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THE FLORIST. 



Miss Nighlingale (Dickson & Co.) — White ground flower, extra 

 fine in every respect. 



Mrs. Ham'pton (Hampton). — A very constant good white ground 

 flower, similar to Argo (Paton & Small), but larger and of better sub- 

 stance. 



Countess (Addis). — A singular and beautiful white-ground variety. 

 Colour of margin pale soft blue ; very distinct, and a useful show 

 flower. 



Sckamyl Bey (Douglass). — Rich smooth dark self, but too small 

 for exhibition. 



Mrs. Dimdas (Downie & Laird). — Straw ground, deep puce belting, 

 very smooth, and of fine substance ; form defective. 



BEST TWENTY-FOUR VARIETIES OUT. 



YELLOW GROUND. 



Alphcus (Dickson & Co.) 



Cyrus (Dickson & Co.) 



Rev. H. Gossett (Turner) 



Emperor (Hall) 



Catherine Dundas (Downie & Laird) 



Lord John Russell (Turner) 



WHITE GROUND. 



Beauty (Downie & Laird) 



Miss Nightingale (Dickson & Co.) 



Mrs. Hampton (Hampton) 



Miss Walker (Syme & Middlemas) 



Princess (Dickson & Co.) 



Lord Raglan (Campbell) 



Birmingham. 



DARK SELF. 



J. B. Gough (Downie & Laird) 

 Jeannie (Downie & Laird) 

 Gem (Syme & Middlemas) 

 Indian Chief (Dickson & Co.) 

 Duke of Sutherland (Tunley) 

 Royal Albert (Turner) 



YELLOW SELF. 



Mrs. Dodwell (Fisher) 



Yellow Climax (Paton & Small) 



Golden Eagle (Dickson & Co.) 



WHITE SELF. 



Alice (Hampton) 



Mrs. H.B.Douglass(Downie& Laird) 



Countess of Strathmore (Flamden) 



R. R. Oswald. 



CULTURE OF FUCHSIA SERRATIFOLIA. 



When well managed this is a valuable and truly useful plant for the 

 autumn decoration of our greenhouses and conservatories. For these 

 last three years it has been a favourite with me, and I have found it 

 to realise my highest expectations. I strike my cuttings early in 

 March, placing them in a gentle hotbed ; in three weeks they get well 

 rooted, I then repot them into 60-sized pots, in a compost of equal 

 parts of well decomposed cowdung, leaf-mould, and loam, with a 

 sprinkling of road-sand. I again place them in a little bottom-heat, 

 to establish them in their pots, taking care to exclude the hot rays of 

 the sun ; after which I remove them to a cold frame, shifting them as 

 they may require, but especial care must be taken not to let them get 

 pot-bound. This is a point in the cultivation of this plant which 

 requires particular attention, for if neglected, the leaves either curl or 

 turn yellow and fall off. This practice I follow till the middle of Sep- 

 tember, when I give them their final shift, leaving out this time the 

 portion of cowdung, which up to this time is employed ; this I find 

 tends to throw them into a flowering state, and to stop that vigorous 



