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last very frequently. When the scarlet predomi- 

 nates, and is united with a paler colour, or, as it 

 sometimes happens, with a very deep purple upon 

 a white ground, it constitutes a Scarlet Bizarre, of 

 which there are many shades and varieties, some 

 richer, and others paler in their colours, as is the 

 case with all the rest. Pink Blzarres are so called 

 when the pink abounds, Purple Bizarres when the 

 purple abounds : Crimson Bizarres consist of a 

 deep purple and rich pink. When the Pink Flake 

 is very high in colour, it is distinguished by 

 the appellation of Hose Flake ; but some there 

 are so nearly in the medium betwixt a pink and a 

 scarlet, that it can scarcely be defined to which 

 class they belong. In addition to the foregoing 

 varieties, there is a sort held in great esteem by 

 cultivators called Picotee, many of which kind are 

 very beautiful, and being hardier than the other 

 sorts, are in considerable request. The colours are 

 principally yellow, and white spotted ; their pro- 

 perties are the same as the other kinds, except that 

 the edges of the petals are serrated or jagged, and 

 the colour is disposed in spots where the others are 

 striped." 



The propagation of these plants is by layers and 

 pipings for continuing approved sorts^ and by seed 

 for procuring new varieties. 



The soil which Maddock recommends is formed 



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