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yellow, with a tinge of green ; the zone a clear red ; peculiar and 

 first-rate. 



Morning Star, a bronze zonal ; disk and margin a lemon-yellow, 

 zone a remarkable shade of cinnamon passing into red. 



Mrs. Charles Barry is a bonze zonal, superior to Luna; the flowers 

 scarlet, the zone bright and ruddy ; habit rather robust, and in a bed 

 most effective. 



Pet of the Parterre, a golden-leaved variety ; the leaves yellowish- 

 green, flowers rich scarlet; one of the best bedders on the ground. 



Peri, a silver zonal, in the style of Italia Unita, but brighter; 

 the margin is pure white, the zone brilliant rosy-lake. Far superior 

 to Italia Unit a. 



Plutus, a bronze zonal of most remarkable character ; the leaf 

 round and flat, or but slightly convex ; the disk and edge canary 

 colour, the zone bright rufous-red. This is one of the most brilliant 

 and distinct of the family, worth any money ; a bedder too, and for 

 exhibition capable of the greatest things. 



Queen of the Fairies, a silver zonal, margin white changing to 

 cream, with a soft tinge of blush ; zone deep rosy-lake and black ; 

 most beautiful, chaste, delicate, unique. 



Souvenir de Sir Joseph Paxton, a gold zonal, the margin very 

 narrow, but very bright gold-yellow, the zone deep crimson, red, and 

 black ; as the leaves acquire age they change to a soft rosy zone 

 and paler yellow; a good plant, shows a variety of colours, all 

 good. 



Standard is a bronze zonal ; the leaf round and flat, a " standard " 

 of form for judging ; the leaf has more green in it than that of 

 Criterion, and the zone inclines more to chocolate ; rich, decided, 

 beautiful. 



Sunray, a gold zonal, margin bright yellow, zone rich magenta 

 with shades of black ; one of the best of bedders, superb also for 

 pots. 



The Moor is a bronze zonal ; sulphur disk and margin, zone rich 

 reddish-chocolate ; first-rate. 



Vandyke, lighter in the zone than Mrs. Barry ; pretty, distinct ; 

 the fiowers rosy-salmon. Good for a collection, but not wanted 

 where a few are grown. S. H. 



EARLY-FLOWERING PLAXTS FOR- THE GREEN- 

 HOUSE. 



N the months of February, March, and April, every 

 expanded flower arrests more attention, in fact, appears 

 more lovely, than at any other period. Winter is just 

 loosening its icy hold. Nature wears a reviving aspect, 

 and our spirits becoming exhilarated by a lighter air 

 and the approach of joyous summer, we look around for some lovely 

 object of creation on which to realize, for the moment, our often 



