Thuyll. Dark blue ; large 
spike. 
Baroness van Tliuyll. White, large 
truss; compact spike. 
Czar Peter. Light porcelain-blue. 
Daylight. Orange-yellow. 
General Pelissier. Deep scarlet; 
early. 
Gertrude. Beautiful bright pink ; large, 
compact spike. 
Gigantea. Light rose pink; large spike. 
Grandeur a Merveille. Blush-white; 
large truss. 
Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain-blue; 
very large, compact spike. 
King of the Blues. Clear, dark blue ; 
splendid truss. 
All Named 
La Franchise. Creamy white. 
Leonidas. Bright blue; large spike. 
La Grandesse. Pure wdiite; immense 
bells and truss. 
L’Innocence. Pure white; extra large 
bells. 
Lord Balfour. Violet; very early, 
enormous truss. 
Marie. Splendid dark purple... 
Morena. Beautiful blush-pink; a popu¬ 
lar variety. Early forcer. 
Norma. Waxy pink; large bells; early. 
Queen of the Blues. Large, light 
blue; fine for pots. 
Robert Steiger. Deep red ; large bells. 
Roi des Beiges. Bright scarlet. 
Rosea maxima. Delicate pink; fine 
spike. 
If ordered 
Hyacinths on this page 12c. each, $1.25 per doz. 
by mail, add 20c. per doz. for postage. 
ITALIAN HYACINTHS 
The flowers are single, very graceful and fragrant, and produce abundantly. They 
are hardier than the -Romans, and may lie planted outside in the Fall. 
Eanh Doz. 100 
Single 'White Italian .$0.05 $0.50 $3.50 
Single Yellow .10 1.00 6.00 
If ordered by mail, add 10c. jjer doz. for postage. 
