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variety to the weight of 1 lb. 14 oz., and that a few of the same 

 variety were shown by the writer in a collection of vegetables at the 

 last autumn show in Glasgow, which measured upwards of 15 inches 

 in circumference. The six Onions shown by him which carried off the 

 first j^rize for weight from the Renfrew Show were of the same sort, 

 and Aveighed 9 pounds. Those that carried off the prizes from the 

 Glasgow Show in September last were raised in heat and afterwards 

 transplanted, the varieties being Muncham Park, Blood-red, and Dan- 

 ver's Yellow. James Dobbie. 



Renfrew. 



NEW VARIETIES OF COLEUS. 



TO THE EDITOR OF THE 'GARDENER.' 



Sir, — The Coleus, raised this summer at Chiswick by Mr Bause, were this day 

 sold by Mr Stephens, and the following is the result, as far as the biddings and 

 names could be ascertained in the saleroom : — 



1. C. Queen Victoria, very fine dark-crimson, yellow stripe; 5 plants, Mr Lee, 

 7 guineas. 



2. C. Princess-Eoyal, much the same as No. 1, the stripe being narrower ; 5 

 plants, Mr Turner, 15 guineas. 



3. C. Princess of Wales, more purple and less yellow than the above ; 1 plant, 

 Mr Carter, 4^ guineas. 



4. C, Her Majesty, leaves much larger, and yellow less distinct ; Mr Carter, 6 

 guineas. 



5. C. Albert Victor, the golden border more broad, leaves blotched with purple, 

 a good specimen; 7 plants, Downie and Co., 1.5 guineas. 



6. C. Prince of Wales, much like No. 5 without the golden margin ; 4 plants, 

 Mr Carter, 4 guineas. 



7. C. Duke of Edinburgh, lighter than the above, and almost self-coloured ; 

 6 plants, Mr Bull, 5 guineas. 



8. C. Prince Arthur, a somewhat peculiar plant, yellow ground with reddish 

 veins ; 3 plants, Mr Carter, 3 guineas. 



9. Princess Beatrice, not greatly diflering from No. 8 ; 2 plants, no name given, 

 54 guineas. 



The plants were beautifully got up, and were much finer specimens than those of 

 last year ; but there was no great animation in the sale. There is very little chance 

 of these, or those of last season, ever becoming serviceable as foliage plants for 

 bedding purposes. There is as much difference in the appearance of a plant raised 

 under glass, and one in the open ground, as there is between serge and velvet ; 

 they are very pretty toys, and give a fair allowance of amusing cai-e and trouble to 

 an amateur ; but the advantage they will be to the " Trade," or the use they will 

 be out of doors, has yet to be discovered. They are fine specimens of artificial 

 production. To bring them up to a producible condition, and to keep them so, 

 you must continue your attention ; left to nature, they are always running out of 

 beauty and out of bounds. Down South. 



lO^A December 1868. 



