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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Scarlet, from Messrs. Fraser. Medium 

 habit ; flowers scarlet, in small trusses. 

 Inferior.* 



2. Defiance, from Messrs. Fraser. 

 Vigorous habit ; flowers large, in fair- 

 sized heads, elevated on long stalks, light 

 scarlet. A good variety for training to the 

 pillars of greenhouse conservatories, or 

 for pots. 



3. Emperor, from Messrs. Fraser. 

 Yigorous ; flowers large, bright scarlet. 



4. FeoCtMORe Impeoyed, from Messrs. 

 Fraser. Medium and compact habit ; 

 flowers lai'ge and well-formed, in fair-sized 

 trusses, bright scarlet. One of tlie best 

 sorts grown. 



5. Gex. Sir F. Williams, from 

 Messrs. Low and Co. Rather vigorous in 

 habit ; flowers large, scarlet. Similar to 

 Punch, but inferior to it. 



6. Goliath, from Messrs. Rollisson 

 and Sons. Vigorous ; flowers large, well- 

 formed, in good-sized trusses, reddish- 

 scarlet. Inferior. 



7. IIaekaway, from Mr, Taylor. 

 Dwarf, slender habit ; flowers narrow- 

 petaled, in small trusses, scai'let. Ansefid 

 bedding sort. 



8. Indispensable, from Mr. Turner. 

 Dwarf; flowers scaidet, m small trusses. 

 Inferior. 



9. La"MAEtine, from Mr. Scott. Me- 

 dium spreading habit ; flowers light scar- 

 let, of good form. Inferior. 



10. Little David, from Messrs. Low 

 and Co. Dwarf; flowei-s scarlet. In- 

 ferior. 



11. Lord Raglan, from Mr. Turner. 

 Medium habit ; flowers large and showy, 

 in small trusses, scarlet. Inferior. 



12. Magnum Bonfm, from Mr. Scott. 

 Vigorous ; flowers small, in compact 

 trusses, deep scarlet. Inferior. 



13. Mrs. Bloomer, from Mr. Taylor. 

 Dwarf compact habit ; flowers medium- 

 .sized, scarlet. Inferior. 



14. Punch, from Messrs. Fraser and 

 Mr. Taylor. Rather vigorous in habit ; 

 flowers large, scarlet. A fine variety for 

 large beds. It appears that there are 

 several distinct seedling forms of tliis 

 variety, and that the l^est of them has a 

 small white eye. 



1.5. Rigby's Queen, from Messrs. 

 Fraser. Vigorous : flowers large, loose, 

 bright scarlet. Inferior. 



16. Royal Dwarf, from Mr. Turner. 



* It may be explained that this term has teen 

 employed to express briefly the fact that superioi- 

 sorts of similar characUT are known. It c'oe^ 

 not necessarily imply tliat the varieties to which 

 it is attaches are worthless. 



Medium habit ; flowers medium-sized, in 

 small trusses, scarlet. Inferior. 



17. Scarlatina, from Mr. Turner, 

 Messrs. Fraser, and Messrs. Low and Co. 

 Vigorous ; flowers large, in medium-sized 

 trusses, bright scarlet. Inferior. 



18. Toil Thumb, from Messrs. Fraser. 

 Medium or dwarfish habit ; flowers scar- 

 let. Inferior. 



19. Wellington Hero, from Messrs. 

 Fraser. Vigorous habit ; flowers large and 

 well formed, in fine trusses, scarlet with 

 white eye. A fine variety for pot culture, 

 and for conservatories. 



§ 2. Flowers cerise or rosy-scarlet.- — • 

 20. Beaute de Meldoise, from Messrs. 

 Fraser and Mr. Turner. Moderately 

 vigorous ; flowers large, well formed, in 

 good-sized trusses, rosy-scarlet, similar in 

 colour to Lady Middlelon. A veiy fine 

 variety, superior to Le Titien. 



21. Judy, from Messrs Fraser. Dwarf; 

 flowers rosy- scarlet. Inferior. 



22. Lady Middleton, from Mr. Tay- 

 lor and Messrs. Fraser. Moderately 

 vigorous, compact habit ; flowers large, 

 well formed, abundant, in good-sized 

 showy trusses, rosy-scarlet. An old variety, 

 of good quality. 



23. Le Titien, from Mr. Turner. 

 Medium habit ; flowers finely formed, and 

 growmg in compact trusses, better shape-d 

 than those of Lady 3L'ddlefo!i, which they 

 resemble in their rosy-scarlet colour. A 

 usefid variety, of excellent properties. 



24. Lord John Russell, from Messrs. 

 Rollisson and Sons. Dwarf spreading 

 habit ; flowers medium-sized, reddish- 

 scarlet, deeper than the rosy-scarlet of 

 Lady M'ddlcton. It was not, however, 

 considered a desirable variety. 



§ 3. Flowers rose-pink. — 25. Chris- 

 tina, from Mr. Ivinghorn and Messrs. 

 Low and Co. Moderately dwarf; flowers 

 freely produced in fair-sized trusses, deep 

 rose-pink uniformly coloureri. It is deeper 

 coloured and dwarfer than S,ose Queen, 

 and is fiu-ther distinguished by the absence 

 of white from its upper petals. It is one 

 of the best sorts of its colour. 



26. LucEA EOSEUM, from Messrs. 

 Fraser. Vigorous ; flowers pale rose-pink. 

 Inferior. 



27. Princess Alice, from Mr. Ingram. 

 Medium spreading habit ; flowers deep 

 rose-pink. Inferior. 



28. Rose Queen, from Mr. Kinghorn 

 and Messrs. Rollisson and Sons. Medium 

 habit ; flowers medium-sized, in moderate 

 trusses, deep rose-pink with white base to 

 the upper petals. It is one of the best 

 rose-coloured sorts. 



