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HYACINTHS. 
The bells fhould be large, and perfectly 
double, i. e. well filled with broad bold 
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Petals, appearing to the eye rather 
convex, than flat or hollow: they fhould 
occupy about one half the length of 
the Item. 
The colours fhould be clear and bright, 
whether plain red, white, or blue, or 
varioufly intermixed and diverfified in 
the eye; the latter, it muff be confeffed, 
gives additional luftre and elegance to 
this beautiful flower. 
Note. Strong bright Colours are, in 
general, preferred to fuch as are pale; 
there are, however, many rofe-coloured, 
pure white, and light blue Hyacinths, 
in high eftimation. 
Obfervation. Some forts confift of 
Petals of different colours, fuch as light 
reds, 
