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The varieties with painted flowers, of which Gloire de Corbrny 

 and Madame Werle are types, are most valuable for pot-culture, 

 because of the great beauty of the flowers, and the charming con- 

 trast they present to those with scarlet, and other highly-coloured 

 flowers. Hibberd's Alice Spencer, tinted with salmon pink ; Maiden's 

 Blush, tinted witli pink ; Miss Gladstone, white, with pink centre ; 

 Purity (Eckford's), salmon pink centre ; and Heine Blanche, white, 

 tinted with blush, are all grand, and the best in the section. 



There are a large number of varieties with salmon flowers, but 

 the best, in my opinion, are Acme, rich in colour, and of fine shape ; 

 Madame Jean Sisley, good colour, and well-proportioned truss.; 

 L'Aurore, the brightest colour in the section ; Pioneer, good, fine 

 rich colour and attractive; Seraph, dwarf and strong. There are 

 now in commerce several varieties in this section with striped flowers, 

 but, in my opinion, they are not worth growing ; they are distinct, 

 but they lack effectiveness, and are, therefore, undesirable. 



Three white-flowering varieties are ample in a moderate col- 

 lection, and the following should be selected. Hibberd's White 

 Wonder; Eckford's Purity, and Windsor's Bride, all of which are 

 first-rate. 



Some of the nosegay varieties are also suitable for pot-culture, 

 and, when well grown, are very showy indeed. The best are, Mr. 

 Gladstone, deep crimson scarlet ; Wellington, dark maroon scarlet, 

 one of Dr. Denny's seedlings ; La Pere Hyacinthe, orange scarlet ; 

 David Garrick, very rich deep crimson ; Charles Diclcens, cerise 

 purple. The two latter were raised and sent out by Messrs. Bell 

 and Thorpe, of Stratford-on-Avon ; they are both first-class, and the 

 latter was voted the best nosegay in cultivation at the Geranium 

 Show at South Kensington. Downie, Laird, and Laing's pink May 

 Queen, deep pink ; Lady Hawley, light orange scarlet ; and Lady 

 Kirldand, deep rosy purple ; and Canuell's Giant Christian, light 

 pink ; George's Harry George, deep scarlet ; Pearson's Chilwell 

 Beauty, purplish magenta ; and Paul's Claude Lorraine, purplish 

 crimson. 



For a selection of twelve double-flowering varieties, take Victor 

 Lemoine, bright scarlet ; Charles Glym, clear deep scarlet ; Crown 

 Prince, rosy peach ; Miss Evelyn, deep pink ; Triomphe de Lorraine, 

 cherry red ; Mr. Gladstone, deep rose, shaded orange ; Andrew Hen- 

 derson, very rich scarlet ; Ville de Nancy, rosy scarlet ; King of 

 Doubles, salmon scarlet ; Scintillant, bright red ; Sceptre de Lorraine 

 deep crimson scarlet, and Victoire de Lyon, deep violet crimson. 

 The last-mentioned is included, for the sake of its colour only. 

 It is inferior in the quality of the flowers to those mentioned above, 

 but the flowers are not so bad as they have been represented to be. 

 August 25th. John Walsh. 



