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Definition of Roman hyacinth
1. Noun. Hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Hyacinth
Literary usage of Roman hyacinth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Instead of one large truss from each bulb, the Roman hyacinth produces three or
four smaller but more graceful flower-spikes. The bulbs arrive in America in ..."
2. Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants: Their History, Description, Methods of by Charles Linnaeus Allen (1905)
"It requires to be treated in the same manner as is recommended for the Roman
Hyacinth. The Persian Hyacinth.—This is botanically known as Hyacinthus ..."
3. Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants: Their History, Description, Methods of by Charles Linnaeus Allen (1912)
"It requires to be treated in the same manner as is recommended for the Roman
Hyacinth. The Persian Hyacinth.—This is botanically known as Hyacinthus ..."
4. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots by Sutton & Sons (1908)
"Roman hyacinth.—This flower is particularly welcome in the short, ... Like its
more imposing prototype, the Roman hyacinth may have its roots gently freed ..."
5. Greenhouse Management: A Manual for Florists and Flower Lovers on the by Levi Rawson Taft (1898)
"If desired for sale or to brighten up the houses, they should be grown exactly
the same as the Roman hyacinth and tulips. The Roman hyacinth is still the ..."
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