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ably neat in habit, and blooms profusely throughout the season. Omega 

 is similar in character, and has flowers of a more brilliant colour; but 

 it is not yet so well known, and is a trifle dearer. Orbiculata is 

 another fine dwarf variety with scarlet flowers. For a strong 

 grower, with scarlet flowers, take Warrior, an improvement on 

 Punch. Tor medium-sized beds, take Triomplw de Stella, brilliant 

 orange- scarlet ; Star of Fire, deep scarlet, and Waltham Seedling, 

 deep scarlet. The three last mentioned are nosegays, and are the 

 best in their several shades. In the rosy-scarlet shades, our old 

 friend Lucius is quite unsurpassed ; it grows rather robust, especially 

 if the soil is in good heart ; but it produces fine trusses, and makes 

 a splendid display. Bayard and Violet Hill Nosegay produce flowers 

 of a similar colour, and are remarkably free-flowering, and in every 

 way desirable. 



The pink varieties are generally great favourites with the ladies, 

 and several fine varieties hav e been introduced lately. Mrs. Upton, 

 Mrs. Pottle, and Advancer, are three really good varieties with pink 

 flowers, and may be obtained at a cheap rate. Amy Bobsart, 

 AmaraiitJi, Bella, and Mala, are four splendid pink varieties for 

 bedding, but they are yet too expensive to admit of their beino- 

 recommended here. White and salmon-coloured varieties are less 

 valuable than the pinks and scarlets, but those who like to have a 

 bed or two of them should select White Princess, or Madame 

 Vaucher, for a white ; and Gloire de Corheny, or Sensation, for a 

 salmon-coloured. 



Variegated Geeaniums, including the golden-leaved bronze 

 zonals and tricolors, comprise a series of varieties most useful 

 for masses and marginal lines, or belts. The best of the cheap 

 golden tricolors are, undoubtedly, Sophia Bumaresque and Mrs. 

 Pollock. There are others much better, but they are expensive. 

 The cheap silver tricolors that can be the most strongly recom- 

 mended are Balia JJnita and Mahel Morris, Rev. Mr. Badchjjfe. 

 Groion Prince, Rev. Mr. Radclyffe, and Kentish Hero, are three good 

 bronze zonals, and Crystal Palace Gem is the best of those with 

 plain golden leaves. It is, in fact, the finest yellow-leaved plant for 

 edging purposes extant. Robert Fish and Creed's Seedling are two 

 compact growing varieties, with greenish-yellow leafage, and in 

 every way desirable for marginal belts. The two best variegated 

 varieties are. Miss Kingsbury and Queen of Queens. 



Ageeatums are useful, for they succeed in most soils, and the 

 light blue flowers present a pleasing contrast with other things. 

 Imperial Bwarf is the best ; it attains an uniform height of nine 

 inches, is bushy in growth, and blooms very freely. Prince Alfred is 

 rather taller, and suitable for back rows. The white varieties are 

 quite worthless. 



Calceolarias are wonderfully efiective where they do well. In 

 a deep rich jsoil they generally produce a rich display of colour 

 throughout the season. Golden Gem and Gaines' Yellow, both yellow, 

 and Beauty of Montreal, crimson, are the most reliable. It wall not 

 be prudent to plant calceolarias in quantity in poor soils. 



Lobelias are of too much importance to be passed lightly over. 



May. 



