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ilower, because of its showy style ; the accomplished grower may 

 consider it coarse and uneven. It is very lar<;e. The edge is 

 usually a good clean grey, the colour intense black, paste good, and 

 eye pale yellow. AVith some growers it does not thrive, with others 

 it is one of the best in respect ot" growth. 



Waterhouse's Conqueror of Europe. — A fine old variety, with 

 deep purple ground and orange eye ; in all its characters splendid. 



Chapman s Sopliia. — A medium-sized rather stariy flower, edge 

 good, though broken in upon by the ground colour, which is a rich 

 purple of the same shade as Matilda, tlie eye pale yellow. The 

 leaves of this are serrated and slightly mealy. Its one great fault is 

 the overpowering strength of the body colour ; taken all in all, it is 

 a gem of the first water. 



Lighthody s Richard Headly. — The pip is a good shape. The 

 edge and colour (black) are good, the paste is angular (a great 

 fault), the eye orange. The leaves are pointed and lined with white. 

 Altogether a charming variety. 



WniTE EDGED. 



Taylor s Glonj. — An old flower of the finest quality ; the flower 

 rather small, the edge clear white, the ground rich reddish-purple, 

 the paste a true circle, the eye pale lemon : foliage mealy. Plant 

 rather tender. It is impossible to see a good truss of this, and 

 remain an infidel to the auricula. I am sure every one at all sensible 

 of true beauty will believe in the flower if they will judge of its 

 capabilities by Taylor's Glory. 



Taylor's Favourite. — One of the best of this class, in which, in 

 truth, there are but few first-rate. The edge is not so white as in 

 the foregoing, but it is good ; the colour is dark velvety maroon, the 

 paste is good, the eye is clear orange : foliage silvery green, and 

 slightly mealy ; plant robust, and carrying a tine truss. 



IIepii:orth''s True Briton. — A fine large Hower, not to be depended 

 on to open flat, the edge white and beautiful, the ground fine dark 

 purple, the paste circular, the eye cJear orange, i'ine bold foliage 

 and habit good. 



Lighihody's Countess of Wilton. — ]^rot equal in style to the 

 foregoing, but quite an exhibition flower, and the habit so good that 

 it is equally adapted to the practised cultivator and the beginner. 

 The edge is white and good, the colour dark chesnut, but marred 

 through being splashed with meal. The plant is a good grower, 

 with mealy foliage, carrying a errand truss. 



Chectham's Countess of Wilton. — A nice greyish white edge, solid 

 purple colour, circular paste, and orange eye ; foliage smooth. Not 

 first-rate, but nearly so. 



Supposing the foregoing not to suffice for all our readers, I oflfer 

 the following selections of what I consider the next best: — 



Selfs. — Kaye's Jupiter, Redman's Metropolitan, Clegg's Blue 

 Bonnet, Barker's Nonsuch, AVhittaker's True Blue, Sim's Eliza, 

 Chapman's Squire Smith, Ealkner's Hannibal (this and Blackbird 

 are not wanted in the same collection), Headly 's Aurora, Betteridge's 

 Brutus, Gorton's Stadtholder, Lightbody's Admiral of the Blue, 

 Spalding's Bessie Bell, Martin's Eclipse. 



