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sharply thrown back, exceedingly bright and coral-like, one of the 

 best for climbing, or indeed for any other purpose. Old ; some 

 difficulty may be found in obtaining it. 



Siioivhall, small, pure waxy white, lilac corolla ; very free, and of 

 good growth. Old, and little known ; quite suitable for a lady's 

 pet. 



Clapton Sero, large, bold, crimson flower ; very strong grower ; 

 not well shaped, but showy ; suitable for a centre plant, or large 

 bush. Old. 



Banks' Glory, bright sepals, well reflexed dark-bine corolla ; 

 strong grower ; the type of the following good fuchsias, which much 

 resemble it — namely, Prince Albert and General Williams. 



Catherine Hayes, much like Bo-Peep. 



Little Treasure, Emperor Napoleon, miniature Bo-Peeps, and 

 suitable for foreground flowers. 



King Charming, a small, free, bright coral flower, for the same 

 purpose. 



Conqiicror and Alpha, strong-growing crimson flowers ; make 

 good central plants. 



Venus de Medici, a splendid variety, creamy fawn sepals, lined 

 with pink, corolla lovely violet blue ; strong grower, fine shape, but 

 will not bear much sun, which spoils the colour. 



Sermione, Lord Warden, Count Cavour, King of Purples, JEm- 

 hlematic. Senator, are scarlet in various shades, among the most 

 genuine of more modern varieties. 



Q.ueen of Hanover, England'' s Glorg, Marchioness, Hose of Castile, 

 are among the best of the white varieties ; Princess of Prussia and 

 Heine Cornelissen of the scarlet sepals and white corollas. 



All I have named are suitable for the purposes suggested in the 

 commencement of this paper. It is impossible, however, here to 

 give an exhaustive list; sufficient have been pointed out for ordinary 

 collections, which observant amateurs can readily extend for them- 

 selves. W". D. PfiioB. 

 Homerton, Dec. 11. 



THE BEST YAEIETIES OF GAEDEN PEAS. 



I OOD varieties of peas abound, yet every season witnesses 

 some addition to the lists, and of course the new varieties 

 are oftered on the ground that they possess some quality 

 not to be found in varieties already well known ; they 

 are either earlier, or more productive, or of better flavour, 

 etc., etc., ad nauseum. Eor several years past, I have grown large col- 

 lections of varieties of peas, and in the spring of 1865 extended my 

 operations in this way in consequence of the large number of new 

 varieties which were then ofi'ered to the public. To tell the whole story 

 of experimental pea-growing would consume an immense amount of 

 space, and might, after all, prove anything but profitable. But I can 



