THE BLUE HYACINTH 
Botanical Name, Hyacinthus amethystinus. — Class, 
Hexandria. — Order, Monogynia. — Floivers, blue. — 
Native place, Europe. 
Sentiment. 
CONSTANCY. 
ORIGIN OF THE SENTIMENT. 
When we can derive no information from 
the East, we must rely upon the poets. 
Burns has helped us on this occasion; he 
sings— 
“ The Hyacinth’s for constancy, 
Wi’ its unchanging blue.” 
And why may we not, in support of the cor- 
