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making a reciprocal comparison of the sorts you name. Thus : Fair Maid of 

 Denmark and San Francisco may be considered as the newest and, as yet, 

 scarcest Hyacinths. Next in novelty are Florence Nightingale (I mean the 

 rose-coloured one of a very large and handsome spike, not the red one, which is 

 much smaller in size), Feruk Khan, Haydn, Due de MalakofF, Snowball, and 

 Reine des Jacinthes. Older than these, or longer known, are Lord Macaulay, 

 Koh-i-noor, Von Schiller, Victoria Alexandrina, Prince of Orange, and Paix 

 de l'Europe. Rouge Eclatante, although being of an older date than any of 

 the above, is still very scarce. Maria Theresa and Regulus can be considered 

 as old sorts in comparison to the above, having been exported in quantities 

 during more than half a dozen years." 



Another has given me his return according to the number of years the 

 varieties have been quoted to the English dealers in the Dutch lists. This one 

 is somewhat remarkable when taken in comparison with those I have already 

 given. Rouge Eclatante and Victoria Alexandrina, twelve years ; Von 

 Schiller, ten years ; Paix de l'Europe, eight years ; Lord Macaulay, Florence 

 Nightingale (the red variety), and Regulus, six years ; Koh-i-noor and Prince 

 of Orange, five years ; Reine des Jacinthes, four years ; Estella, Due de 

 Malakoff, and Haydn, three years; Snowball and Feruk Khan, two years; 

 Fair Maid of Denmark and San Francisco, not known. 



My third and last continental return goes more into details, and in point 

 of information is the most valuable. From this I find that Rouge Eclatante was 

 raised by Messrs. Veen, Brothers, and quoted in their catalogue for the first time 

 in 1 833. The red variety of Florence Nightingale was named by Mr. J. H. Veen, 

 and appeared in his catalogue for the first time in 1858 ; Lord Macaulay was 

 also raised by Messrs. Veen, Brothers, and sold by them for the first time in 

 1855 ; Koh-i-noor, by some styled a double red, but more generally known as 

 a single flower, was raised by the same firm, and appeared in 1855 with the 

 previous variety ; Due de Malakoff, single yellow or single red, but more 

 properly the former, was raised by Mr. W. Kramer in 1857, and sold in 1858 

 for exportation ; Von Schiller was also raised by Messrs. Veen, Brothers, and 

 quoted by them for the first time in 1853 ; Victoria Alexandrina was raised by 

 Mr. Van Pallandt, and quoted by him in his catalogue for the first time in 

 1839 ; Reine des Jacinthes was raised by Messrs. V. Schertzer & Son, and 

 appeared for the first time in their catalogue in 1861 ; Prince of Orange, single 

 red (like Koh-i-noor, sometimes quoted as a double red, many of the bells 

 coming semi-double), was raised by Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Son,, and was cata- 

 logued by them for the first time in 1856; Maria Theresa was raised by 

 M. Van der Vinne, and sold by him for the first time in 1847 ; Feruk Khan 

 was raised by Messrs. Kramer, and sold by them in 1858 for exportation ; 

 Haydn was raised hj the same firm, and appeared with the foregoing in 1858 ; 

 Regulus was first quoted by Messrs. Job Rosenkertz & Son in 1847, and in 

 1850 had found a place in all the Dutch lists; Snowball was raised by Mr. 

 A. H. Prinser, and sold by him as early as 1852, and subsequently the stock of 

 it was sold to Messrs. Byvoet, Brothers ; Paix de l'Europe was also raised by 

 Messrs. E. H. Krelage & Sons, and appeared in their catalogue in 1856. Fair 

 Maid of Denmark and San Francisco are unknown to the writer of these notes. 

 It is presumed that the stock of these varieties is entirely in the hands of 

 Messrs. Byvoet, from whom Mr. Cutbush received them. 1 omitted to include 

 Estella in this list. 



In the face of this, what does constitute a new Hyacinth in relation to their 

 exhibition ? Or, who shall venture to prescribe the exact age after which they 

 should cease to be considered as new varieties ? Supposing this to be done, 

 how are the Judges who were deputed to make the awards at the last Show to 



