2 THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. [JANUARY, 



the appearance of golden-leaved forms of so many other popular subjects, gave rise 

 to a desire for golden-leaved Coleuses, which Mr. Bause was not long in satisfying ; 

 for in the past autumn, on crossing some of his former seedlings with C. Blumei 

 itself, he succeeded in producing a batch of most brilliant-coloured varieties, far 

 excelling all that had been previously known, and of which the beautiful plant 

 we now figure is one. These new varieties are of indescribably rich tints of 

 bronzy crimson, with a peculiarly lustrous glow which gives the effect of shot 

 silk — the shot colour being in some cases of a brighter crimson, and in others 

 of a magenta purple, while the margin is of a decided greenish yellow, differing 

 in width in the different kinds, and forming a bead-like edging. That which has 

 been named Queen Victoeia, represented in our plate, and which has passed into 

 the hands of the Messrs. Lee, of Hammersmith, is the brightest in colour of the 

 whole series ; while in the same style, but differing in tint as well as in breadth, 

 either of blotch or margin, are others named Princess Boyal, Princess of Wales, 

 Duke of Edinburgh, and Her Majesty. 



The same batch of seedlings yielded in Albert Victor an equally desirable 

 acquisition, having tricolor foliage. This is of a very bold habit of growth, the 

 golden margin broader than in most of the other sorts, and the bronzy red 

 centre stained with large blotches of a deeper purplish red. Prince of Wales 

 resembles it in the blotching, but has scarcely any yellow at the edge. To these 

 have to be added some forms of the C. Gibsoni race, obtained at the same time, 

 and equally in advance of all previous varieties of that type ; they are of a 

 yellowish green, more or less veined and blotched, but the colour is a bright 

 purplish red, instead of the heavy, almost black, purple of the older forms. 

 These latter have been named Prince Arthur, and Princess Beatrice. 



We have certainly acquired in these golden varieties of Ooleus some of the most 

 beautiful-leaved plants of which our gardens can boast. Whether they will be 

 available for the outdoor garden remains to be seen. The question will, however, 

 soon be set at rest, as they will be distributed in quantity, in time for the next 

 summer's planting ; and from their vigorous growth, they may be expected to 

 succeed at least as well as those previously grown. M. 



THE FLAVOURING OF PEARS. 



|OW shall we secure well-flavoured Pears? is a question often asked, and as 

 regards some varieties, it may perhaps be answered with tolerable satis- 

 faction, while as to others it is not so. Hence it would, I am sure, be both 

 instructive and interesting, if those who have made notes on the subject 

 would record their experience in this matter, in the pages of the Florist 

 and Pomologist. Mr. Tillery has stated (1868, p. 243) that at Welbeck the 

 finest and best flavoured Pears have been grown on a trellised arcade. In my 

 own experience I have found that Marie Louise, Chaumontel, Flemish Beauty, 

 Glou Morceau, Ne Plus Meuris, Zephirin Gregoire, and Beurre Diel have in 



