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THE GARDENER. 



[April 



6th— Dark Scarlet and Crimson. 



Alexander Adie— Brilliant rosy scarlet, 



fine truss. 

 Atrosanguineum — Intense blood-red. 

 Blaudyaiium — Dark crimson. 

 Bray an um — Vivid scarlet. 

 Caractacus — Rich crimson. 

 Cephalus — Dark crimson, black spots. 

 Charles Dickens — Dark scarlet, fine 



foliage. 

 Comet — Fiery crimson. 

 Decorator — Clear bright scarlet. 

 Dictator — Dark crimson. 

 Duke of Cambridge — Cerise, black spots. 

 Earl of Shannon— Rich crimson. 

 Fleur de Marie — Rosy crimson. 

 Francis Dickson — Brilliant scarlet. 

 Gemmatum — Bright scarlet. 

 General Canrobert— Dark scarlet. 

 Guido — Deep crimson. 

 Hector — Bright crimson. 

 Ignescens — Bright scarlet. 

 James Bateman— Clean rosy scarlet. 

 John Waterer — Scarlet, fine substance. 

 Juba — Fine crimson. 



Lord Brougham — Crimson. 



Lord Clyde — Deep blood-colour. 



Lord Granville — Clear cerise. 



Meridian — Dark crimson, black blotch. 



Michael Waterer — Bright scailet crim- 

 son. 



;Mrs Fitzgerald — Bright rosy scarlet. 



Mrs John Waterer — Bright crimson, 

 spotted, very fine. 



Or'namentum— Ijright rosy scarlet. 



Ornatum — Dark scarlet. 



Poussin — Crimson. 



President Van den Hecke — Crimson, 

 finely spotted. 



Satanella — Rosy red, fine. 



Sidney Herbert— Bright carmine, dark 

 blotch. 



Sir Robert Peel — Brilliant rosy crimson. 



The Bouncer — Scarlet crimson, dark 

 eye. 



The Grand Arab— (Vesuvius) brilliant 

 crimson. 



The Warrior — Bright rosy scarlet. 



William Cowper — Bright scarlet. 



7th- 



-SoRTs WITH Dwarf Habit of Growth, suitable for Rockwork, 

 Small Borders, or Edging for Clumps. 



Arbutifoliura — Lilac. 

 Chamoecistus — Pale pink. 

 Ferrugineum — Rose. 

 Gemniferum — Pink. 

 Govenianum — Pale pink, scented. 

 Hirsutum — Deep rose. 



Ilirsutum variegatum — Deep rose. 

 Hybridum — Light rose. 

 Myrtifolium — Lilac. 

 Odoratum — Pale rose, scented. 

 Waterer's hybrid — Rosy lilac. 

 Wilsonianum — Rosy lilac. 



Hugh Eraser. 



THE HERB BORDER 



Is not generally neglected in a well-conducted establisliment, but in 

 many places it is not dignified with a remarkable share of attention, 

 for what reason I cannot tell ; for the want of some particular kind of 

 herb, when it is required, though perhaps required seldom, is 

 frequently as great a source of annoyance to the gardener as anything 

 else. I have known a particular herb that had never been inquired 

 after for many years suddenly become indispensable on the advent of 

 a new cook or housekeeper. It is, therefore, well to have everything 

 of the kind that is likely to be needed. It is not at all an uncommon 

 thing either to meet with young men very intelligent on other sub- 

 jects, and who would probably resent the idea of being considered 

 unfit for a good foreman's place, who are quite ignorant about herbs 

 and their uses, and possibly could not pick a particular kind out of a 

 collection without assistance. Under these circumstances, I think I 



