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any kind ; exactly as English bulbs, &c. would 

 do if exported to Holland. But, independent of 

 change of place, hyacinths may be cultivated any 

 where in the same latitudes, provided they are 

 properly treated. This has been confirmed by 

 many m.en of the first ability and veracity. 



The most suitable soil for this plant is a free 

 rich sand, or sandy loam. This is evident from 

 the character of that preferred for it in Holland, 

 and the experience of those in this country who 

 have made the cultivation of the hyacinth their 

 study. Saline qualities, which impregn the air 

 in Holland, and also the soil, which has been 

 chiefly reclaimed from the ocean, are supposed to 

 be peculiarly necessary and favourable to the 

 growth; and, from a recent trial by the ingenious 

 Mr. Hogg, as published in the Gardener's Maga- 

 zine, Ko. X, it seems to be clear, that a m.ode- 

 rate quantity of salt employed in the compost is 

 a suitable ingredient. 



That water contains much of the elemental 

 food of the plant is evident from the perfection 

 in which they are flowered in it. The practice is 



