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THE HYACINTH. 
The consumption of hyacinths in this country 
is enormous; there is no seeming limit; hut 
considering the splendour and the ease with 
which they are cultivated, they are greatly 
neglected. Whether it is that they come 
earlier than people are prepared for flowers, 
before they seek for beauties in a garden, or 
what else can be the reason, we know not; 
but it is quite certain that many noble gar- 
dens are almost without them; and the annual 
purchases amount perhaps to a dozen or two, 
to grow in pots, or to be placed in glasses of 
water. Considering the pounds which are 
laid out in the expenses of a garden establish- 
ment, the cost of a handsome selection, to 
form a feature among the ornamental beds, 
would be no great object ; but certainly as a 
pot plant, there is nothing surpasses a well- 
chosen collection, and the conservatory that 
has not the advantage of this feature in season 
is sadly deficient. There are some hundreds 
of varieties in cultivation ; but as the English 
dealers generally import the cheapest, the 
collections are generally limited. We there- 
fore propose to give the names of a selection 
comprising something under two hundred, 
which are considered in Holland the finest 
that can be grown, and the worst of them far 
better than thousands wdiich are sold in Eng- 
land : — 
Double Dark Blue. 
Siqw 086 ^ Retailed Prices for 1849. 
s. d. s. d. 
Abbe de Veirac .... from 2 to 2 6 
Alamode . 6 or under. 
Bloksburg, very beautiful . . . 2 to 2 6 
Bonaparte, ditto ... 2 26 
Due de Buffon, magni6cent ..40 50 
Due de Normandie, fine ... 9 10 
Director Van Flora 9 10 
Eendragt, very fine 10 16 
Envoye, extra fine ..... 8 10 
Helicon, grand, dark, scarce .. 10 15 
La Plus Belle, fine 16 2 
La Cbarmante, new 6 10 
L'lmportante, extra fine ... 7 10 
Lourens Coster, very splendid* .20 26 
Martinette, good 9 10 
Morillo, very fine 2 6 3 6 
Prolifera Monstrose 2 6 3 6 
Zeebergen, extra fine 5 
The two prices are given because some- 
thing depends on the size and quality of the 
same kind of roots ; some are worth double 
the price of others on that ground alone. 
Splendid clear and Porcelain Blue. 
s. d. s. d. 
Comte de St. Priest, fine flower . from 1 9 to 2 
Due d'Angoul&me, extra fine ... 9 10 
Gloria Mundi, marbled with purple eye 5 6 
King of the Netherlands, fine ... 6 09 
Madame Marmont, veiy splendid ..13 16 
Orondates, very fine 13 16 
Paarlboot, very beautiful ..... 9 10 
* This, we are assured on good authority, was sold 
aa a seedling when first raised at 1600 guilders. 
Pasquin, very fine trusser . 
Sartorius, very fine indeed 
William Pitt, excellent 
9 
5 
1 6 
9 
3 6 
Otol 
6 2 
Gloria Florum, splendid truss 
Grandeur Royal, fine . . . 
Heroine, very pure white, fine 
Imperatriee Romaine, fine . . 
La Belle Noaille, very fine . 
Lord Anson, new, white 1 
Og, King of Basan, fine 
Perle Brilliante, fine 1 
Prince of Waterloo, excellent . . . 1 
Pyrene, clear white ....... 
Sphaera Mundi, clear eye 
Tour d'Auvergne, large truss . . . 
Venus, excellent 2 
Vesta, fine 1 

9 tol 
s. d. s. d. 
. 9 to 1 
.40 50 
.5060 
Double Black and Blue. 
Albion, the largest in cultivation, fine. 21 0to25 
Alexander, an excellent flower ... 2 6 36 
Mehemet Ali, new and fine .... 1 9 26 
Othello, a splendid new flower ... 4 50 
Double Dark Red. 
Belvedere, a fine flower 1 6 to 2 
Bouquet Tendre, or Waterloo, an old 
favourite 
Cochenille, very dark indeed, new . . 4 
Comte de la Coste, extra fine ... 1 
Le Beaute Supreme, good .... 
Milton, extra fine 2 
Moore, a general favourite .... 
Racine, fine, very deep colour ... 3 
Rouge, delicate, fine 2 
Sans Souci, very splendid 2 
Double Lighter Red. 
Alida Catherine, very early .... 
Hecla, fine large pips 1 
La Guirlande, fine bright red ... 1 
Lady Grafton, fine large striped flower 1 
L'Honneur d'Amsterdam, bright rosy . 
Shakspeare, splendid large flower, new 2 
Double Rose Colour. 
Catherine Victorieuse, fine large bright 
flower 3 
Coerus, general favourite 
Due de Chartres, fine 
Frederick the Great, large truss, new . 1 
Goethe, fine 1 
Grootvorst, the finest old flower in culti- 
vation 
Johanna Cornelia, fine 1 
Lord Wellington, splendid rose ... 3 
Marquis de la Coste, fine 
Madame Catalane, fine 
Peruke Royal, fine 1 
Roxane, bright rose . . .... 1 
Tamerlane, fine extra 1 
Double White. 
Constantia Alba, very fine .... 1 
Due de Berry, fine red eye .... 1 
Elise, splendid flower 
, . 
. 1 
. 1 
. 1 
. 
6 to 4 6 
6 9 
6 9 
3 16 
6 2 
9 
2 
4 
1 
9 
1 3 
2 
2 3 
9 
2 
1 
1 3 
1 3 
9 
1 
Double White, with Yellow Shades in Eye. 
Bride of Abydos, good 3 to 3 6 
Comtesse de la Coste, new and splendid 9 10 
Dongratuit, fine old flower .... 6 09 
Guide Vrijheid, good 6 9 
Mungo Park, fine 16 2 
Double White, with Red and Violet Shades 
in Eye. 
Anna Maria, fine 6 to 9 
Bourdaloue, new and splendid ... 1 6 20 
