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10th, Aurora is a fmall femidouble late flower ; it feeds, 

 and is or a good Aurora colour. 



1 1 til, Rofe NatureJle is a mofl: elegant flower, of a fine 

 rofe-coloiir, with a handfome (lem and large bells; it is 

 a fecond blower. 



12th, Ssleil du Monde is a charnning new flower, of a 

 very fiery colour; it is a late blower. 



Having defcribed the beft forts of (Ingle and femi- 

 double white and rofe-coioured Hyacinths, which were 

 under my care, I fhall now proceed to the defcription of 

 ilngle and femidouble Blue Hyacinths, and fliall begin 

 with the dark-coloured. 



ifl:, Avarit Coureur, or Fcrerutitury fo named from its 

 being the very next to the brumal or winter HyacitiibSf 

 which blofTom in January '^ it has a high flem, which 

 bears flowers of a dark-blue on the outfides of the bells, 

 the inner parts whereof are of lighter blue colours: it 

 feeds fometimes in mild feafons, and blows very early, 

 and may be known by this circumllance, that fo foon as 

 the leaves of the plant begin to appear above the fiirface 

 of the ground, at the tips of the upper parts of their 

 leaves, they have a fpot of reddifh colour. 



2d, Ncger, or Black ; this is a fmall-bellcd flower, of 

 a black colour; it feeds well, and is an early blower, 

 and has a bold flem. 



3d, Konirigclite Purpre, or Royal Pvrplr, is much fuch 

 another flower as the former, but has its hells of a ftrong 

 and dark purple colour; the ftem and form of its bells 

 are much the fame as the Neger ; it feeds often, and 

 blows early, and is a very fit companion for the Negcr. 



4th, Koning Van Poolen, or King of Poland, is a very 

 pretty, large belled, and high flemmcd flower; its flowers 

 are not very thick fet on the ftem, nor are the petals 

 much reflected, but it has peculiar fpots of a lighter co- 

 lour near the outfide-end of its bells, which are very 

 pretty; it feeds well, and is an early blower. 



5th, La Couronne Triur/ipharitr, or Triumphant Croivn^ 

 is a v«ry fine flower, having a fine llcm, adorned with 

 very large dark-coloured blue bell'-, through which pafs 



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