1878.] 



AXn HORTICULTURIST. 



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the hand; consequently, only flowers that are in 

 season are worn. Now, of cour.se, we have a 

 great choice, but in Winter we shall have only 

 ivy, heath, and branches of fir-tree, with a few 

 ■of the flowers reared in hothouses. The flowers 

 ■on the hat, also, must be perfumed as if the}- 

 were real flowers. There is a poetx-y in the 

 fashion, which will not fail to please. Even 

 i^lderly ladies may follow this fashion ; for they 

 will choose flowers adapted to their age, or, if 

 not flowers, they may wear the foliage of the 

 flowers — or. better still, faded flowers. And 

 perhaps these are the most beautiful of all. 

 Imagine a large over full-bloomed rose, the half 

 of which still clings to its stem, whilst the other 

 half appears to fall leaf by leaf amongst the 

 foliage. It is extremely lovely and graceful, and 

 is arranged with so much art h\ the florist that 

 •one lady who wore such a rose at the Grand 

 Prix was warned by another lad}' standing near 

 her " that she was losing her flowers.'' I can 

 therefore recommend faded flowers to most 

 ladies. Feathers also are greatly worn, es- 

 pecially on hats — the large-brimmed Eubens 

 hats, which are now so much the fashion — now 

 more than ever, indeed. At the Grand Prix, 

 fancy fair, and review, the ladies wore little else. 

 Hats at the back of the head are now no longer 

 considered comme il faut. Duchesses, baron- 

 esses, princesses, countesses, etc., all wear large- 

 brimmed hats bending over the face. And how 

 pretty they are ! They may perhaps not be 

 ijuite so saucy as the jaunty sailor's hat, but if 

 they look less provoguanfs, ladies can, at least, 

 look blushing beneath their shade ; and what is 

 moss to a rose so is blush to a woman. — '^'^ Echoes 

 from Paris, ^^ in Pictorial World. 



NEir OR RARE PLANTS. 



SK3II-D0115LE Gloxinias. — These are by no 

 means rare, but as yet they can scarcely be 

 termed meritorious. I have recently seen a 

 number of them in flower, but cannot help con- 

 sidering them good flowers spoiled. The outer 

 ■calyx is not continuous but disjointed, a circum- 

 stance which gives the flower a ragged appear- 

 ance ; if, however, it can be so far improved 

 upon as to be developed into a perfect outer 

 calyx as is seen in some of the forms of the 

 Canterbury Bell, it may then become very 

 effective. The forms of Gloxinia are well worth 

 ihe attention of the florist. — V. in Garden. 



Centaurea Clemextii. — Among the silvery 

 leaved plants now so popular for carpet bedding 

 there are few tribes more useful than the Cen- 

 taureas which give us so many good ones. Some 

 years ago we noted the appearance of a beauti- 

 ful variety in Eiu'ope, but it has been slow in 





getting into our country. A correspondent tells 

 is he had it out last Summer, and that it stands 

 :he sun very well. We give with this an illustra- 

 ion of a leaf. 



CiTpnEA RoEZLi. — This new and beautiful 

 -species, which has been introduced into the mar- 

 ket by M. Charles Huber, nurseryman at Kice 

 I Maritime Alps), was discovered in the district 

 of Tepic, in Mexico, by M. Roezl, who sent the 

 seeds to M. Ortgies. The first sowing was made 



