Culture. Hyacinths are winter hardy but in cold climates a good mulch is advisable. 
Plant 3” or 4” deep in rich sandy loam containing much humus. For forcing in pots use 
a 4” or 5” size. Use clean light sandy soil but no humus or fertilizer. Read our general 
potting directions. Set the bulb under soil with top just showing. Plunge the pots outside 
in a cool shady place as recommended for lilies or daffodils. Cover tops of pots with 2” 
of soil and mulch with straw or leaves. Control the moisture so that they are always 
moist but never very wet. Drainage under the pots must be good. In about 6 weeks (or 
longer if necessary) they should be weli rooted. They may then be brought into the 
house to a temperature about the same as for Easter Lilies. In all stages of growth they 
should be moist but if excessive there is danger of causing the bulbs to rot. 
Our bulbs average 16/17 cm., a few may be 15 and some are at least 20 cm. We 
offer three colors, Red, Pink and White. If desired we will label with name of variety 
as well as color. Price 40c ea. $4.00 doz. Assorted varieties, $3.60 doz. 
Muscari, Grape Hyacinths, var. Heavenly Blue. Racemes of closely packed, exquisite, 
tiny blue bells. Fine in pots or garden. Our bulbs are fine and large this year. L. 2 for 
15c. 50c doz. Per 100, $3.50. Blooming size, 35c doz., $2.25/100. 
Scillas are closely related to Hyacinths. All are hardy except S. peruviana. 
Scilla hispanica. Assorted colors and sizes. Plant in shade. 50c doz. 
S. hispanica, var. Excelsior. Giant, dark blue. The best, 25c ea. 6 for $1.25. 
S. hyacinthoides. Winter hardy in north. The densely fld. raceme of deep blue is 
often 3 ft. in height. Flowers are useful in arrangements and sell well to florists. Plant 
in full sun. L. 20c, M. 15c. Small bulbs, 75c doz. postpaid or $2.00 per 100, f.o.b. 
S. peruviana. A fine blue flower for pots in the north or for southern gardens. The 
flower scape is short but above the foliage. The flower head is a compact, conical, wide 
raceme, ideal in a potted bulb. L. 30c, M. 20c. 
S. peruviana. Houdyshel Hybrids. Altho so little appreciated and grown, we think 
so much of this Scilla that we started growing seedlings and selecting for quality and 
unusual colors a long time ago. Unexpected results followed, such as prettier foliage, 
unusual colors such as yellow, tan and pink markings. I will advise you to grow the 
species listed above in a pot this winter and now or later our strain. These bulbs are 
assorted. Do not express a color preference. 50c ea. 
Ornithogalum arabicum. Very showy. The round glossy black ovary in the center 
of the flower is in striking contrast to the pure white flower. This is hardy only in the 
south but if the largest bulbs are potted early and handled about the same as lilies they 
usually bloom about Easter. L. 20c. $1.50 per doz. M. 10c ea. 50c per doz. 
Lachenalias furnish bright, cheerful flowers often by Dec. 25 if planted by Oct. 
Reasonably sure for Jan. bloom. Small bulbs and plants with one or two leaves, them- 
selves decorative, with a 6” to 12” flower scape that carries 12 to 24 tubular flowers, 1” 
long. Culture. Very tender and hardy only in deep south with a minimum temperature 
of 24°. They are very easy to force in pots and require a cool room, full sun. Plant 
several in a 4” pot. 
Lachenalia assorted varieties and sizes, 15c ea. 6 for 75c. 
Veltheimia viridifolia. This is one of the most beautiful plants one can grow in a 
pot. The glossy vivid green leaves are wavy margined and form a perfect rosette much 
like a bird’s nest fern. From the center arises a scape with tubular, drooping flowers 
closely spaced. The color is a deep rosy or purplish pink of an ineffable tone not found in 
any other flower. It begins to bloom, if planted early, in So. Calif. gardens or other 
equally mild climates or in pots in the north by Dec. 15 and continues for nearly 3 
months as larger bulbs (which are much more economical) send up 2 to several spikes. 
Culture is very easy. Use a sandy or sandy loam soil to which is added fine screened peat 
or leaf mould about one-third or fourth. Some charcoal is good. Read general potting 
directions again. Order before Oct. 1 if possible as foliage starts in storage, but we can 
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