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 Bonte Soiifpareille, which I fhall defcribe in its place ; it 

 blows early, and, at its firfl appearance, refembles what 

 we call our Striped Cotton-Sattin Silkt, even before it. 

 opens its bells. 



4th, Chiremonde Bleek blanvue en Witte Gejlreept, is a 

 new flower, and one of the ilriped forts, has no difference 

 remarkable in its flower from the preceding Hyacinth, but 

 this, that the blue Ibipes have a very dark colour, and the 

 white flripes are of a fhining v-hite colour ; it is amongil 

 the clafs of the fecond blowers. 



5th, Blaudina-^ this is a bold flower with a high 

 ftem, and large bellsof a {Irong marble colour, which 

 are well reflected ; it feeds, and flowers amongft the fe- 

 cond blowers. 



6th, Triton is a large flower, has a ftrong flem, and 

 large bells of a very pretty colour, the extremities of 

 whofe petals are reflected, and (hew a very bright blue; 

 it feeds, and flowers amongfl: the fecond blowers. 



7th, Trehijonde is a very elegant coloured flower, with 

 a large ftem, around which are large bells with ftripes of 

 dark and light blues ; this flower feeds well, and is a fe- 

 cond blower. 



8th, Bifarde Agate is a very large femi-double flow- 

 er, having a very ftrong and high fl;em, which carries 

 fometimes thirty-eight bells of an extreme pretty a- 

 gate colour ; it feeds in mild feafons, for which it is 

 valuable ; it is a fecond blower, and continues long in 

 bloom. 



9ih, Centaurus is another femi-double flower, with s. 

 ftrong and high ftem, which carries ftrong femi-double 

 bells of a pretty colour, though not fo marry as the for- 

 mer does; it feeds conftantly, and is a fecond blower. 



lOth, Koningin Elizabeth is a fine well coloured flow- 

 er, has a good ftem, upon which are bells of a light- 

 ccloured bhie, which are well reflected, but are fome- 

 what penduiou?, or hanging downwards : it feeds well, 

 find is a fecond blower. 



1 1 th. Prince Van Ajiurien is much fuch another flower, 

 in its colour and ftem, but its bells are more erect; this 

 roct is very apt to fly into hearts and off-fets, whereby it 

 feU'om feed^ ; it is a fecond blower, 



i2th. 



