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Hyacinths. 



The choice Hyacinths may be planted very much 

 as above directed for Tulips, with respect to distance 

 and depth ; but they require a very different kind 

 of soil. It should be many degrees lighter ; in 

 short, a rich sand. If sea-sand can be procured, so 

 much the better ; but otherwise, use clean pit-sand, 

 or small river gravel. A mixture of neats, or hogs 

 dung, with that of the stable ; a large proportion of 

 vegetable earth of decayed tree-leaves, being well 

 decomposed ; and an ample quantity of sand, may, 

 with common garden earth, be made to form a good 

 soil for the Hyacinth, thus : good earth, one-third ; 

 sand, a third part ; dung, as above, a sixth; and ve- 

 getable earth, a sixth part. 



Polyanthuses and Italian Narcissuses. 

 These may be planted, in all respects as hyacinths, 

 above described ; but they do not require so much 

 room, by an inch or two. They like a soil exactly 

 similar to that for hyacinths. 



Of Jonquils. 



Double and single Jonquils may be planted at five 

 or six inches apart, and three inches deep. They 

 like a stronger soil than the above, more resembling 

 that for tulips ; but they will do very well in a me- 

 dium soil between that for tulips and for hyacinths. 

 Jonquils do not flower so well the first, as the second 

 or third season after planting \ and therefore should 



