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flower, of 



niixtiire of 



firil: appearance was fokl for one hundred guilders per 



root. 



f a quite fnovv-vvhite colour, without any 

 f blue in them ; it is a late blower, and at its 



I ihall now defcrihe fame of the prettied Ugbt^co- 

 loiired double blue Hyacinths y beginning with 



if!:. Bonne fiws pareille, or Good nvithout an equal) 

 h an extreme pretty flower, has a high ftem, adorned 

 with very double bells, which are moft beautifully ftri-. 

 ped with blue and white through their whole petals; it 

 has a fine fpike of flowers, and blows earlv. 



2d. Soverajpie, is a very pretty flower, with a high 

 bold ftexn, which carries fine double bells ; the petals 

 are wcli refiecfed, fhewing a fine heart, enamelled with 

 many lir.all petals of a very dark blue; it blows earlv, 

 and carries a fine fpike of flowers. 



3d. Agaet Adigniofj, or Small Agaet^ is a fine flower, of 

 a high ftem, and but a fmall bell, femidouble, but well 

 reflecled, and the whole bell cornered to its bottom ; it 

 fometimcs feeds, and has a very fine fpike of flowers, 

 and blows early. 



4th. Koning IVllleiri', or King William.^ is one of the 

 beit femi double flowers yet known; it feeds conftantly, 

 has a pretty high ftem, and pretty well refle£fed bells, 

 and blows early. — 1 have raifed a great many vaftly fine 

 double flowers, of mofl; extraordinary beauty, from its 

 feeds ; it has a f^ne fpike of flowers. 



5 th. La Plus Belle du Monde , or The Great ejl Beauty 

 in all the World, is a very fine flower, it has a pretty 

 flem, with double bells, which hang their heads a 

 littk", as being fliy to fhew the beautiful enamelling of 

 their inr.ermoli petals, which continue a long time in 

 full bloom ; it is an early b'ower, and has a good fpike 

 of flowers, and is a very fit companion for the yeu-weel 

 van Eicrcpa double ivhite Hyacinth, the form of their 

 bells, and the feafcn of their flowering beinr; miTch ihe- 

 fame. 



6th. Flora perficla-, or PerfccI Flower, is a pretty 

 flower, it has a good flem, which carries bells of a ve- 

 jy fine colour, in which there is not a little variety ; 



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