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these markings is a coat of shining black ; the truss is unusually large 

 and effective, though rather loose. — Prince Albert : Centre of flower 

 •white, with a broad margin of mauve-purple ; upper petal centre thinly- 

 washed with pale-green ; a mottling of the same cast of green is dif- 

 fused along with others of brownish-red ; flowers good substance ; 

 truss handsome, deep and pointed at the apex ; elegant build. — 

 Sherwoodii : Colour violet-purple ; neat cup-flower and truss ; upper 

 portion of flowers marked by feathery tracings of maroon. — Stella : 

 Blush, suffused with purple ; stained and mottled maroon on upper 

 segments ; great flower and truss ; somewhat resembling Black-eyed 

 Susan. — Mazanere Panache : Colour violet-purple ; upper portion 

 densely stamped with maroon pencillings. — Everestianum : Blush-lilac ; 

 the centre of upper petal furnished with a pear-shape blotch of dullish 

 white, which is mottled over with dusky yellow ; the margin of corolla 

 prettily crimped into a neat frill ; splendid truss. — Fastuosum Flora 

 Pleno : A double flower of rare appearance ; colour violet -blush ; 

 flowers flattish (supported by stout lengthy footstalks), of extra size ; 

 truss of immense bulk, but a little loose. 



VARIETIES OF ROSE AXD BLUSH SHADES. 



Perspicuum : Rich blush of glistening waxy texture ; a neat little 

 flower, with upper petal mottled and blotted greenish-yellow; very 

 distinct. — Exquisite : A sort quite in keeping with the name ; flowers 

 rich cream, suffused with blush, with deep orange markings on the 

 upper segment ; grand cluster tapering towards the apex ; a charming 

 build. — Prince C. de Rohan: A magnificent crown of rosy-white 

 flowers ; solid waxy substance, with a narrow crispy frill around the 

 corolla; upper part stamped with a triangular blotch in closely-set 

 mottlings of dullish vermilion, touched here and there with pure 

 vermilion; first-rate. 



VERY DARK SORTS. 



The Black Douglas : Somewhat resembles Joseph Whitworth, but 

 shows more deep crimson, and more dwarf in habit ; it is also very 

 late, and therefore ought not to be forced early or severely ; one or 

 other ought to figure in all collections. — Grand Arab : Flowers ruby- 

 crimson, campanulate, pencilled heavily with deep black thinly placed 

 on the upper portion of corolla ; truss dome-shaped, extra. — Michael 

 Waterer : Flowers large, campanulate, of vermilion-crimson hue; upper 

 petals feathered by mottlings of shining brownish-black ; margin of 

 corolla of more faint shade, but very rich ; truss large and perfect ; 

 one of the foremost of this section. — The Warrior : This is a very dark 

 handsome kind ; the flowers are neat, proportionable, of solid glossy 



