. Farquhar's autumn catalogue : 1913. amineus A\ajor•Johnston!, Queen of Spain •Nanus •Triandrus Albus •Poeticus. Pheasants Eye or Poets Narcissus Ornatus •Ornithogalum Umbellatum. Star of Bethlehem•Scilla Sibirica. Ama-na or Prcecox. Blue Squill•Campanulata Coerulea. Blue Wood Hyacinth •Alba (White Wood Hyacinth) and •Rosea. Each•Nutans Coerulea. English Wood Hyacinth . •Alba and *Rosea Each •Sno\\flake Spring. Leucojum vernum •Summer. Leucojum cBstivum •Snowdrop, Single •Ehves Giant •Trillium Qrandiflorum. Giant .imerican Wood Lily •Erectum •Erythrocarpum . 50I 503
. Farquhar's autumn catalogue : 1913. amineus A\ajor•Johnston!, Queen of Spain •Nanus •Triandrus Albus •Poeticus. Pheasants Eye or Poets Narcissus Ornatus •Ornithogalum Umbellatum. Star of Bethlehem•Scilla Sibirica. Ama-na or Prcecox. Blue Squill•Campanulata Coerulea. Blue Wood Hyacinth •Alba (White Wood Hyacinth) and •Rosea. Each•Nutans Coerulea. English Wood Hyacinth . •Alba and *Rosea Each •Sno\\flake Spring. Leucojum vernum •Summer. Leucojum cBstivum •Snowdrop, Single •Ehves Giant •Trillium Qrandiflorum. Giant .imerican Wood Lily •Erectum •Erythrocarpum . 50I 503 I 50I I 75I - 00 )0 I 9 00 For a Special List of Plants suitable for Naturallzlnii. see paiie less thao 250 bulbs of the same kind sold at the lOUU rate; 25 at the I OO rale. FARQUHARS GOLD MEDAL The Gold Medal of the Massachusetts Hort. Society -was awarded to R. & J. Farquhar & Co. for Superior Quality of Flowering- Bulbs. CULTURE OF HYACINTHS. Hyacinths in Pots. It is important in the pot culture of the hyacinth to have rich, Hght soil—if possible, a compost of one-thirddecayed turf, one-third old rotten, cow manure, and the remainder equal parts of sharp sand and leaf-mould. This compost should be madea few weeks before being used. If the bulbs are to be potted singly, pots five inches in diameter are the proper size, and the special Hyacinthpots which are about two inches deeper than ordinary pots, are preferable. For drainage, cover the hole in the pot with a piece of brokenpot, and over this place a layer of moss. Break off any offsets which appear at the base of the bulbs, and in potting place each bulb so thatits top shall be half an inch below the surface of the soil and an inch below the rim of the pot. The soil should be of u
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