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Muscari ... 
Grape Hyacinths 
Here is a race of small bulbous plants that 
can be grown with ease, free from tribulation 
and all anxiety to please them. Any well- 
drained spot, preferably in full sun, satisfies 
them, and while they revel in a fairly rich soil, 
they do very nicely in ordinary loam. They in- 
crease freely by seed and offsets and last in- 
definitely, engaging qualities in any bulb. 
Muscari Botryoides, M. Azureum, and M. Ar- 
meniacum are beautiful for growing in pots. 
Grape Hyacinths are so very showy, so easy to grow, 
and naturalize so quickly, that no spring garden is com- 
plete without them. Their dainty, diminutive spikes of 
little bells in bold clusters are just like heaps of sapphires 
or pearls sparkling in the Spring sunshine. 
They are wonderful for Children’s Gardens, as they 
will grow anywhere, no matter how carelessly planted. 
Use them very very freely in groups of 3 to 12 bulbs, 
just as you would Crocus. 
Leading Named Varieties 
V STRAIN #2401 
ARGEI ALBUM. A choice variety having snowy white flowers, of 
which there are not many in Muscari. Blooms later than Botry- 
oides Album and remains in bloom a long time. 
6-60c 12-$1.20 25-$2.30 
V_ STRAIN #2402 
ARMENIACUM (Early Giant). This is a strong grower, each bulb 
producing 4 to 5 spikes on 8 inch stems. The racemes are at 
least 214 inches long and crowded with almost spherical bells of 
a rich deep cobalt-blue with distinct white rim. It has larger 
flowers than Heavenly Blue and a strong spicy fragrance. Blooms 
toward the end of April. 
6-45c 12-80c 
100-$8.25 
25-$1.40 100-$4.80 250-$10.80 
AZUREUM. See Hyacinthus Azureus. 
V STRAIN #2404 
BOTRYOIDES. This is the best-known form of Muscari and has been 
grown since “curious” gardeners first began to collect bulbs from 
distant lands. Each bulb sends up two flower stalks bearing light 
blue flowers that smell like ripe plums. 
6-45c 12-80c 25-$1.40 100-$4.80 
V_ STRAIN #2405 
BOTRYOIDES ALBUM. A choice white kind whose bells closely set 
upon the flower spike like tiny seed pearls. Fine for the rock 
garden as it will not encroach upon its neighbors. 
6-50c 12-85c 25-$1.45 100-$4.95 
V STRAIN #2411 
PARADOXUM. A rare variety but a favorite among gardeners who 
shun the obvious. A strong 6 inch spike rises from 3 leaves carry- 
ing a flower of deepest blue elegantly lined with green. Flowers 
very late. 
6-60c 12-$1.10 25-$2.05 100-$7.25 250-$16.30 
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HAND SELECTED MIXTURE (Muscari) 
A carefully prepared mixture of dependable, 
easy-to-grow varieties, in exquisite shades of 
sky blues and snowy whites. STRAIN #2446 
6-55c 12-95c 25-$1.70 100-$5.95 250-$13.85 
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250-$10.80 
250-$11.15 
MUSCARI ARGEI ALBUM 
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V STRAIN #2414 Now at a Popular Price 
introduced by us from North Western Persia. The 
“Oxford and Cambridge” Muscari, as when in flower 
the top of the spike is a bright clear blue and the lower 
half, deep Oxford blue. The buds are of a distinct tur- 
quoise blue shade unlike any other species. Many strong 
spikes, height 8 inches. Flowering in mid-April. 
6-75c 12-$1.45 25-$2.75 100-$10.15 
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