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land plant, resembles a hyacinth and is much larger than 

 any of the preceding forms. It grows a foot high or more; 

 flowers many in a long raceme, bell-shaped, blue, rosy-red, 

 or white: leaves very long, several from a bulb. One of 

 the best plants for naturalizing in woods and shrubberies. 

 Flowers late in spring or early summer. 



Glory of the Snow, Chionodoxa LucilioB. — Not less at- 

 tractive and perhaps more beautiful than the common 

 squills; leaves several from a bulb, long and narrow; flow- 

 ers nearly an inch across, bright blue, with a white centre, 

 five or six in a spike six inches high. Thrives best in a 

 sandy loam in open and sunny positions, as in a lawn. May 

 also be used in a rockery. 



Grape Hyacinth, Muscari botryoides. — Like a small hya- 

 cinth in habit but with globular flowers in a dense cylindri- 

 cal or oval raceme ; leaves linear, flowers blue or white in 

 one variety. Height from six to ten inches. 21. rata mosvm 

 is another common species; flowers blue tipped with white, 

 oval, in a dense raceme : leaves linear, fleshy. Height six 

 inches or less. 21. Comosum is higher ; flowers violet, on 

 short pedicels in a longer and looser raceme. 21. mnxchatum 

 is grown for its sweet-scented but insignificant flowers. 

 These may be grown in a border or rockery or naturalized 

 in shrubberies. They are easy to establish, and take care 

 of themselves. 



Hyacinth, Hyacintkus oriental i*. — The common hya- 

 cinth is only used for spring bedding, for which purpose 

 the -ingle varieties are best. They are planted in autumn 

 six inches apart, in well-prepared beds. Varieties that 

 flower simultaneously should always be grown together. 



