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lost. This, however, is simply a matter of 

 taste, and as many persons prefer double to 

 single flowers, they will be inclined to give 

 preference to the kinds for which I have the 

 least liking. They are really lovely flowers, 

 only the single sorts, being smaller, and more 

 loosely arranged along the stalk, are more 

 graceful, and lack the formal appearance of the 

 double varieties. Have some of each, and 

 when they come into bloom you can make your 

 choice between them. 



Roman Hyacinths are somewhat unlike the 

 Holland type in general habit. They send up 

 four, five, often six stalks of bloom from each 

 bulb, while the others seldom have more than 

 one. Their flowers are less in number, and 

 very loosely arranged along the stalk, and con- 

 sequently they never crowd each other, and 

 the general effect is far more graceful. We 

 have perhaps no plant that enjoys greater pop- 

 ularity during the holiday season. Pots and 

 baskets of them, wrapped in fancy paper, and 

 tied with lovely ribbons, will be seen in great 

 quantities in the windows of the florists, tempt- 

 ing the passer-by to invest in one of the love- 

 liest gifts of the season. Their fragrance is as 

 delicious as their flowers are lovely. Pink, 



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