The Nkw Fuchsias of 185-1. — Birmingham has hitherto been justly celebrated for the intro- 

 duction of new Fuchsias of first-rate quality, but I regret that this season there has been a sad 

 departure from so ■wholesome a rule, and that their three new ones, Duke of Wellington, 

 Trentham, and Fanny Webb, do not merit a position side by side with the Queen oj Hanover, 

 Telegraph, Vanguard, and other new ones. The public was led to expect a Fuchsia of first cla-s 

 excellence in the Duke of Wellingfon, but with me as well as with others where I have seen it, 

 it is coarse and deficient in color — the sepals are dull in color but well reflexed, tube rough and 

 fluted, and corolla not deep enough in color, even in the young state; it is however a free 

 bloomer and of good habit. I cannot class this as by any means a first-rate Fuchsia. Trentham 

 is a coarse monstrosity, tube and sepals dull scarlet, coarse, and does not reflex. Corolla pale 

 blue purple, with scarlet vein, extending from the base of each division of the corolla, which in 

 almost every flower is a malformation. The plant is long jointed and of bad habit. Fanny 

 Webb has a pinkish white tube and sepals, with a green tip and rose colored corolla, flower 

 small and not attractive. I shall not grow either of these three varieties again, as the two lat- 

 ter are really worthless ; and the Duke, although so free a bloomer, is so deficient in color and 

 quality that I shall reject it. Clio is a large, bold, free-flowering variety, in the way of Eng- 

 land's Glory, with each flower large and well proportioned, and reflexing, although not so 

 gracefully as some other varieties. It has waxy light tube and sepals, with a bright scarlet 

 corolla, and being a dense bloomer, of good habit, with large flowers, it will please all. The 

 gem of the season, however, is Queen of Hanover, which in my opinion has every good point a 

 Fuchsia should possess. The tube is well formed, pure white, with gracefully reflexed sepals 

 of the same color — the corolla is bright scarlet, close and well formed. In habit it resembles 

 Pearl of England, and is a very free bloomer. StandisKs Perfection has a large light waxy tube 

 with pale pink corolla, the sepals having too much pink color in them, and do not reflex well. 

 It is a very free blooming variety, but does not please me, and I think will disappoint many. 

 Elrgans is a gem, having a profusion of flower, with but moderate foliage, and is of excellent 

 habit. The flower is of medium size, tube and sepals glossy scarlet, the latter reflexing most 

 gracefully to the top of the tube, corolla exceedingly well closed and of a dense piu-ple color. 

 This is a great improvement on King Charming. Monarch has n.ot bloomed yet, so that I cannot 

 remark on it. Vanguard is a short-jointed variety, of excellent habit, tube short, of a glossy 

 scarlet color, sepals broad and of the same color, and reflexing, although not gracefullj-; corolla 

 rich purple, well closed, but a little stained with scarlet close to the sepals; notwithstanding, it 

 is a first class variety. Autocrat is well named, as it is a bold assuming variety with exceed- 

 ingly large flowers, which, however, are more striking than handsome. The tube is of medium 

 length, thin, and very smooth — sepals long, stout, smooth on the outer side and rough inside, 

 reflexing almost perpendicularly to the foot-stalk; corolla in the young state dense purple, 

 changing as it ages to a deep chocolate color. This is a very distinct and striking variety. 

 Telegraph is a very good flower, scarlet tube and sepals, the latter a little too close upon the 

 dark well formed corolla. This variety reflexes well and is of very good habit. Charmer is a 

 well reflected light variety, with a white tube, and sepals of the same clear color, rosj'-purjjle 

 corolla, a very fiee bloomer, and of good habit, and very dissimilar to existing varieties. Mag- 

 nifca has a well formed tube, with gracefully reflexed sepals, both of a bright scarlet color, and 

 rich blue purple; well formed corolla, a very free blooming and distinct variety, of excellent 

 habit. There is in the corolla of Omega a beautiful bright slate blue color that I have 



