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produced. It is a gem for ribbon 

 work, and is sure to become a favour- 

 ite. Queen of Nosegays is the name 

 Messrs. Henderson have adopted for 

 their fine variegated shoot of Stella. 

 It is magnificently variegated, the 

 margin s bowing cream at first, and 

 afterwards chauging to white. In 

 bloom it is as free and as grand as 

 the green-leaved Stella. Bicolor 

 splendens is a gold leaf variegate of 

 fine habit, and a leaf richly marked 

 with a brouze zone and a golden 

 margin. The flowers are scarlet. 

 There are others in this list, namely, 

 Red Rover, Princess Dagmar, Cin- 

 derella, Mrs. Longfield, and Mrs. 

 Maxwell Mutton, which may prove 

 to be of great value, but they do not 

 at present claim from us such de- 

 cided admiration as the four above 

 named. 



One of the neatest of the dwarf 

 growing scarlets for front Hues is 

 Little Treasure, now being sent out 

 by Messrs. Saltmarsh and Son, of 

 Chelmsford. This is of very neat habit, 

 with small dark zoned leaves and 

 large flowers of the same colour and 

 character as those of Attraction. This 

 will suit all classes of growers ; it 

 will no doubt quite supersede Little 

 David where a thoroughly dwarf and 

 showy scarlet is required. Another 

 fine variety from the same house is 

 Luna, which remotely resembles Mrs. 

 Milford. The leaf has a greenish 

 sulphur-coloured ground, and a sharp 

 zone of cinnamon brown. It is one of 

 the most distinct and striking of all 

 the variegated leaved geraniums, and 

 is no doubt capable of working out 

 some very novel and interesting 

 effects in garden colouring. 



Before we quit the geraniums I 

 must say of White Perfection, raided 

 by Mr. F. J. Ctiaytor. and being sent 

 out by Messrs. E. Gr. Henderson 

 and Son, that it is far superior to 

 Madame Vauoher for out-door cul- 

 ture. It is less robust in habit, it 

 has a fine foliage, and its snow white 

 flowers do not change to blush, as 

 those of Madame Vaucher do, after 

 a long period of brilliant weather. I 

 hope every lover of white geraniums 

 who reads this will secure White 

 Perfection on my recommendation. 



In verbenas there are a few more 

 varieties offered of the " velvet 

 cushion " type, which is the perfec- 

 tion of style for bedding purposes. 

 These verbenas partake largely of 

 the character of V. Venosa, which 

 ought never to have other than a 

 first-class place in the catalogue of 

 bedders ; they are of dwarf compact 

 habit, less leafy and less straggling 

 than the majority of varieties hitherto 

 used for bedding purposes. Sup- 

 posing the reader to possess Velvet 

 Cushion, which is one of the best 

 bedding verbenas known, the follow- 

 ing should be added as soon as con- 

 venient : Ariel, crimson rose ; Cor- 

 delia, dark rose ; Juliet, purple. Ladg 

 Binning verbena is of the common 

 florists' strain, and is of first-class 

 quality for both bedding and pot 

 culture. The colour is crimson- 

 scarlet, with white centre, a fine 

 flower and a fine truss. 



In Tropseolums there are several 

 varieties of the highest importance. 

 My friend Mr. George, of Stamford 

 Hill, was the fortunate raiser of two 

 varieties last year, which are distinct 

 from all others in being almost of 

 shrubby habit; that is, instead of 

 trailing on the ground, which is the 

 habit of the Lobbianum section, they 

 form distinct round-headed, bush- 

 like masses, which are completely 

 smothered with flowers all the sum- 

 mer long. These two are called 

 respectively Tropseolum compaction 

 coccineum, flowers scarlet, and T. Com- 

 pactum luteum, flowers yellow. These, 

 with others, are offered by Messrs. 

 E. G. Henderson and Son. Of the 

 others they offer, I can say nothing, 

 but I can give the two named a good 

 character, having seen them growing 

 while in the possession of the raiser. 

 Messrs. Carter offer two novelties of 

 the Tom Thumb section. The first 

 is Double Tom Thumb. This has the 

 fine colour and line habit of the 

 original, but being double it is much 

 more massive and lasts much longer, 

 and it can be kept on from cuttings 

 with the greatest ease. The other 

 is King of Tom Thumbs. This has 

 intense scarlet flowers, and a beauti- 

 ful bluish green foliage, and being 

 kept on from cuttings, is always the 



