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flowers with a white tip, in which state it is a good fancy flower. 

 Fine bold habit, throwing its blooms well above the foliage, on long 

 stout footstalks ; good shape : 5 feet high. 



Scarlet King (Green). Not well named, as it is any thing but 

 a good scarlet, rather lake ; a fair outline, somewhat flat face ; must 

 not be thinned, or it will come too open in the petal, or what is 

 termed coarse : 3 feet high. 



Douglas Jerrold (Keynes). Pale dull yellow, slightly tipped 

 with lake; uncertain, but showy when caught; requires close shading; 

 good habit : 3 feet high. 



Malvina (Howard). White, mottled, and edged with purple ; 

 the colours run too much one into the other, or it would be more 

 esteemed ; comes best late in the season ; good close centre ; requires 

 plenty of moisture : 3 feet high. 



White Standard (Brittle). Blush, can be produced pure white 

 by close shading ; small neat petal, good outline, centre low ; should 

 be planted out early : 3 feet high. 



Edmund Foster (Turner). Crimson ; petal broad, stout, and 

 beautifully arranged; average size. The only fault is, that it takes 

 too long to bloom from the centre petals, often being thripped; 

 requires good and quick growth ; a good show flower: 3 feet high. 



Absolom (Cooke). Orange buff, medium size ; requires good 

 growth, and average thinning; a useful front row flower: 4 feet high. 



Niobe (Vaisenon). A continental variety, white tipped with 

 lavender ; delicate and very useful show flower ; rather large ; should 

 be allowed to carry all its blooms : 4 to 5 feet high. 



Queen of Whites (Drummond). Pure white; full size, and con- 

 stant ; the shoots should be thinned but sparingly, the same w th 

 the buds ; very dwarf habit : 2 feet high. 



Morning Star (Turner). Vivid orange scarlet; rather too open 

 in the petal; will do best from pot-roots without propagation ; comes 

 much the best late ; should be grown in stiff soil : 5 feet high. 



Sir F. Thesiger (Rawlings). Lilac; rather small, good habit, and 

 constant ; but the early blooms have a curly appearance from being 

 ribbed, which the late ones are free from : 4 feet high. 



Alice (Drummond). Peach lilac tipped with bronze ; small and 

 very uncertain, many of the plants producing nothing but semi- 

 double flowers; petals smooth and beautifully formed. Would be 

 caught more often if grown from pot or ground root without 

 " working," in strong heavy soil, planted sufficiently early not to be 

 required to make quick growth to be in bloom in time : 3 feet high. 



Louisa Gienny (Rawiings). Golden yellow, fine form ; very small 

 and uncertain : 2 to 3 feet high. 



Globe (Turner). Brownish fawn, new in colour, and good in 

 form ; uncertain : 4 feet high. 



Jaune de Passy (Basseville). Yellow, large, very constant; a 

 little ribbed at times; good full flower; not to be thinned: 4 feet high. 



Lizzy (Perry). Pure white, tipped and mottled with deep pur- 

 ple ; broad stout petal and good form. The first blooms good, after 

 which it comes very thin, and is a little undersized: 3 to 4 feet high. 



