HYACINTH. 153 
DOUBLE YELLOW. 
Jaune Supreme.—Pure citron yellow, very double; 
a fair spike. 
Ophir D’Or.—Deep yellow; an extra fine flower. 
Hyacinths for Pots.—The foregoing selection can- 
not be surpassed for pot culture excepting, perhaps, that 
some of the higher priced sorts may possibly give a little 
larger spike, but for general cultivation those named will 
give entire satisfaction. 
Hyacinths for Glasses.—The following twelve 
sorts we believe to be the best for glasses, but these can- 
not be depended upon for good spikes because of the un- 
natural condition in Whinh they are grown and the lia- 
bility there is of their suffering from ey Madame 
Hodgson and Robert Steiger, single red; Alba Superbis- 
sima, single white; Grand Van Vangueer and Mont 
Blane, single white ; Charles Dickens, single blue; Grand 
Lilas, single porcelain-blue; Mimosa, single dark blue ; 
Bird of Paradise, single yellow; La Tour D’ Auvergne, 
double white; Bouquet Tendre, double red; Laurens 
Koster, double blue. After Hyacinths have been grown, 
either in pots or glasses, the bulbs are of no further use, 
and should be thrown away. 
Roman Hyacinth.—This is a distinct species, 
Hyacinthus romanus, a native of Greece, largely culti- 
vated in the south of France, and far more extensively 
grown in this country for cut flowers than the well-known 
Dutch Hyacinth. It is readily forced, and the bulb, 
although much smaller than that of the ordinary Hya- 
cinth, produces several flower stalks. Of this species 
there is a blue and a pink variety, popularly known as 
Parisian Hyacinths. These are but little used, because of 
their colors, white being the only color in that form that 
the florists Boa use to advantage, and for house or con- 
servatory decoration their flowers do not contrast as 
fsrorstlyywash the foliage as do those of the white. 
