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 uncommon dark violet-colour, very diflinft and large, 

 without any mixture of white, and it has very often a 

 double bell at the top of the ftem, which makes an un- 

 common beautiful appearance ; it blows in the Bouquete 

 or trufs fafliion, continues very long in the perfection of 

 its bloom, and is a lecond blower. 



3d. Turk fen Keyfr, or Turkifl] Emperor, is an extreme 

 pretty double flower, with a high ftem, which carries 

 double bells, erect and well refle6ted, which dif- 

 play a large heart, finely enamelled with dark purple 

 and green, and a faint white colour ; the uttermolt pe- 

 tals being turned up in form of the brims of a hat ; it has 

 a fine fpike of flowers, and is a fecond blower. 



4th. Blanche Noiratre, or Blackened White, is a charm- 

 ing flower, with large bells of a fine white colour, with 

 its petals powdered all over with fmall black powderings, 

 like fmall particles of fand ; they are well reflefted, and 

 are ere£t, and grow upon a good ftem, in the Bouquette 

 or trufs fafliion ; it is a fecond blower. 



5th. Staaten Genera/, or States General, is a charm- 

 ing flower, its ftem is not of the higheft fort, but is 

 furrounded with vaftly fine large bells well reflected, 

 which difplay a fine mixed heart ; it is a fecond 

 blower. 



6th. AJfemblage de Beautes, or Ajfemblage of Beauties. 

 I am very fenfible, that the exafleft defcription of this 

 flower comes very far ftiort of the original, which is re- 

 ally one of the moft charming flowers of all the Hyacinth 

 tribes; its ftem is not very high, but is adorned with 

 bells, fome of which are broader than an En^Jijh crown, 

 erefl: and well reflefted, difplaying a large htart, cham- 

 ingly mixed with violet, white, fcarlet, and carnation 

 colours ; it continues a long time in high bloom ; it is a 

 fpiky flower, and is a late blower; it is a fit companion 

 for the Cedo Nulli double blue Hyacinth. 



7th. Juno, is a very pretty flower, with a high fteni, 

 the bells are very prettily refleded, and ftiew a fine, fmall, 

 violet heart; they are fomewhat pendulous, but it bears 

 a fire fpike of flowers, and blows late, and hab not been 

 in I lie Diitih catalocues for fome years. 



8th. 



