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noonday ; this will induce each of them to throw up three 

 or four stems from three to four feet high, each stem pro- 

 ducing five or six gorgeous blossoms, in great perfection. 

 Those planted in the Autumn or Winter, may also be turned 

 out of the pots in June; and, from the fibres having taken 

 substantial root in the soil before transplanting, such plants 

 may be taken up again in August, or early in September ; 

 and on being planted in large pots, they may be removed, 

 so as to perfect their bloom, within view of the parlour or 

 sitting-room, which will afford considerable amusement and 

 gratification. 



HYACINTH. 



" Hail to thee ! hail, thou lovely flower ! 

 Still shed around thy sweet perfume, 

 Still smile amid the Wintry hour, 

 And boast e'en then a Spring-tide bloom. 

 Thus hope, 'mid life's severest days, 

 Still smiles, still triumphs o'er despair; 

 Alike i*he lives in pleasure's rays, 

 And cold affliction's Winter air." 



There are, as has been already stated, about thirteen 

 hundred varieties of this family of plants, comprising all the 

 various hues, as white, pink, red, yellow, blue, purple, 

 crimson, &c. and some of those with various coloured eyes. 

 They begin to produce their flowers in the open borders 

 early in April, on short erect stems covered with florets or 

 small bells ; each floret is well filled with petals rising 

 towards the centre, and is suspended from the stem by short 

 strong footstalks, the longest at the bottom, and the upper- 

 most florets stand so erect as to form a pyramid. A planta- 

 tion, or a bed of these, have a very beautiful appearance, pro- 

 vided they are well attended to. In planting them, which 

 should be in the months of October or November, care should 

 be taken to have the colours so diversified as to suit the fancy ; 



