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Title: Catalogue of autumn bulbs : 1898
Identifier: catalogueofautum18pete (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. j'MTri^W^TEH CQLLECT10^1HY^CiKtH5: FOR GLASSES W i i 403 HYACINTHS grown in glasses are elegant and suitable ornaments for the parlor or sitting-room, and can be flowered in this way with very little trouble. The following assortment, which we have designated the " Water Collection," is made up of exceptionally beautiful varieties, such as we have found to succeed well when grown in glasses. Directions for Growing Hyacinths in Glasses. The bulbs should be placed in the glasses as early in the season as possible, keeping them in a cool, dark cellar or similar situation until the roots have nearly reached the bottom of the glass, after which the lightest and sunniest situation that can be had is the best; the water in the glasses should be changed two jr three times a week, and in severe weather the bulbs must be removed from the window so as to be secure from frost. Fill the glass with water, so the base of the bulb will only touch the water. mm T/, SINGLES. Bird of Paradise. Fine rich yellow, large compact spike. General Felissier. Rich bright crimson scarlet, splendid spike; very early and a great favorite for forcing, the best early dark red. King' of the Bines. Eich dark blue, the finest of the deep blues, extra large, well furnished, broad spike with large bells, erect and extra fine. Lord Derby. Pale porcelain blue, grand large broad spike, splendid. Moreno. Beautiful bright pink, large waxy bells, extra good truss, early. Mr. Plimsoll. Ivory white tinted with rosy blush, grand spike of large bells. DOUBLES. COPYRIGHTED IBB9BV PETER HENDERSON &C0 NEWY0BK Florence Nightingale. Pure glistening white, large double bells and splendid truss. Frederick the Great. Bright rosy red, very large spike, semi-double. Goethe. Kosy salmon with pinkish feather, fine bells and large truss,extra fine, the best of this color and very early. Lord Wellington. One of the finest double blush pinks, large spike and bells, very early, extra. Murillo. Beautiful color, immense bells, azure blue, shaded darker, large strong spike, very early. Othello. Deep black purple, large bells, very early. Prices \de%eZftdeJr§fa%stbe) * The Water Collection of Hyacinths. The Collection—/ bulb each of the above 12 sorts, all separately named— $1.25, or we will supply any variety separately at ISc. each, $1,50 per doz.
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W AN assortment of magnificent, superb and distinct varieties, of distinct shades of color and strong-growing,producing large and full spikes of bloom, and sure to give the greatest satisfaction for winter flowering in the conservatory or window garden, having been carefully selected from a great number of kinds. Directions for Growing Hyacinths in Pots. Fill a 5 or a 6 inch pot rather loosely to the brim with soil composed of loam, leaf mold and well-rotted cow manure and sand, in equal pro- portions; press the bulb down so that only one-fourth of it appears above the soil. Then water freely to settle the soil. The pots should then be plunged in a cold frame or in the garden, the top of the pots fully 2 inches below the surface of the ground, then cover with soil and leaves or litter to prevent freezing; this will encourage a strong growth of roots before the top starts. It must not be forgotten that a strong development of root can only be had at a low temperature, say from 40 to 50 degrees, and any attempt to force them to make roots quicker by placing them in a high temperature will certainly enfeeble the flower. There is no need to water, except at the time of potting, provided the pots have been covered up as directed. They may be removed in succession as required, after six to eight weeks' time, to a sunny window in a cool room. SINGLES. Cavaignac. Rosy carmine, shaded salmon,beau- tiful large broad' bells, large compact spike. Pink Charles Dickens. Waxy blush, suffused pink, tall spike, well filled, beautiful. Queen of the Blues. The finest light blue, very large bells and tall fine spike. King- of the Blacks. Magnificent purplish black, compact truss. La Grandesse. This is one of the finest pure whites: grand compact spike, well furnished with very large bells. Sonora. Orange tinged salmon, fine spike. DOUBLES. Double Charles Dickens. Fine dark blue, shaded lilac, large double bells and extra large spike; the finest of the double dark blues. La Grandeur. Bright golden yellow, with citron- tinted centre, extra large and double bells, straight strong truss. Mad. Marmont. Unique color, white shaded azure, compact spike, extra fine bells. Princess Louise. Superb deep red, large fine double bells and extra good spike. The First. Bright rose pink, large bells and well-furnished spike, extra fine, early. Triumph Blandina. Peach-blossom pink,with faint stripe of carmine, tall, well-rounded spike; a lovely variety. Prices \de%enltdeJresJtesthe) •' The Gem Collection of Hyacinths for Pots. The Collection—1 bulb each of the above 12 sorts, all separately named—$1.25, or we will supply any variety separately for 15c each, $1.50 per doz.

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