A Fciv Good Dutch Bulbs for tJie Parlor. "t/i^c^ 



Victoria Alexandrina, fine deep red ; an excellent show-variety; forces 

 well. 



Grand Vedette, single white, producing a long spike of large white 

 bells. 



MiRANDOLiNA is another single white, with a rather close spike of large 

 bells. 



Amy and Diebitsh Sacalkanski are deep-red varieties, which force well, 

 and have the advantage of being very cheap. 



Belle Corinne and Homerus are old but good red varieties. 



L'Ornament de la Nature is fine pink striped. 



L'Amie du Cceur is a good lilac variety, early, and suitable for pot or 

 glass culture. 



Emicus, creamy white, is cheap and good ; always throwing a fine spike. 



Alba Maxima is good, pure white. 



KoNiG Von Holland is a very good variety, easily forced ; color buff, 

 changing to red. 



La Citronniere is pale yellow, and a good variety for parlor-culture. 



Regulus and Voltaire are old and cheap varieties, but are well adapt- 

 ed for forcing ; color light blue. 



All the above are single varieties ; all are early ; and, in selecting from 

 them, one can hardly make a mistake. 



If, however, we were called upon to select a dozen fine hyacinths, gener- 

 ally of moderate cost, for parlor-culture and succession-bloom, we should 

 choose 



Single Red. — Gigantea, Macaulay (fine rose with white centre), Mrs. 

 Stowe, Victoria Alexandrina. 



Single White. — Madame Van dcr Hoop (large fine bells), Mont Elanc, 

 Paix de la Europe, Tubiflora (blush). 



Single Blue. — Charles Dickens, x'\rgus. Grand Lilas, Baron Von Tuyll. 



Single Black. — Prince Albert, La Nuit. 



Single Ycllotcj. — Liberia, Ida ; both very fine, but as yet rather expensive. 



For double hyacinths which are early, and do well in earth, with house- 

 culture, and moderately well in glasses, we select 



Red., Rose, or Crimson. — Eclipse, Paxton, Alida Catharina, Prince of 

 Orange, Regina Victoria. 



