. Beckert's bulbs. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. acinth is usually given first place upon bulb-growers' and dealers' lists, because of its great arity and consequent heavy sales. Its pretty flower spikes are an almost sure reward for perhaps a dozen different modes of culture, and yield them- selves obligingly at any time properly planned for between early December and late May. Planted outdoors, this is one of oiu- earliest and loveliest spring flowers, while for winter window culture it has become well nigh indis- pen
. Beckert's bulbs. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Garden tools Catalogs. acinth is usually given first place upon bulb-growers' and dealers' lists, because of its great arity and consequent heavy sales. Its pretty flower spikes are an almost sure reward for perhaps a dozen different modes of culture, and yield them- selves obligingly at any time properly planned for between early December and late May. Planted outdoors, this is one of oiu- earliest and loveliest spring flowers, while for winter window culture it has become well nigh indis- pensable to the house-gardener. It has colors and forms to suit all tastes—rich, deep, dark tints of crimson, pvirple and red, or soft tones of pink. blue, primrose, ivory or pure white. The little Roman Hyacinth is,the perfection of lightness and grace, while the taller, larger stocks of the Dutch Hyacinths are often so much bent by their rich burden of bells as to require staking. The fragrance of a window full of Hyacinths would delight the soul of even A; , -ff^^bii^^Sfr an Oriental. HTaeiiitlis iu Pots.—The Hyacinth is not particular as to soil, but the best soil for them is a mixture of fibrous loam and old, fine manure in about equal parts, with a little sand added. Fill the pots with soil within an inch of the top, and press the bulbs half way into it. Next water them well, and set the pots away in a cool, dark place for Y 'J, '}^.^^/^^ seven weeks, so that the bulbs may form good masses -^mn roots before the leaves begin to grow. It is better to plunge them in the open ground and cover the tops with litter, or to stand them in rows, and cover them with a heavy mulch that will keep them cool, moist and dark, than to place them in a furnace-heated cellar in which fires must be lighted soon. When the leaves begin to push up- ward and the roots have had time to become strong, remove the bulbs to an un- heated room above freezing point, and water them moder- ately. A spoon
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