. Bulbs and hardy plants for autumn : specialties tulips daffodils lilies & choice pernnials. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seedlings Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Horticulture Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HYACINTH KING OF THE BLUES Vaughan's Exhibition Hyacinths HYACINTH GERTRUDE MONSTER TOP ROOTS A number of our customers who do fancy Hyacinth growing always require some of the largest and finest bulbs that can be obtained. For this purpose we have arranged with our Holland growers to get the very largest and most perfect solid, sound bulbs. They
. Bulbs and hardy plants for autumn : specialties tulips daffodils lilies & choice pernnials. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seedlings Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Horticulture Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HYACINTH KING OF THE BLUES Vaughan's Exhibition Hyacinths HYACINTH GERTRUDE MONSTER TOP ROOTS A number of our customers who do fancy Hyacinth growing always require some of the largest and finest bulbs that can be obtained. For this purpose we have arranged with our Holland growers to get the very largest and most perfect solid, sound bulbs. They can be depended upon to give extra large and well-developed spikes of bloom, fit for exhibition and special orna- ment. We offer these in single varieties only. PRICE—Our selection of varieties: Each, 20 cts.; per dozen, $; per 100, $ SINGLE VARIETIES FIRST SIZE BULBS 7 — — 3 r , , , A. Named Dutch Hyacinths For Pots, Ornamental Bowls, Glasses, Etc. HYACINTHS IN POTS.—It is important in the pot culture of Hyacinths to have rich, light soil. If the bulbs are to be potted singly, 5-inch pots are the proper size. Cover the hole in the pot with a piece of broken pot, and over this place a layer of moss which will keep the soil from clogging the drainage thus provided. Break off any offsets which appear at the base of the bulbs, and, in potting, place each bulb so that its top shall be half an inch below the surface of the soil, and an inch below the rim of the pot. Use a 5-inch pot for single bulb or four in a 6-inch pot. Give a good water- ing and set away in a cool place, covering them with about 3 to 5 inches of coal ashes or sand. Let them remain here for eight or ten weeks, bringing them to the light as wanted. HYACINTHS IN GLASSES.—The single varieties are, with a few excep- tions, best adapted to this mode of culture. They produce finer flower spikes than the double. Fill the glass with clear soft water, so as nearly to touch the base of the bulb, puttin
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