The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden (1900) (19968078103)

Double Hyacinth

Title: The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden

Identifier: centurybookofgar00cook (find matches)

Year: 1900 (1900s)

Authors: Cook, E. T. (Ernest Thomas), 1867-1915, ed

Subjects: Gardening

Publisher: London, The Offices of "Country life" (etc. )

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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102 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. little to be done, this consisting principally of removing and burning at once any leaf at all infested, and spraying the remainder once a week for about three weeks with Bordeaux mixture, which is a stronger remedy than sulphur. Houseleek.—See Sempervivum.. Hunnemannia fumarisefolia (the Mexican Poppy).— A graceful and beautiful flower, which should be seen more frequently than at present. It is really a half-hardy biennial plant, and is readily increased by seeds, which may be sown in autumn when ripe, and as they often remain dormant for some time, the soil must not be thrown away under the belief that the seed has failed. Select a very warm spot for this Poppywort, where the soil is light, otherwise it will not succeed. The flowers are very charming, clear yellow in colour, and the foliage is pretty too. Hyacinth, The.—The garden Hyacinth of the present day has for its progenitor Hyacinthus orientalis, a native of Syria. The propagation of this bulb is now almost entirely left to the Dutch growers, whose deep, sandy soil is eminently adapted for its culture. New varieties are

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DOUBLE HYACINTH. raised from seed, and named kinds perpetuated by offsets. The culture of the Hyacinth is exceedingly simple, as the bulbs arrive in England containing the undeveloped llower spike, which pushes up w hen the bulb is started into growth. Hyacinth bulbs are often thrown awayafter blooming in pots ; but if these are carefully knocked out, without disturbing the soil, and the balls lowered into a hole in the earth in a spare border, the soil being subsequently made firm and a good watering given, they will give pleasure for many a year, although the spikes may not be as massive as on the first occasion of their blooming. An out-of-the-way border filled in this manner with some hundreds of discarded bulbs presents a charming spring picture, and furnishes the house with countless scented flower sprays. For pot culture single bulbs should be used in preference to a greater number, as these seldom are at their best simultaneously. They should be potted in three parts fibrous loam and one part well-rotted manure, with a sufficient admixture of silver sand to keep the compost open. When potted they are best placed in a cold frame and covered with a layer, din. to 6in. deep, of cocoa-nut fibre, being removed, when they start into growth, to a light shelf in a cool house, and being placed, later on, if it is desired to hasten their flowering, in a warmer structure. The early Roman Hyacinth is particularly useful where white flowers are required in the depth of winter. When grown for cutting it is usually planted in boxes, but, subjected to the same treatment as recommended for the Dutch Hyacinths, it makes a pretty winter pot-plant. The bulbs being smaller, three instead of one should be placed in each pot. Of single Hyacinths the following named varieties are good : White, alba maxima, Avalanche, Blancheur a Merveille, La Grandesse, LTnnocence, Mont Blanc ; blush white, Cloche, magnifique, Elfrida, Grandeur a Merveille, Leviathan, Lord Shaftesbury, Mammoth ; dark blue, Anna Bolena, General Havelock, King of the Blacks, King of the Blues, Marie, William the First ; light blue and porcelain, Amy, Czar Peter, Grand Lilas, La Peyrouse, Queen of the Blues, Regulus ; red and pink, Cavaignac, Circe, Cosmos, King of the Reds, La Belle, Vuurbaak ; yellow, Anna Carolina, Bird of Paradise, Grand Vedette, John Stuart Mill, King of the Yellows, Obelisk. I )l double Hyacinths, the appended selection is com- posed of handsome varieties: White, La Tour dAuvergne, Grand Vainqueur, Prince of Waterloo, La Vestale, Lord Derby, Princess Alice; blush white, La Virginite, Duchess oi Bedford, Jenny Lind, Groot Voorst, Anna Maria, Madame de Stael ; dark blue, Charles Dickens, Garrick, Laurens Koster, Lord Wellington, Prince of Saxe- Weimar, Bride of Lammermoor ; light blue and porcelain, Bloksberg, Mignonnede Dryfhouts, Van Speyk, Magnifi- cent, Delicata, Duke of Norfolk ; red and pink, Princess Louise, Bouquet Tendre, Regina Victoria, Duke of Albany, Marie de Medicis, Empress of India ; yellow, Bouquet d'Orange, Goethe, William III., Croesus, Jaune Supreme, Ophir. It is as well when ordering bulbs to specify the colour required as well as the name, as often two differently coloured varieties are advertised under the same name. Thus, in taking up the catalogue of a noted bulb firm, one finds that a double dark blue Hyacinth is named Charles Dickens, and that the same title is applied to a single red variety. Again there is a double blush Lord Wellington as well as the double blue referred to in the preceding list, while Princess Louise is advertised as a double white as well as a double red, and this by first-class firms. The only wild Hyacinth worthy of notice is H. amethys- tinus, a native of the Pyrenees, which bears graceful spikes of sky-blue bells. Iberis.---The perennial Candytufts are of much beauty and interest, forming dense green cushions pleasant to look upon in winter, and smothered with white flowers in summer. They should be planted so as to hang over ledges or old walls, and here, the position being warm and the soil light, the plants are more likely to weather winter trials. The Iberises are not very hardy, being extremely susceptible to damp. I. gibraltarica is happier in a greenhouse or frame than on the open rock garden. Indoors it will produce its white and lilac flowers throughout the winter, and there is a variety of it named hybrida which is worth growing. It grows about lit. in height, and has bright green leaves, which are almost hidden in the flowering season with very large clusters of white or lilac blossom. When not grown in the greenhouse the only position in which it may be t usted is a warm, sunny nook where the soil is light and moisture will run off" quickly. Damp, or anything approaching stagnation, at the root is fatal. I. Printi reminds one of I. gibraltarica, but is happily hardier, and bears its pure white flowers in early summer. Plant in an easterly position and in light soil. I. saxatilis is quite dwarf, and has deep green leaves and pure white flowers, and of this there is a very charming variety named correaefolia, which may be planted as an edging to walks. I. semperflorcns bears its sweetly-scented

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