On Hyacinths, the Flowers of which appear expanded in water

􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀
"Of late years, it has been common in the London seed shops, to observe hyacinth glasses with the plants inverted, the flower appearing expanded in the water, where the roots usually are, and the bulbs and roots being contained in a small pot of soil, turned up side down, and resting on the orefice of the glass. This is not shown with much effect in the water glasses of the ordinary size, but when the glasses are made twice or thrice 􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀􏰀the usual size, the effect is more striking. [...] Sometimes a glass appears with one inverted plant directly over it, growing erect, with its flowers fully expanded in the open air; the bulbs and roots of both plants being in the same pot, or in two pots, placed bottom to bottom. "

from: Art XVI. On Hyacinths, the Flowers of which appear expanded in water. London, February 1840. in The Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Rural and Domestic ..., Volume 16
John Claudius Loudon

"Hyacinths"

About the history:
Hyacinths - The Gardens Trust


Images:
Traite Sur la Jacinte.
Contenant la manière de la cultiver suivant l'expérience qui en a été faite par
George  Voorhelm, [1752] 1773


The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hyacinths." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dd-e8fb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99