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stained foliage, and medium-sized compactly-formed flower- 

 trusses, the flowers being individually large iu size, and of a 

 dark purple colour. 



7. H. La Petite Ifegresse. 



From Messrs. Rolltsson & Soxs. A variety of dwarf compact 

 habit, with dark purple-stained foliage, and small close compact 

 trusses of deep violet-purple flowers. It is the most marked and 

 desirable variety of this section. 



From Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son. This is a very dwarf 

 and distinct compact-growing Heliotrope, with dark-coloured 

 leaves, and neat purple flowers, growing in compact trusses of 

 small size. It is rather a desirable variety. 



§ 3, Foliage intermediate ; floicers dark ; habit very dwarf. 



0. H. Voltaireannm nantun. 



From Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son. A remarkably dwarf 

 and compact-growing variety, a lilliputian in stature. The leaves 

 are small and intermediate as to colour, between those of the 

 green-leaved and the purple-leaved sorts, being but faintly tinged 

 •with purple. The flowers grow in small compact trusses, and are 

 purple, with a white eye. The plant is a little gem amongst 

 Heliotropes, being not more than 2-3 inches high. This 

 variety is of continental origin, and was distributed a few years 

 since by the Messrs. Henderson. 



§ 4. Foliage intermediate ; Jiowers reddish or j'iurplish-lilac. 



From Messi*s. Low & Co., and Messrs, Kollisson & Sons. A 

 variety of moderately vigorous growth, and somewhat erect in 

 habit, bearing the intermediate tinted foliage, and producing 

 light reddish-purple, or reddish-lilac flowers. ° It appears to be a 

 late and not a very free bloomer, 



11. H. Miss Nightingale. 



free-blooming sort. The leaves are of the faintly tinged or 

 intermediate kind, and the flowers grow in large spreading 

 trusses ; they are of a deep reddish-lilac or reddisb-purple colour, 



