. CHOICE NAMED SINGLE HYACINTHS. Hyacinth, Kin- Blues. The Hyacinth is so well known and esteemed that any description of its many good qualities is needless. The list now offered includes nearly every shade of red, white, blue, yellow, etc. The varieties enumerated below have been selected for their distinct coloring and free-flowering qualities, and are all first-size selected bulbs, specially suited for growing in pots or glasses. Outdoor Culture.âThe bulbs may be planted any time from October to December. They succeed in any good, well-drained garden soil. Set the bulbs so that the tops wi
. CHOICE NAMED SINGLE HYACINTHS. Hyacinth, Kin- Blues. The Hyacinth is so well known and esteemed that any description of its many good qualities is needless. The list now offered includes nearly every shade of red, white, blue, yellow, etc. The varieties enumerated below have been selected for their distinct coloring and free-flowering qualities, and are all first-size selected bulbs, specially suited for growing in pots or glasses. Outdoor Culture.âThe bulbs may be planted any time from October to December. They succeed in any good, well-drained garden soil. Set the bulbs so that the tops will be 3 or 4 inches below the surface and 6 to 10 inches apart. Before very severe weather comes on, cover the beds with straw, leaves, or mnnure to protect them from the frost, but care should be taken that this covering is not too thick, as the bulbs are as likely to be injured by being kept too warm as by freezing; this should be removed in March. Pot Culture.âPlantings may be made at any time from September to December, though October 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; thev may then be brought as wanted for a succession of flowers into a moder- ately warm, light room. Culture ill Glasses.âWhen it is desired to grow Hyacinths in water, they should be placed so that the base of the bulb merely touches the â 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 without letting the plants stand in a draught, and as nearly as possible at a temperature of sixty degrees. (If wanted by mail, add 15 cts. per dozen for postage. Single bulbs mailed free.) SINGLE RED,
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