238 THE FLORIST. 



Crimson King, deep crimson, large, and of rather tall liabit, yet one of the 



best crimsons for bedding. 

 Cotton-ball, a white variety of no value. 



Correggio (Henderson), large brovenish crimson, best for pot culture. 

 Desirable (Perkins), bright crimson, a good variety for pot or bedding. 

 Don S;iturnio (Henderson), orange brown, large flower, best for pot culture. 

 Don Francisco (Henderson), dark crimson. Sultan habit, best for pot culture. 

 Eclipse (Rollisson), bright crimson scarlet, a very fine variety, but unfortu- 

 nately not a free grower. 

 Ethel Newcome (Henderson), yellow, not so good as many others. 

 Erecta, rich yellow, a first rate bedding variety with stiff footstalks, very 



bright, and of good habit. Different shade of colour to any other. 

 Emperor Napoleon (Youell), orange crimson with yellow margin, large; a 



good pot variety. 

 Empress Eugenie (Youell), large yellow, only fit for pot culture, and of not 



much value. 

 General Caurobert (Henderson), rich rosy crimson, a very good pot variety, 



but not for bedding out. 

 General Pelissier (Henderson),- light crimson, Sultan habit, very good for 



bedding or pot culture. 

 Goldiinder (Cole), rich yellow, a fine bedding variety of good habit. 

 Golden Cap, brown and yellow with yellow cap, dwarf habit, best for pot 



culture. 

 Hawk (Cole), orange, densely spotted with large brown blotches, very bright, 



and of good habit ; a good bedding variety, and an excellent pot plant. 

 Harlequin (Cole), dull orange and brown, spotted, novel in colour, but only 



fit for pot culture. 

 Heywood Hawkins, a half shrubby variety, in colour and marking somewhat 



similar to Hawk, but not so desirable. 

 Kayi, yellow, a well known and useful variety. 

 King of Sardinia (Cole), rich crimson, large flower, dwarf and good habit, 



and a free bloomer, very fine. The best of all the crimson varieties for 



bedding purjjoses. 

 Kentish Hero ; this variety is well known. 



Lemonade (Cole), pale yellow, an excellent bedding variety, and best late. 

 Lady Isham (Perkins), reddish brown edged with yellow, best for pot culture. 

 Maggiore (Henderson), dark brownish crimson, like lied Rover and Wildfire. 

 Minnie (Henderson), bright scarlet crimson, small flower, very free, but 



not a strong grower. 

 Norma (Henderson), large dark brownish crimson, Sultan habit. 

 Negro (Nelson), of Sultan habit and the darkest of all, only fit for pot 



culture. 

 Orange Perfection (Cole), soft pale orange, an exceedingly beautiful and 



valuable variety for bedding or pot culture, and very distinct. 

 Orange Boven (Cole), bright brownish orange, dwarf habit and a free 



bloomer, good for bedding. 

 Pallida (Cole's), pale canary yellow, very free, distinct and good for bedding. 

 Pilot (Colo), crimson brown, small flowers and very free, best for pot culture. 

 Prince of Orange (Cole), bright orange brown fading to light orange, very 



dwarf habit, and an immense bloomer. This is a most valuable 



bedding variety, and should be generally grown. 

 Pygmaea (Perkins), brown and orange, Sultan habit, not worth growing. 

 Rosy I\[orn, dark crimson, something like Crimson King. 

 Red Rover (Henderson), like Wildfire. 

 Sir Charles Isham (Perkins), crimson with orange cap, dull colour, of not 



much value. 

 Surprise (Henderson), very much like Correggio. 

 Sultan, rich dark crimson, fine for pots, but superseded by King of Sardinia 



for utility. 

 Shirley (Henderson), pale yellowish brown, something of Prince of Orange 



habit, and not so useful. 

 Purity (Cole), clear white and free blooming. This variety is very fine out 



