. Dreer's 1900 autumn catalogue of bulbs, plants, seeds, etc. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SiNOLE Hyacinth. TO the lover of flowers, there is no class of plants so much prized as those which are produced from bulbs. The reason is easily found, because within the bulbs are stored all the future glory of leaves and flowers, only requiring the simplest culture to develop them in their highest perfection. Success is therefore the rule. Another reason why bulbs are prized so highl
. Dreer's 1900 autumn catalogue of bulbs, plants, seeds, etc. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. SiNOLE Hyacinth. TO the lover of flowers, there is no class of plants so much prized as those which are produced from bulbs. The reason is easily found, because within the bulbs are stored all the future glory of leaves and flowers, only requiring the simplest culture to develop them in their highest perfection. Success is therefore the rule. Another reason why bulbs are prized so highly is that a large number of them produce their flowers in very early spring, when the rest of Nature is asleep. Then it is that a clump of Snowdrops, Scillas, or Chinodoxas impart to the garden an air of warmth and cheer that cannot be accomplished in any other way. Following these modest flowers come the showier Crocus, Narcissus, Hyacinths, Tulips, Iiis, etc., in all their dazzling colors, keeping up a continuous display well into the summer. With no other material can be secured such a wealth of charming flowers of infinite variety of form and coloring, with so little trouble and at so small an outlay. TIME OF PLANTING.—To the beginner, we would particularly emphasize the fact that now and tiot spring-time is the time to plant all kinds of spring flowering bulbs. The larger part of the bulbs offered in this Catalogue reach us from Holland early in September, and the sooner they are planted after that the greater will be the measure of success; therefore, OflDEK EARLY. PLANT IN OPEN GROUND.—As a general rule, the bulbs should be planted in October and November, so that the roots may make a good growth before the cold weather sets in, but they can be set •out even later if the bulbs remain sound and the ground is not frozen. They require a moderately rich soil that has been well manured for pre- vious crops, or else apply well rotted cow manufe or bone-dust; fresh ma- nu
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