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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: cyclopediaofamer02bail2 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954 ed; Miller, Wilhelm, b. 1869, joint author
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: New York (etc. ) The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: Boston College Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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1109. Roman Hyacinth. 1108, Common or Dutch Hyacinth. sure simultaneous flowering, prepared as above, perhaps the best waj-" is to remove 3 or 4 inches of the soil, level the bed carefully with the rake and set the bulbs in it 5 or 6 inches apart each â way, pressing them in firmly, and then covering them evenly with the soil that had been taken out. When winter sets in, the beds should be covered with 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 danger 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. Forcing in Pots. â For this purpose large, solid bulbs should be selected, and pot- ted singly in 5-inch pots in a rich compost of loam, leaf- mold and some sharp sand. A few pieces of broken pot being placed in the bottom for drainage, the pots should be filled lightly, and the bulbs pressed into the loose soil till only the apes re- mains above the surface. The pots are then buried to a depth of 8 or 10 inches in the open ground for seven or eight weeks, till the roots are developed fully and the sprout is about 1% in. above the bulb. When taken inside they should be Kept in sub- dued ligbt, at a temperature of about 50°, until the sprout has assimied a vigorous green color. Florists who force large numl^ers for win- ter decorations, set them un der the greenhouse benches for about two weeks, and then force them in a temperature of 70°. A greater heat than this attenuates the gz-owth and weakens the 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 the double, although a few of the latter may be recommended. The following are among the best adapted for forcing and most largely grown by American florists: SixGLE Blue: Baron van Thuyll. China-blue. Charles Dickens. Dark norcelain. Czar Peter. Light blue. King of the Blues. Dark blue. Leonidas. Clear blue. Queen of the Blues. Light blue. Regulus. Porcelain-blue. Double Blue : Charles Dickens. Dark blue. Van Speyk. Lilac-blue. Single White : Alba superbissima. Pure white. Baroness van Thixyll. Pure white. Grandeur a Merveille. Blush-white. La Grandesse. Pure white. L'Innocence. Pure white. Madame Vanderhoop. Pure white. Mont Blanc. Pure white. Pais de I'Europe. Pure white. Double White : La Tour d'Axivergne. Pure white. Prince of Waterloo. PUre white. Sixgle Red: Charles Dickens. Pink. Gerti-ude. Bright pink. Gigantea. Bright rose. Moreno. Waxy pink. Norma. Delicate waxy pink. Robert Steiger. Crimson. Sultan Favorite. Salmon.

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