FEBRUARY. 37 



Leda (Fellowes). BufF, very constant ; a good second-class flower ; 

 easily cultivated ; height 3 feet. 



Marchioness of Cornwallis (Whale). Blush ; this variety is seldom 

 seen full in the centre. Its uncertainty is such, that its good points 

 will not continue to keep it long in cultivation ; height 3 to 4 feet. 



Magnificent (Keynes). Mottled rose, large, centre good; early 

 blooms do not open freely, late good ; plenty of buds should be left, 

 and it should not be grown strong ; height 4 feet. 



Lady E. Cathcart (Turner). White, tipped with rosy purple ; re- 

 sembles Delight in petal and colour ; good early, late, liable to throw 

 a crop of thin blooms ; good growth, average thinning ; old or pot- 

 roots succeed best ; height 3 feet. 



Nil Desperandum (Stein). Scarlet, very full and fine early in 

 the season ; habit bad ; late blooms liable to come thin ; best in stiff 

 soil ; height 4 feet. 



Jullien (Hale). Kosy purple ; a deep flower of good form, pro- 

 ducing its best blooms late ; height 2 to 3 feet. 



Andromeda (Collison). Buff', tipped with cherry; like Queen of 

 Beauties, this cannot be too forward, as the first blooms do not lose 

 the eye while the back petals are fresh. Some object to this flower 

 on account of its singular colour ; but when the tints are fresh and 

 the tip distinct, it is dissimilar and good ; height 4 feet. 



Toison d'Or (Batteur). Buff, centre low, constant, petal smooth, 

 growth average ; not sufficiently good to shew in small numbers ; 

 height 2 feet. 



Admiral (Bragg). Lilac; fair flower if not overgrown, but not 

 so good as Fearless. Strong soil and moderate thinning ; height 

 2 to 3 feet. 



Beauty of Kent (Trenfield). Carmine, with white at the base of 

 the petals ; requires good growth and considerable disbudding and 

 thinning of the shoots; undersized. It will never be more than a 

 front-row flower ; good habit ; height 4 feet. 



Beeswing (Sainsbury). Ruby ; a full- sized flower ; rather coarse 

 if grown strong ; leave plenty of buds ; height 3 feet. 



Carmina (Bragg). VermiKon red; a free - flowering full -sized 

 variety, of moderate quality ; average growth ; height 3 feet. 



Dr. Sandford (Ablett) . Dark maroon ; a second-class flowCr, 

 being flat and rather low^ in the centre ; constant ; average thinning 

 and disbudding ; height 4 feet. 



Elizabeth (Daniels). Pale rose ; grows strongly. Leave plenty 

 of buds, when it will produce unique blooms, but the majority are 

 ribby and inferior ; height 4 feet. 



Miss Vyse (Turner). An old flower, that comes in well for long 

 numbers; white tipped with violet; a constant, full- sized variety; 

 should be grown in a Hght part of the garden ; leave plenty of buds ; 

 height 3 feet. 



Negro (Fellowes). Dark maroon ; a full-sized, constant variety, 

 often too much ribbed, yet a very useful flower ; should be grow'n 

 strongly, and requires average thinning ; height 4 to 5 feet. 



Nepaulese Prince (Stein). Shaded maroon, medium size, con- 



