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almost perpendicularly to the foot-stalk ; corolla in the young state dense 

 purple, changing as it ages to a deep chocolate colour. This is a very 

 distinct and striking variety. Telegraph is a very good flower, scarlet 

 tube and sepals, the latter a little too close upon the dark well formed 

 corolla. This variety reflexes well and is of very good habit. Charmer 

 is a well reflexed hght variety, wdth a white tube, and sepals of the same 

 clear colour, rosy-pui-ple corolla, a very free bloomer, and of good habit, 

 and very dissimilar to existing varieties. ]\Iagnifica has a well formed 

 tube, with gracefully reflexed sepals, both of a bright scarlet colour, 

 and rich blue purple ; well formed corolla, a very free blooming and 

 distinct variety, of excellent habit. There is in the corolla of Omega 

 a beautiful bright slate blue colour that I have not observed in any 

 other variety; tube and sepals well formed, glossy scarlet, and well 

 formed corolla, a very pleasing reflexed variety. Othello is a small- 

 flowered variety, short tube and sepals, bright glossy scarlet, and of 

 good substance, reflexing moderately — small purple corolla, changing 

 to rosy purple as it ages ; short vigorous gro\\1;h and a very free 

 bloomer, and vnl\ make a capital bedding variety. i\Iiss Ha^^'trey 

 has a large stout tube, the sepals stained with pink and moderately 

 reflexed, well formed light scarlet corolla, very free, and a good second- 

 rate flower. I\Iacbeth is a free gromng variety, in the way of Glory, 

 with intense scarlet tube and well reflexed sepals of the same colour, 

 deep blue corolla stained with scarlet. Of last year 8 varieties, Glory is 

 one of the best dark kinds, reflexing well. Lady Franklin, waxy 

 white tube and sepals, reflexing moderately, rosy-^'iolet well formed 

 corolla, a large, distinct, and handsome variety. Lady I\Iontague is a 

 large reflexed flower \\\\\\ pinkish white tube and sepals and rosy- 

 purple corolla, which is rather coarse, still it is distinct and effective in 

 collections. King Charming reflexes most gi'acefully, tube and sepals 

 scarlet, with blue purple corolla, and is a very pretty variety. Dr. 

 Lindley is good — bright scarlet tube, and sepals stout and smooth — 

 thick, well formed, close blue purple corolla. Duchess of Lancaster 

 is a great favourite, as it is an excellent bloomer and very distinct, 

 flower large, waxy clear white tube and sepals, well reflexed, corolla 

 soft rose colour but badly formed. It is, however, a very striking 

 variety and should be in every collection. England's Glory is also 

 a bold striking light variety. I am aware that the varieties I have 

 described will not answer the descriptions in some places, but when 

 the plants are well cultivated they will be found correct. 



Observer. 



[Our owTi experience fully confirms the facts expressed above. 

 Perhaps we should have more strongly condemned one or two of the 

 new varieties. In the list of old kinds. Banks' Perfection deserves a 

 place as a good free-flowering dark variety, and is particularly fine in a 

 large plant, as must have been observed by those who_ saw Islv. Bray's 

 plant at the Piegent's Park. — Ed.] 



