. Dreer's bulbs 1921. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. /flEHiyA-IIKEEl BULBS %mLL PLANTING >mLBlEIiPHRl| DUTCH HYACINTHS 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. We give below short cultural directions. For comphte cultural notes see our book, Dreer's Hints on the Orowing of Bulbs. Price, 25 cts., or free to customers if asked for at time of orderin
. Dreer's bulbs 1921. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. /flEHiyA-IIKEEl BULBS %mLL PLANTING >mLBlEIiPHRl| DUTCH HYACINTHS 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. We give below short cultural directions. For comphte cultural notes see our book, Dreer's Hints on the Orowing of Bulbs. Price, 25 cts., or free to customers if asked for at time of ordering. Outdoor Culture.—The bulbs may be planted any time from October to Decemoer. They succeed in any goodj 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 manure, to protect them from the frost; this should be removed when danger from hard frost is past in the spring. Pot Culture.—Plantings may be made at any time from September to December. A light, rich soil, or Prepared Fibre, offered on page 12, is most suital)le. Use a 4 or 5-inch pot (or several bulbs may be planted together in larger pots or bulb pans), and have the tops of the bulbs just above the surface. After potting give a good watering, and set away in a cool cellar or outhouse and cover with coal ashes or some litter, until thor- oughly rooted. During this period \>e careful that they do not become dry. They may then be brought as wanted for a suc- cession of flowers into the house, keeping them in a very cool light room until the flower spikes are developed, when they may be placed in the dining or sitting room or wherever wanted. Culture in Glasses.—When it is desired to grow Hyacinths in water, they should be placed so that the base of the bulb merely t'mches the water. The glasses should then be set in a cool, dark closet, or in the cellar, until filled w
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