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Beurre, Beurre Diel, Beurre de Ranee, Easter Beurre, Swan’s Egg, Gansel’s Ber¬ 
gamot, Marie Louise (of which there is a number of trees), Vicar of Wink- 
field, Beurre Clairgeau, Crasanne, Glou Moreeau, Van Mons Leon Leclerc, 
Josephine de Malines, Winter Nelis, Hacon’s iScomparable, and St. Germain. 
Pears, like Apples, are rather smaller than usual, owing to the lateness and 
coldness of the season; but both are remarkably clean and free from spot, a 
result I attribute to the heavy rains we had at the beginning of June, just after 
the fruit was all set, and by which the trees were thoroughly cleansed and 
freed from insects. 
Stonrto?i. M. Saul. 
SOME GOOD HYACINTHS. 
The good old plan of occasionally giving lists of the best varieties in the 
various sections of flowering plants that have obtained popularity has fallen 
into disuetude, to a certain extent, from some cause : probably it has been over¬ 
looked among the more weighty matters that engage the attention of the 
horticulturist. It is my purpose to return to it, in order to give a selection of 
Hyacinths for the guidance of those who will now be intending purchasers, 
and who will be desirous of obtaining only those varieties “ worthy of culti¬ 
vation.” A list furnished about a year ago in the columns of the Gardeners' 
Chronicle contained several varieties of Hyacinths, &c., that can no longer be 
termed “ leading varieties,” as other sorts much superior to them can now be 
obtained at a reasonable cost, while they will repay in a much larger degree 
the time and trouble bestowed on their cultivation. 
Commencing with Hyacinths, it must be admitted that there are but very 
few double varieties that can compare with the single flowers for beauty and 
effectiveness. The following are the best:—Lord Wellington, blush, extra 
fine ; Noble par Merite, deep rose, striped with carmine ; Victoria Regina, pale 
rosy pink ; La Tour d’Auvergne, pure white ; Prince of Waterloo, clear white ; 
Bloksberg, fine marbled blue; Laurens Roster, dark indigo blue ; Othello, 
very dark blue ; and Van Speyk, pale blue. There are two or three newer 
varieties of good qualities, but they are too high in price for general cultiva¬ 
tion. I have omitted double yellows altogether, because there is not one 
among them worth notice. 
The single varieties of Hyacinths are by far the best for general cultivation. 
The absurd prejudice in favour of double varieties that so long existed is gra¬ 
dually fading away now that the superior attractions of the single varieties are 
being recognised. A few of each shade of colour that are cheap and good are 
given in the accompanying list:—Duchess of Richmond, dark red ; La Dame 
du Lac, pale rosy pink ; Annie Lisle, fine bright crimson; Madame Hodgson, 
pale rose; Norma, delicate waxy pink; Princess Charlotte, delicate rosy pink; 
Robert Steiger, bright crimson; Sultan’s Favourite, very pale rose; Alba 
Maxima, pure white; Emmeline, pale blush; Grand Vainqueur, pure white; 
Grandeur a Merveille, fine pale blush ; Madame Van der PIoop, fine pure 
white ; Mont Blanc, pure white ; Tubiflora, blush ; Voltaire, pale blush ; Baron 
Van Tuyll, dark blue ; Bleu Mourant, dark blue; Charles Dickens, greyish 
blue; Grand Lilas, delicate azure blue; Orondates, porcelain blue; Mimosa, 
purplish black; Prince Albert, glossy dark purple; Regulus, pale blue; Anna 
Carolina, primrose yellow; Heroine, canary yellow; and King of Holland, 
buff yellow. 
If a selection be made from the foregoing list the sorts cannot fail to yield 
great satisfaction, as they have been grown for years past, and will hold their 
position for years to come. 
