I acquired some bulbs of hyacinth Red Diamond this fall, and I'm curious about what I have here. Back in 1966 I grew a red, double flowered hyacinth under the name 'Scarlet Perfection'. It had the best red color of any hyacinth I've ever seen, and the individual flowers were so double that they presented a flat face. As I recall, this cultivar was offered only for one or two seasons, and I have not seen it offered since. I no longer have this cultivar, although I do have a good color slide image of it. I'm wondering if there is any connection between this old 'Scarlet Perfection' and this new 'Red Diamond'. Several of you were able to help me with another hyacinth question earlier this year: what can you come up with on this one? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where I'm still planting bulbs and taking a break now and then to admire Iris unguicularis. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/