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8th. Koniiigcn Eflber, is a very pretty flower, with a 

 high ftem, ar.d good bells ot a fliining white colour, e- 

 red and well reflected, fiiewing the innermofl parts of 

 its petals powdered, as it were, with a violet duft. This 

 has a fine ipike, and is a fecond blower. 



I am now to defcribe fome of the Double White Hya- 

 cinthsi which are mixed with red. 



ift. Belle blanche mcarnate, or Pretty ivbile and carna- 

 tion colour, is a fine flower, with a high ilem, which 

 bears large bells of a (hining white colour, erefl and 

 well reflefted, the inner petals of which are of a bright 

 carnation colour, without any mixture ; it has a fine 

 fpike of flowers, and is an early blower. 



2d. Feu d'' Amour, or Fire of Love t is a charming flow- 

 er, with a high flem, upon which grow large bells well 

 refleQed, but fomewhat pendulous, of a bright white 

 colour, having a very large heart, of an extraordinary 

 fcarlet colour ; it has a fine fpike of flowers, and is a 

 fecond blower. 



3d. Comptroller General, is a good flower, it has a 

 fhort flem, upon which are nine very large double, 

 ere6f, and well reflecled bells, which dilplay a large 

 heart, of a light carnation colour, which often changes 

 to white before the flower fades; It blows with the fe- 

 conds, and in the Bouquette manner; this flower blows 

 well in water-glaflfes. 



4lh. Koning David, is a pretty flower with a middling 

 {>em ; its bells are large and double, ereft and well 

 reflected, and fhew a heart very prettily enamelled with 

 red; it is a fecond blower, and blows in the Bouquette or 

 trufs faihion. 



cth. Koningvan Groote Britannien, is an extreme fine 

 flower, with a high bold flem, which bears large, double, 

 ereft, and well refleded bells, which difplay a heart mix- 

 ed with fcarlet, violet, white and green, in a very elegant 

 manner ; I have had each bell of its lower tire bigger 

 and broader by an inch than an Englifh crown ; it is a fe- 

 cond blower, and has a fine fpike of flowers ; this flower 

 blows well in water-glalTes. 



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