. Dreer's autumn 1903 catalogue. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Preer^s Autumn Catalogue, 1903 ,. Seed and Plan^ Iniroduction and dhtrlbutlon^ g 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 shnde of red, white, blue, yellow, etc. Outdoor Culture.—The bulbs may be planted any time from October to December—the earlier the belter. They succeed in any good, well-dra
. Dreer's autumn 1903 catalogue. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Preer^s Autumn Catalogue, 1903 ,. Seed and Plan^ Iniroduction and dhtrlbutlon^ g 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 shnde of red, white, blue, yellow, etc. Outdoor Culture.—The bulbs may be planted any time from October to December—the earlier the belter. 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 manure 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, or when danger from hard frost is past. Pot Culture.—Plantings may be made at any time from September to December, though October is the best time. A light, rich 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; they may then be brought as wanted for a succession of flowers into a moderately warm, light room. Culture in Glasses.—When it is desired to grow Hyacinths in water, they should be placed so that the base of the bulb merely tottches the 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 possilile without letting the plants stand in a draught, and as nearly as possible at a temperature of sixty degrees un
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