THE HYACINTH 67 



Single Hyacinths invariably succeed better, 

 although many amateurs are just as success- 

 ful in raising double ones. Whites, blues, 

 pinks, reds, purples, and creamy yellows are 

 the colors of the Hyacinth, but of them all the 

 white is the most beautiful, though amateur 

 gardeners are apt to make the mistake of pass- 

 ing it up for the more showy varieties. 



This is a great mistake, for there never yet 

 existed a bed, or border, or grouping of col- 

 ored Hyacinths that could afford to be with- 

 out the snowy purity of the white flowers, 

 lending just that note of contrast that one 

 needs to find in every bulb garden. If one 

 looks for mere color effect in massing, the 

 dimapy, short-stalked, "thick" double varieties 

 of Hyacinths may be employed. Their colors 

 are varied and lovely, and their fragrance per- 

 meating; but they quite lack the exquisite 

 beauty of the single varieties. 



Fortunately, Hyacinths may be planted 

 late, even into November. One recommends 

 fresh bulbs each year, but that is not abso- 

 lutely necessary, though they must, in any 

 event, be "lifted" in May, after they cease 

 flowering. The finer bulbs send up flowered 



