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THE FLORIST. 



Transcendant. BufF; a variety from the Continent; good shape; 

 but often has a green hard centre. In some situations it will be a 

 very useful il ower. 



Beauty of the Grove (Burgess). BufF, veined with pink, and tipped 

 ^vith purple. It is much too quilly ; but by allowing it to carry all 

 its blooms, very good ones are often caught, and which are very at- 

 tractive. 3 feet. 



Angelina (Tassart). White, heavily mottled, and tipped with 

 purple. The style of Queen of England. Petals are a trifle too long ; 

 but from its novelty a cou2:)le of plants may be gro-\vn. 3 feet. 



Rose of England (Rawhngs). A novel and beautiful shade of 

 rose. It is not perfect in form, the centre being a little low; but no 

 flower was more admired during the p^ist season; it is deep, and has 

 the advantage of being constant; should be grown weU, and dis- 

 budded freely. 3 feet. 



The two latter were partially sent out in 1852, and were but 

 little known. The remainder of the flowers sent out in 1853, and 

 proved by us, we have discarded, and are not therefore worth de- 

 scribing. It will be some advantage to know which they are ; we 

 subjoin their names : Agnes, Sarah Proctor, Brilliant, Lord Nelson, 

 Miquet, Lady Folkestone, Miss Wliale, Queen of Yellows, Annie 

 Neville, Miss Wentworth, Comtesse de Chambord, Stella Napoleonis, 

 Spohr, M. Souchet, INIadame Portier, Evangeline, M. Machenoir, 

 M. Duglere, Rival Duke : this latter is by no means a bad flower ; but 

 is not dissimilar to the Duke of AYellington. It is not distinguishable 

 in colour, shape, or height from the old variety, and we attribute 

 its being sent out to some mistake. 



GREENHOUSE FERNS. 



Ferns may unquestionably be considered as one of the most beauti- 

 fully developed families throughout the whole vegetable kingdom, 

 their light, elegant, feathery foliage being so peculiarly graceful and 

 attractive. When viewed in connection with other plants, they will 

 be found to be not less beautiful than useful, as they flourish in 

 localities where the higher orders of vegetation, or most other things, 

 would barely exist, filling up odd nooks and comers both of hot- 

 houses and gardens ; covering dead walls, stumps of trees, rugged 

 rocks, &c., and imparting a verdant and lively appearance to other- 

 wise unsightly or inanimate objects. It is only very recently that 

 Ferns have elicited from horticulturists that share of attention which 

 they so well deserve; simply because the generality of cultivators 

 possessed but a very slight knowledge of them, and their attention 

 had not been directed to so beautiful and interesting a family. In 

 the present improving age. Ferns, like many other particular kinds 

 of plants, are coming very much into " fashion ;" every succeeding 

 year they are becoming more and more popular, and we may expect 



