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large, and very fine ; Dido, sulphur-white, free-blooming, and showy ; 

 Ion, pure white, fine ; Mrs George Eundle, pure white, a medium- 

 sized flower, symmetrical, and extra fine ; Princess of Wales, pearly- 

 white, extra fine, large, and full ; and White Christine, a very fine 

 flower, tinged with lavender when opening, but changing to pure 

 white. 



The pompon-flowering kinds comprise some very pretty and striking 

 kinds, distinct in colour, and highly attractive. Of yellow and orange 

 shades there are — Autumna, buff, large, and good ; La Vogue, bright- 

 gold, fine ; Aigle d'Or, yellow, an excellent variety ; and Golden 

 Aurore, golden-yellow. Of dark flowers Bob is one of the best, bright 

 crimson-brown, but somewhat late in blooming ; Brilliant, fiery crim- 

 son, very bright ; Louiset Tessier, crimson amaranth j and Salamon, 

 dark rosy-carmine. Of bronze and chestnut-coloured flowers there are 

 — Satanella, orange-amber, fine ; Aurore Boreale, dark orange, very 

 fine j and brown Cedo Nulli. Lilac and rose-coloured flowers are gene- 

 rally represented by Graziella, blush-lilac ; Madame Bachaux, lilac ; 

 Madame Pauline Deschamps, white and carmine, very pretty; Mrs Dix, 

 blush, bordered with rose, large and flne ; Eose d' Amour, clear rose ; 

 and Eose Trevenna, rosy-blush, extra fine. Of white flowers there are — 

 Madame Fould, cream -white, small, but very pretty and of fine form ; 

 Mademoiselle Marthe, w^hite, dwarf-growing ; and white Trevenna, a 

 fine sport from the rose-coloured variety. 



The foregoing are worthy attention, as furnishing some of the very 

 finest kinds both for exhibition and conservatory decoration. There 

 are yet the Anemone-flowered and the new Japanese varieties, but any 

 notice of them must be deferred for a future paper. Quo. 



NOTES OF ]SrEW AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS SEEN BE- 

 CENTLY IN MESSRS VEITCH'S NURSERY, KING'S 

 ROAD, CHELSEA. 



Croton Yeitchii, being sent out now. C, Hookerii, to come out in 

 two years. C. Maxima, to come out this year. C. Hillii, bronze and 

 red, to come out this year. C. tricolor, pretty. C. AYyseniania has a 

 fine long yellow leaf, looks beautiful as a standard. 



Pandanus Yeitchii, fine white-and-green striped. 



Dracaena Moorii, a fine large variety to come out this year. D. 

 magnifica, a grand variety, to come out in tw^o years. D. Chelsonii, 

 to come out this year. D. M'Lezia, a very dark variety. 



Lomaria bella, a very beautiful crested Pern, somewhat resembling L. 



