HYACINTHFS 



THE BULB BOOK 



IIYMENOCALLIS 



Mauve Queen. Sir William bright blue drooping flowers about 



Priestley. Mansfield. May and June. The variety alhufs 



Queen of the Blues. *William the has white flowers. 

 Regulus. First. H. azureus. — An early-flowering 



Schotel. Hyacinth from Asia Minor, having 



whitish bulbs about 1 in. in diameter, 

 strap-shaped leaves 4 to G ins. long, 

 and sky-blue bell-shaped flowers pro- 

 duced in dense conical spikes in 

 February, somewhat resembling the 

 Grape Hyacinths (Muscari). The 

 variety (jvjnnteui^, from N. Cilicia, 



Single Red, Eose, Pink, etc. 

 Baron van Thuyll, flesh colour. 

 Cardinal Wiseman, light rosy pink. 

 Charles Dickens, rose. 

 Duke of Avondale, bright red, striped. 

 Etna, brilliant rose, carmine striped. 

 Fabiola, pink and carmine. 

 General Pelissier, deep crimson. 

 Geitrude, rosy pink. 

 Gigantea, blush red. 

 King of Pioses, rosy red. 

 Lady Derby, rosy pink. 

 Madame Hodgson, pink, striped car- 

 mine. 

 Moreno, waxy pink. 

 Mr Stanley, deep red. 

 Norma, pale waxy pink. 

 Ornament Rose, pale rose. 

 Pink Perfection, fine rose. 

 Prince Albert Victor, very dark red. 

 Princess of Wales, delicate rose. 

 Robert Steiger, crimson. 

 Roi des Beiges, deep red. 

 Rosea Maxima, rosy blush. 

 Rosy Gem, rose, striped i-ed. 



Single Yellow. 

 Adelaide Restori. Macmahon. 

 City of Haarlem. Marchioness of 

 1 )aylight. Lome. 



Ida. Primrose Per- 



King of the Yellows. fection. 



There are also many varieties hav- 

 ing deep violet flowers, and others 

 having double flowers coloured red, 

 white, blue, yellow, and orange. It 

 is better to consult a modern catalogue 

 for these. 



H. amethystinus.— This is known 

 as the Spanish Hyacinth. It comes 

 from S.W. Europe, and has narrow 

 linear leaves and loose spikes of 



Fig. lS5.—nyacinthvs amrevs. Q.) 



has larger flowers {Gard. Chron. 

 1898, xxiv. 190, f. 52); rohustus is 

 even larger; andamphibolis has spikes 

 about 8 ins. high, with about fifty 

 flowers paler in colour than the type. 

 This species flourishes in ordinary 

 good gritty soil, but owing to its 

 early flowering is often injured by 

 frosts in the open air. The plants 

 should therefore be protected if 

 necessary with a hand-light or canvas 



HYMENOCAliLlS {hymen, a mem- 

 brane ; kftUoa, beautiful ; referring to 



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