JANUARY. 5 



carried out, you will find them open tlieir blooms clean, vigorous, 

 and in first-rate character. 



Plants, when well grown, make fine objects during the latter end 

 of October and Xovember ; and some varieties will continue in bloom 

 until the end of December. 



The following list of 30 varieties are the best out ; and, with the 

 exception of one, I have grown and proved them all : 



Argentine. "White, free bloomer ; very good ; early variety. 



Autumnum. Orange-bro^vn, distinct; very showy; early. 



Adonis. Lower part of petals white, upper fine rosy-purple ; good 

 in habit, and a free bloomer. 



Atropos. Bright reddish crimson centre, Anemone flowered ; habit 

 good, and very distinct. 



Asmodee. Guard-petals orange ; centre bright orange : very 

 good. 



Atala. Blush, rosy lilac centre; large and compact; rather tall 

 grower. 



Arames. Kosy purple, compact; rather tall grower. 



Bijou d' Horticulture. Fine creamy white; good habit; fine form; 

 full bloomer. 



Criterion. Orange-buff, changing to yellow in the centre; very 

 distinct, and fine form. 



Cedo Nulli. Beautiful blush -white; large free bloomer; very dis- 

 tinct and showy : the best of its class. 



Daphne. Rosy crimson, partly Anemone flower ; habit good ; free 

 bloomer; very showy. 



Drine Drine. Beautiful soft yellow ; fine form ; very dwarf: one 

 of the best. 



Fenella. Bright yellow ; small and compact ; profuse bloomer. 



Graziella. Blush, or lilac; large well-formed flower; good habit; 

 one of the finest. 



La Gitana. Delicate blush- white ; centre yellow ; fine form; free 

 bloomer ; habit good. 



Madame Hector J aquin. Large white; good form; late. 



Mignonette. Lower part of petals yellow, upper amber; very 

 pretty; dwarf; good form. 



Model. Blush- white; very fine form; perfectly round; dwarf 

 habit : one of the best. 



Minon. White, tipped blush ; dwarf habit ; free bloomer. 



Nelly. Sulphur- white ; very large ; showy ; free flower ; late ; one 

 of the finest. 



Poulidetto. White ground flower, deep edging of lilac ; beautiful 

 foliage; free bloomer: good. 



Hendersoni. Yellow ; profuse bloomer : the earliest gro^^^l. 



President Decaisne. Very large double flower; shoAvy, and very 

 distinct : good. 



Princess Mathilda. Straw with white centre; free bloomer; good 

 habit; rather late. 



Louise Pitou. Blush- white ; very free ; dwarf habit : good. 



