NOVEMBER, 



237 



THE HYACINTH. 



rCow that the season has arrived for potting Hyacinths, I venture to 

 give a hst of a select few, culled from the many we at present pos- 

 sess, and to add a remark or two about their culture. It is with 

 some satisfaction that I perceive the Horticultural Society offers a 

 prize for the best six sorts in April next; and I sincerely hope that 

 the call may be liberally responded to ; for I see no reason why the 

 Hyacinth should not in its turn be a truly popular flower, not mis- 

 understood by the many, as at present, but thoroughly appreciated, 

 and grown as it deserves to be. Would a special exhibition of 

 Hyacinths be worth promoting } This is a question to be con- 

 sidered; in the meantime I pass on to the consideration of the fol- 

 lowing varieties ; 



Names. 



Colours. 



Appelius . . . 

 Anna Maria . . 

 A-la-mode . . . 



Amiable Rosette . 

 Baron Van Tuyll 

 Blocksberg . . 

 Bouquet Roy ale . 



Bouquet Pourpre 

 Bellerophon . . 



Charles Dickens . 



ComtessedelaCoste Deep blush 



Comte de St. Priest 

 Dongratuit . . . 

 Diebitsch Sabal- 



skanski 

 Emicus .... 

 Emphion . . . 



Graaf van Nassau 

 Grande Vedette . 



Grande Vedette . 



Grootvorst . . . 



Grande Vainqueur 



Heroine . . . 



Honneurd' Amster- 

 dam 



King of the Ne- 

 therlands 



Kroon van Indie . 



La Candeur . 



Very light porcelain blue 

 Clear white .... 

 Deep carmine . . . 



Dark blue, with light eye 

 Deep rose 



Light blue . 

 Clear white 



Light porcelain blue 



Light blush . . 



White 



Deepish yellow . . 

 Light blush . . . 



Light blue and slate , 



Light purple . . . 

 Clear white . . . 



Light red S 



Blush, with dark eye . 

 Light porcelain blue, with 

 dark stripes 



Deep rose 



Darkish blue .... 

 Light porcelain blue 

 Deep salmon blush . . 



Dark purple .... 

 Dark blue, with rather 



light centre 

 Light blue . . . 



General character. 



Very showy. 



Full of bells, a good variety, 



Full of bells, good. 



Very good, full of bells. 

 Full of bells, a good variety. 

 A handsome variety. 

 In the way of Grootvorst, 



but deeper in colour. 

 Full of bells, pretty. 

 A well formed and good var, 



A fine, striking variety. 

 Very handsome, bells short 



and close. 

 Full of bells, a good variety. 

 Full of bells, very handsome. 

 Most profuse bloomer. 



Full ofbells, very handsome. 

 A peculiar colour, and worth 



growing. 

 Full of bells, a good flower. 

 A good bell, rather loose, 



but very pretty. 

 Large bells, full' and hand- 

 some. 

 One of the best in cultivation 

 An excellent variety. 

 One of the best yellows. 

 Very large bells, and hangs 



lo3se. 

 Good. Form and habit the 



same as Laurens Koster 



but lighter colour. 

 Rather better than Queen 



of England. 

 Full, an excellent variety. 



