HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 
The only species of the Hyacinth that blooms in Sum- 
mer. It is an interesting South African plant with 
lanceolate deep channeled foliage two feet in length, 
with a stout stem three to four feet in height, bearing a 
spike of from fifteen to twenty large white flowers. It 
bloomsin July and August, and has a most striking and 
ornamental appearance, when grown in the centre of a 
lawn or flower bed, in the shrubbery border, or near a 
nedge. It is perfectly hardy and admirable for slumps 
on the lawn. It may remain in the ground for all time. 
TULEE: 
AXHE name Tulip is derived from a Persian word, signi- 
= fying turban, an Eastern head-dress, sometimes made 
in the form of a weli shaped Tulip. At one time a few 
Tulip bulbs were considered a high trove treasure, but at 
the present day all who want may come and be served; 
the stock is large, and we never again expect a Tulip 
mania. There are many varieties of Tulips and we will 
begin with the . 
DUC VAN THOL, 
This is the earliest and best for pot culture and forcing. 
If planted in pots in Autumn and treated as Hyacinths 
they will flower well in an ordinary room during-the 
early Spring months, and make a nice companion flower 
for the Hyacinths and Narcissus about blooming at that 
time. They will flower in water like the Hyacinth, but 
with less chance of luxuriance, and for this reason are all 
the better grown in pots. The Due Van Thol was intro- 
duced into English gardens from the South of Europe in 
1603. 
