Extract from Ellen W. Randolph Coolidge to Henry S. Randall, [ca. 1856–1858] [Quote]
I remember the planting of the first hyacinths and tulips, and their subsequent growth. The roots arrived, labelled each one with a fancy name. There was Marcus Aurelius and the King of the Gold Mine, the Roman Empress, and the Queen of the Amazons ... Then, when spring returned, how eagerly we...