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Title: 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
Identifier: cu31924000537732 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: New York, Macmillan
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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9. Roman Hyacinth. 1108. Common or Dutch Hyacinth. evenly with the soil that had been taken out. When \Yinter sets in, the beds should be covered witn 2 inches of dry litter or coarse manure. As soon as the shoots appear above ground in the spring. 1 inch of this cover- ing should be removed and the balance when danj^er from late frosts is past. Unnamed Hyacinths in sepa- rate colors can be bought cheaply, and when grown in masses of solid color or in design beds, they make a very rich display. Iout Wn in. above the bulb. "When taken inside thf'V should be kept in sub- dued light, at a temperature of about 50°, until the sprout has assumed a vigorous green color. Florists who force large numbers for win- ter decorati<ins, settliem un der the greenhouse benches for about two weeks, and then force them in a temperature of 70°. A gmiter heat than this attenuates the growth and weakens tlio color. Syringing with water twice a day is recommended, and as the flower-spike develops weak manure water is help- ful. The slower Hyacinths are forced the finer and more lasting will be the bloom. Bulbs wanted in flower for Christmas should be potted in September, and for a succession later, at intervals as desired. Single Hya- cinths are handsomer and force better than tlie double, although a few of the latter may be recommended. The fullowing are among the best adapted for forcing and most largely grown by American florists: Single Blue : BaroTi vau Thiiyll. China-blue. Charles Dickens. Dark noreelaiu. Czar Peter. Light blue. King of the Blues. Dark blue. Leonidas. Clear blue. Queen of the Blue.s. Lit:ht blue. Regulu-s. Porcelain-blue. DocBLE Blue : Charh^-^ Tiickens. Dnrk blue. \i.\.ii ypeyk. Lilac-blue. SiNtiLE White : Alba siiperbissima. Pure -n-hite. Baroness van Thuyll. Pure white. Grandeur ;\ Jlerveille. Blush-white. La Grandesse. Pure while. L'lnnocence. Pure white. Madame Vanderhoop. Pure white. Mont Blane. Pure white. Pai:s de rEurope. Pure white. Double "White : La Tour d'Auvergne. Pure white. Prince of Waterloo. Pure white. Single Rep: Charles Dickens. Pink. Gertrude, Bright pink. Gigantea. Bright rose. Moreno. Waxy pink. Norma. Delicate waxy pink. Robert Steiger. Crimson. Sultan Favorite. Salmon.

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