"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried the nets when he went fishing, led the dogs when he went to hunt, followed him in his excursions in the mountains, and neglected for him his lyre and his arrows." —Bulfinch, 1897

Apollo and Hyacinthus

"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried…

" Our engraving represents a wonderfully singular and beautiful plant, which grows among the mountains of California. " -Lupton

Twining Hyacinth of California

" Our engraving represents a wonderfully singular and beautiful plant, which grows among the mountains…

A hyacinth grown in a glass vase.

Hyacinth in Glass

A hyacinth grown in a glass vase.

Two hyacinths being grown in a glass pot.

Two Hyacinths in Glass

Two hyacinths being grown in a glass pot.

"Formation of stomata from leaf of Hyacinth, seen from the surface. e, epidermis cells; s', mother-cell of stomatic guard-cells; s, bipartition of mother-cell into two guard-cells." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Hyacinth

"Formation of stomata from leaf of Hyacinth, seen from the surface. e, epidermis cells; s', mother-cell…

Purple flowering plant belonging to the lily family.

Hyacinth

Purple flowering plant belonging to the lily family.

A flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region.

Hyacinth

A flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region.

Common hyacinth is the common name of hyacinthus orientalis. The flowers are fragrant and clustered. The flowers bloom in spring.

Common Hyacinth

Common hyacinth is the common name of hyacinthus orientalis. The flowers are fragrant and clustered.…

The flowers of the double flowered garden hyacinth are small and rosette like. This variety is not cultivated as often as the single flowered variety.

Double Flowered Variety of the Garden Hyacinth

The flowers of the double flowered garden hyacinth are small and rosette like. This variety is not cultivated…

A pot in the shape of a bee hive that can be used to grow hyacinths.

Bee Hive Pot

A pot in the shape of a bee hive that can be used to grow hyacinths.

A pot in the shape of a hedgehog that can be used to grow hyacinths in.

Hedgehog Pot

A pot in the shape of a hedgehog that can be used to grow hyacinths in.