Archive image from page 303 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame02bail Year: 1906 Double Red: Bouquet Tendre. Crimson. Noble par Merite. Deep ros3. Single Lilac: Haydn. Lilac-mauve. Single Yellow ; Ida. Pure yellow. King of the Yellows. Deep yellow. Double Yellow: Goethe. Bright yellow. Miniature Hyac
Archive image from page 303 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame02bail Year: 1906 Double Red: Bouquet Tendre. Crimson. Noble par Merite. Deep ros3. Single Lilac: Haydn. Lilac-mauve. Single Yellow ; Ida. Pure yellow. King of the Yellows. Deep yellow. Double Yellow: Goethe. Bright yellow. Miniature Hyacinths, or 'Dutch Romans,' are small- sized bulbs of the ordinary Dutch Hyacinths. They are excellent for growing in groups in bowls, pans or flats, planted close together and treated just like the large Hyacinths when grown in pots. Culture in Olasses. —Some of the single Hyacinths may be grown very satisfactorily in water. Special glasses for the purpose can be bought from the seeds- men. They should be filled with pure water and the bulb so placed that its base barely touches the water. They are stored in a dark, cold closet or cellar till the roots arp ., niid then brought in to the light. n. -iiuition and a temperature of about iiid will insure the best results, kipt filled by adding water occa- i| The following varieties are es- An Mina. Pure whtte. L'Innooence. Pure white. Von Schiller. Dark red. Grand Lilas. Light blue. Charles Diokens. Blue. Baron van Thuyll. Deep blue. Mr. PUmsoU. Pine blush. Obelisque. Yellow. Moreno. Deep rose. Sir. Wm. Mansfield. Mauve. Roman ffyacinths. —Instead of one large truss from each bulb, the Roman Hyacinth produces three or four smaller but more graceful flower-spikes. The bulbs ar- rive in America in August, and by successive pottings they may be had in flower from November till May. They require the same forcing treatment as the larger Hyacinths, but three or four bulbs may be planted in a pot. The florists use wo
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