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6th. Koning Sefoftris^ is a charming fine flower, its 

 ftem is is not To high as the former flower, but its bells 

 are as large and well refle61:ed, of a vaft (hining fliowy 

 white, with a large bright fcarlet heart, entirely of 

 one colour, and very fplendid ; it is a fecond blower, 

 and bears a pretty fpike of flowers. 



7th. Ko?iing Solomon, is one ot the grandefl: and pret- 

 tied flowers which has ever appeared amongfl: the Hya- 

 cintb tribe ; and it may well be named King Solomon^ 

 as it might juftly vie with that great prince, in the 

 prime of all his glory; this hath a high and bold 

 ftem, adorned with a great number of large, ftrong, 

 fucculent, fpicy-fmelled, ere^L, and ailmirably well re- 

 flected bells, which attraft the eyes, infpire joy to the 

 beholder, and difplay a large heart moft admirably e- 

 namelled, with carnation, white, yellow, and bright 

 green colours; it has a noble fpike of flowers, and is 



a late blower. At its firfl: appearance, it was fold for 



fix hundred guilders per root, 



8th. Flos Sclis, is an extreme pretty flower, with a 

 high ilem, furrounded with fourteen bells, of a mid- 

 ling fixe, and of an extreme pure white colour, fringed 

 like the Sun-flower-^ in the middle of whofe well reflect- 

 ed bells, appears a large heart, of a very deep fcarlet co- 

 lour, without any mixture ; it flowers in the Bouquette 

 manner, and is a late blower. 



9th. Vogel Struys, is a very fine large flower, with a 

 good ftem, and large well refletled bells, of a beauti- 

 ful white colour, which fiiew a large, good, red heart; 

 it blows in the Bouquette manner, and is a fecond blower. 



lOth. Stadhouder van Holland^ is fuch another fluw- 

 cr as the Staaten General; it has a large flem, adorn- 

 ed with bells of an extraordinary fize, ert:6t and well 

 reflected, which difplay a heart charmingly enamelled 

 with fcarlet, carnation, white, and green colours, fnter- 

 mixed in a mofl: beaLitiful manner, and even mofl^ 

 diflinclly, fo as one can perceive the difi'erent colour^ 

 at a diftance ; it has a fine fnike ol" flowers, and is a 

 fecond blower. 



1 1 th. Berg l^efuvius, or Mountain Fcfuvius ; tl.is is the 

 prettieft dout.'le white Hyaanth I ever faw, its Ivells are 



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