THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



FEBRUARY 1st, 1S38. 



PART I. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



ARTICLE I. 

 ON THE CULTURE OF HYACINTHS. 



BV MR. JOHN FYFFE, GARDENER, MILTON BRJANT RECTORY. 



Thk Hyacinth may well be esteemed as one of the finest hardy 

 bulbs that adorn the flower garden, rthe tulip may surpass it in 

 its gaudy robes and tinsel show, but the Hyacinth not only grati- 

 fies the eye with its rich and delicate spike of flowers, but 

 charms the beholder with its rich and delicate perfume. The 

 following is the mode which I have practised very successfully 

 in growing the Hyacinth ; it may not be new to some of your nu- 

 merous readers, but it is a sure and certain way to procure fine 

 spikes of flowers provided the bulbs are good, and to others 

 the remarks may be of service. 



The compost I use is of the following proportions, one part of 

 vegetable mould, one rotten cow dung, one sand, and one light 

 loam, having them well mixed. 



The bed is filled to the depth of two feet, keeping the centre 

 of one foot above the surface of the pathway, which allows all 

 superfluous moisture to escape. 



The bulbs are planted in white sand to keep them from rotting 



before they start. 



They are greatly benefitted by being covered with three or 



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