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A. latifolia major and A. latifolia superba, I can't see much 

 diiferauce in ; neither do I consider them any better than the old A. 

 Amabehs, although they were sent out with a flourish of trumj^ets 

 and sold at the modest price of 13. OU per dozen, for plants one 

 inch high with three or four little leaves on. 



The new Golden Lycopod (krussia aura) is a very good acqui- 

 sition in its line, holding its light 3'ellow color through the hot sum- 

 mer months. 



Henderson's new verbena, America. — As for as heard 

 from has not ^iven any satisfaction ; yet I grew some very fine plants 

 with blooms about as large as the well known Beauty of Oxford. 

 With me Henderson's set of Verbenas was very poor and not a 

 single plant of merit in the lot. 



All took the rust out doors this fall, as well as some of my 

 own ; — but native seedlings showed no signs of rust out doors. 

 When put under glass only showed a little here and there, while 

 imported ones had to be all thrown away. 



Heliotrope roi des noirs. — Is a very dark Heliotrope and 

 a good grower, but it has a fatal fault ; hard to grow on account of 

 its tendency to rust ; it may be easier handled in another year. In 

 a lot of one hundred good healthy cuttings, showing no rust when 

 rooted, fully one-fourth rusted, and before they had to be shifted 

 in two and one-half inch pots only eight were healthy ; balance had 

 to be thrown away. 



' New rose, sunset. — Did not get the growth I should have 

 liked on them last summer, but what few did grow pleased me very 

 much in leaf and growth. It shows all the character of its parent, 

 Pearl Des Jardius, but with flowers entirely different color same as 

 Saffrano, but perfectly double. It will I^ think become a popular 

 rose among florists and be grown as extensively as the Pearls. 



Salvia amebilis. — Is a fine plant for the garden. Flowers 

 are violet and are produced freely. Can be made a fine specimen 

 plant and is very showy. Salvia Luchea is a fine blue dwarf in 

 growth and every way better than S. Patens, which is a fine old 

 plant and will be retained by many no matter how many new kinds 

 claim our favor. 



In new Carnations, Geraniums and other plants it would take 

 up much time and many pages of paper to enumerate tliem all. 



Among Thorp's new set of Carnations are some of robust 

 growth and very prolific in bloom, but among the lot not one good 

 white one. While speaking of white Carnations, there was one sent 



