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Title: Dreer's 1910 autumn catalogue
Identifier: dreers1910autumn1910henr (find matches)
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Henry A. Dreer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Henry A. Dreer
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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HENRYADREERfflllADWIA^A- WBULBS FOR EAbb PLANTING1 DUTCH HYACINTHS. The Hyacinth is so well known and esteemed that any description of its many good qualities is needless. The list now offered includes nearly every shade of red, white, blue, yellow, etc. Outdoor Culture.âThe bulbs may be planted any time from October to Decemberâthe earlier the better. They succeed in any good, well-drained garden soil. Set the bulbs so that the tops will be 3 or 4 inches below the surface and 6 to 10 inches apart. Before very severe weather comes on. cover the beds with straw, leaves or manure to protect them from the frost, but care should be taken that this covering is not too thick, as the bulbs are as likely to be injured by being kept too warm as by freezing ; this should be removed in March, or when danger from hard frost is past. Pot Culture.âPlantings may be made at any time from September to December, though October is the best time. A light, rich soil, with a mixture of well-rotted cow or sheep manure, is most suitable. Use a 4 or 5-inch pot, and have the tops of the bulbs just above the surface. After potting give a good watering and set away in a cool cellar or outhouse and cover with coal- ashes or some litter, until thoroughly rooted ; this usually takes from 10 to 12 weeks. They may then be brought as wanted for a succession of flowers into a moderately warm, light room. Culture in Glasses.âWhen it is desired to grow Hyacinths in water, they should be placed so that the base of the bulb merely touches the water. The glasses should then be set in a cool, dark closet, or in the cellar, until filled with roots, when they may be brought into the light. Give as much fresh air as possible without letting the plants stund in a draught, and as nearly as possible at a temperature of sixty degrees until the spikes are developed. To put them at once into a room with a temperature ' f say 70 degrees would cause them to flower prematurely. Select Second Size Named Hyacinths. These are smaller than our Extra Selected first size bulbs offered on pages 4 and 5, but are fine flowering stock, and admirably Adapted for pot culture and high-grade bedding where distinct ;hades of color are desired. We can furnish them in the following grand varieties : SINGLE RED, ROSE AND PINK. Chas. Dickens. Soft rose ; exquisite. Gen. Pelissier. Intense deep crimson-scarlet ; fine bedder. Gertrude. Deep rose ; extra fine for bedding, having erect truss. Gigantea. Soft blush pink ; very large spike. Moreno. Waxy pink ; very large bells and truss. Roi des Beiges. Brilliant crimson-scarlet; a grand bedding sort. Single Pure and Tinted White, Alba Superbissima. Purest white ; fine truss and bells. Baroness van Thuyll. Pure white ; popular bedder. Grandeur a'Merveille. The finest blush white variety. L'lnnocence. Purest white ; a grand variety. La Grandesse. Magnificent clear white; considered the finest of all whites. Mme. van der Hoop. Pure white ; large bells ; a splendid sort. Single Blue, Lavender and Purple. Baron van Thuyll. Rich purple, in long spikes. Czar Peter. Light porcelain-blue ; an exquisite shade. Grand Maitre. Deep porcelain-blue ; very large truss; strong and free grower. King of the Blues. The finest of the rich deep blue varieties. La Peyrouse. Light porcelain-blue ; very dainty. Queen of the Blues. Clear silvery azure-blue ; beautiful. Price, any of the above, 8 cts. each ; 75 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100 ; $45.00 per 1000. If by mail, add 15 cts. per doz. fur postage. GLASSES for HYACINTHS, Either Tall or Squat shape in Amber, Green, Amethyst, Blue, Clear or Crystal, 20 cts. each ; 12.00 per doz.
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Tall dk Belgian â Shape. For Collections of Hyacinths suitable for growing in glasses see page 5.

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