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we can but express our earnest desire that we may see it increase 

 in circulation to the full amount asked by its Superintendent ; and 

 in this wish we acknowledge we have some feeling of selfishness, 

 because we believe its readers will assuredly become purchasers, and 

 it is purchasers men in the trade want. 

 Royal Nursery, Slouyh. 



DESCRIPTIVE NOTICE OF NEW RANUNCULUSES. 



We recommend our readers interested in the culture of the Ranun- 

 culus, and who intend to improve their collections, not to delay their 

 purchases. It is true, the roots will not be required for planting 

 until February ; but the chances of obtaining fine blooming roots are 

 infinitely greater now than just at the planting time, when the stocks 

 of growers have been repeatedly culled. If this remark holds gene- 

 rally, it certainly will apply with particular force to new and superior 

 varieties, the number of disposable roots of which is necessarily 

 limited. 



We offer the following descriptive list, taken from our memo- 

 randa at several leading exhibitions, as well as at the beds of some 

 distinguished growers . 



Mrs. Cowan (Moore's) : a flower with white ground, with reddish-brown 

 edging ; fine shape, and of good substance. 



Exhibitor (Tyso's) : yellow ground, spotted with carmine ; the spots are large, 

 approaching to blotches ; high crown, of excellent shape and good substance. 

 Shewn in perfection at Upton Park, and deserves its name. 



Princess Royal ( Kilgour's) : white ground ; petals good, marked with a 

 distinct purple spot on each. Blooms freely, but rather small, and therefore 

 requires disbudding early in the season. 



Clement (Tyso's) : pure yellow ground, each petal having a small brown 

 spot ; distinct and fine. 



Pleaser (Tyso's) : another yellow ground ; good petals, lightly margined with 

 red. This flower is like " Delectus," but an improvement on it. 



Festls (Tyso's) : yellow ground ; good petals, strongly edged with brown or 

 coffee-colour. 



Admiral Napier (Costar's): yellow ground, richly edged with brown. 



Dr. Channing (Lightbody's) : cream ground, with crimson-purple edging, and 

 approach to mottling, yet distinct in character, and fine. 



Talisman (Lightbody's) : white ground ; good petals, finely margined with 

 purple. 



Sir John Graham (Lightbody's) : cream ground ; petals richly edged with 

 purple ; fine form, and good substance. 



Eliacine (Tyso's) : white ground ; large flower, well edged with purple. 



Melancthon (Tyso's): cream ground; petals heavily edged with purple; fine 

 form. 



Claimant (Tyso's): yellow ground, sweetly mottled with red; of distinct 

 character. 



Queen of England (West's): possessing good petals of a white ground, with 

 light purple mottling. 



Jane (Ayrzee's) : white ground, well edged with light crimson ; good depth of 

 petals. 



