8 CULTURE OF THE HYACINTH. ! 
All the other annual species of Reseda, as Unifolia, Chinensis, Mediierra?iea, &c., ' 
merely require to be sown in the open ground, and treated as other annuals — Vol. i. 
page 18. I 
The biennial species, as alba, lutea, &c., may be treated as recommended, — j 
Vol. i. page 66. j 
The shrubby species are all tender plants, and although they will flower very 
freely in the open air during summer, it is indispensible that they be sheltered 
in winter, either in a greenhouse or frame. They are readily increased by cuttings 
of the half- ripened wood, planted in light sandy soil, and plunged in a gentle 
heat. They also produce seeds, which should be sown in March. 
CULTURE OF THE HYACINTH. 
The Hyacinth is a native of the Levant, and is said to be abundant about 
Aleppo and Bagdad. It has been cultivated in Holland with great success for several 
centuries. Some of the sorts have been sold for incredible sums, as 200/. or 300/. 
for a single bulb. There are but three species known in this country, the 
H. amethystinus, hriiinalis, and orientalis. The varieties of the last species are very 
numerous, amounting to many hundreds, all very beautiful, but the names of which 
are entirely arbitrary. The following select list may probably be some guide in 
the purchase of a small number, when the individual purchasing is unacquainted 
with them : — 
Double White, 
Anna Maria 
Gloria Floriim Suprema 
Grand Monarque de France 
Heroine Grande 
La Mode Epuisee. 
Double Yellow. 
Alexander Grande 
Bouqnet d'Orange 
Due de Berry d'Or 
Jaune Pyramide 
Ophir 
Pure d'Or. 
Double Blue. 
Bouquet pourpre 
Grand Vidette 
Gustaff de Deide 
Quentin Durward 
L'Abbe de Verroch 
Rudolphus. 
Dorible Red, 
Acteur 
Augustus Rex 
Duchesse de Parma 
Henri Quatre 
Marquesse de la Costa 
Rex rubrorum. 
Single White. 
Grand Vainquer 
Prince de Galitzin, 
Single Yellow. 
Princess Charlotte 
Princess of Orange. 
Single Blue. 
La Crepuscule 
Nimrod. 
Single Red. 
L'Eclaire 
Temple of Apollo 
Van WondelL 
