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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: cyclopediaofame02bail (find matches)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Miller, Wilhelm, 1869-
Subjects: Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
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Hyacinth. HT-\CINTHUS 781 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.-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 S..11H- sliMip sand. A few pi s of l.iokrn i.ot fordrainal,o',tli,. i..'.Iss'h,,u';,'! be tilk-d iit-'Ully, and thu bulbs pressed into the loose soil till only the apex 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 VA in. above the bulb. When taken inside they 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 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 growth and weakens the color. Syringing with water twice a day is recomnuinlt d. iind as the flower-spike develops weak manure watn- is hfl;i- ful. The slower Hvacinths are forced tho tim r an.l more lasting will be the bloom. Bulbs waiitid in ilowri- for Christmas should ho potted in ScptemlMi-. and for a succession later, rt intorvals as d.-sir,-,!. Sin^'l.- Hya- cinths an- liaii.l- r and forr,- lirtt.r tlian tl,,. double, althout;li a f.w of tlo- lattrr may hr r. mm. nd.-d. The followinLC .arc am..iij,' tin- best ailapt.-.l f..r f..rring and most largely grown by American florists: Single Blue: Baron van Thuyll. China-blue. Charles Dickens. Dark norcelain. Czar Peter. Light blue. King of the Blues. D,irk blue. Leonidas. Cle-^ir blue. Queen of the Blues. Light blue. Regulus. Porcel.ain-blue. Double Blue : Charles Dickens. Dark bhie. Van Speyk. Lilac-blue. : White : Alba superbissim,a. Pure white. Baroness van Thuyll. Pure white. Grandeur a Merveille. Blush-white. LaGrandesse. Pure wliite.
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1109. Roman Hyacinth. SINGL Whi- Pure white La Tour d'.iuvergne. Pure white. Prince of Waterloo. Pure white. SGLE Red: Charles Dickens. Pink. Gertrude. Bright pink. Ciigantea. Bright rose. Moreno. Waxj' pink. Norma. Delicate waxy pink. Robert Steiger. Crimson. Sultan Favorite. Sabnon.

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