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one would otherwise miss ; therefore I always get 

 mixed hyacinths, which are to be had for three dollars 

 a hundred (single) and four dollars a hundred (dou- 

 ble). For some especially fine place, say the cen- 

 tre circular bed of the rose garden, please get a 

 dozen single light blue Lord Byron, which have the 

 most gigantic spikes of flowers. Next in beauty is 

 the salmon pink Cavaignac. 



For spirituelle beauty there are the precious little 

 Roman hyacinths. Other remarkably beautiful kinds 

 are the Buff Beauty ; La Plaie d'Or, a pale yellow ; 

 Daylight, an orange; Maria Cornelia, the earliest 

 light pink ; Hein Roozen, a very large white ; La Vic- 

 toire, the most brilliant red, and Sir Henry Barclay, 

 which is so dark it might almost be called the black 

 hyacinth. 



These in addition to the many colors to be found 

 in the cheaper mixed ones will give a wonderful col- 

 lection. After the third year dig and separate the 

 bulbs, then make the bulb beds exceedingly rich with 

 fully decayed manure. 



Have plenty of sand ready for the replanting, for 

 in the case of all bulbs it is most necessary to incase 

 them in sand, both for drainage and to prevent the 

 manure rotting them by accidental contact. 

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