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yellow ; and, on the contrary, those who are not so fortunate 

 must wait till the leaves have entirely lost their verdure and 

 are withered. 



If the rules laid down in this small treatise (which is alone 

 designed to point out those that are indispensably necessary 

 to be observed in the culture of the hyacinth) be implicitly 

 followed and put in practice, we are convinced the amateur 

 will find their good effect, and that this flower will succeed 

 in other countries better than it has hitherto done ; and he 

 may flatter himself, with some reason, if he pays proper at- 

 tention, and proceeds with perseverance, that he may bring 

 his hyacinths to as great perfection as they are in Holland. 

 The experiment will, without doubt, cost him at first some 

 bulbs, but that is inevitable ; for even in Holland, where the 

 cultivation of this flower is attended to, with the most unre- 

 mitting care and attention, they have not yet discovered the 

 secret of saving every one. Notwithstanding the experience 

 of many years, the hyacinth still remains a very difficult 

 flower to raise; but perhaps this difficulty arises in some 

 measure from the great moisture and damp of our climate. 



The hyacinths must never be planted again in the same 

 soil, but the ground must at least rest for two or three years, 

 or be cultivated with greens during that time, and always 

 mixed again, the year before planting, with some old cow- 

 dung, especially when your soil is light or sandy, as the hya- 

 cinths are very fond of that stuff. 



The trials and experience of many years have brought the 

 JJutch to a tolerable perfection in the culture of this flower. 

 Our intention with the foregoing rules, is only to give a hint 

 to the foreign amateurs what way they must turn their atten- 

 tion to mend the culture. Many soils may be found in Eng- 

 land, which, with a few additional stuff', may perfectly an- 

 swer to the desired effect. The better success that may be 

 reaped from this pamphlet, the more we shall esteem our 

 trouble well recompensed ; as for style and language we 

 vouchsafe a double indulgence, being neither authors nor 

 Englishmen, but wellwishers to all flower fanciers. 



