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DOUBLE YELLOW. 



Jaune Supreme. — Pure citron yellow, very double; 

 a fair spike. 



Ophir D'Or. — Deep yellow; an extra fine flower. 



Hyacinths for Pots. — The foregoing selection can- 

 not be surpassed for pot culture excepting, perhaps, that 

 some of the higher priced sorts may possibly give a little 

 larger spike, but for general cultivation those named will 

 give entire satisfaction. 



Hyacinths for Glasses. — The following twelve 

 sorts we believe to be the best for glasses, but these can- 

 not be depended upon for good spikes because of the un- 

 natural condition in which they are grown and the lia- 

 bility there is of their suffering from neglect : Madame 

 Hodgson and Robert Steiger, single red ; Alba Superbis- 

 sima, single white ; Grand Van Vanqueur and Mont 

 Blanc, single white ; Charles Dickens, single blue ; Grand 

 Lilas, single porcelain -blue ; Mimosa, single dark blue ; 

 Bird of Paradise, single yellow ; La Tour D'Auvergne, 

 double white ; Bouquet Tendre, double red ; Laurens 

 Koster, double blue. After Hyacinths have been grown, 

 either in pots or glasses, the bulbs are of no further use, 

 and should be thrown away. 



Roman Hyacinth. — This is a distinct species, 

 Hyacinthus romanus, a native of Greece, largely culti- 

 vated in the south of France, and far more extensively 

 grown in this country for cut flowers than the well-known 

 Dutch Hyacinth. It is readily forced, and the bulb, 

 although much smaller than that of the ordinary Hya- 

 cinth, produces several flower stalks. Of this species 

 there is a blue and a pink variety, popularly known as 

 Parisian Hyacinths. These are but little used, because of 

 their colors, white being the only color in that form that 

 the florists can use to advantage, and for house or con- 

 servatory decoration their flowers do not contrast as 

 favorably with the foliage as do those of the white. 



