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Celosia coccinea pyramidalis. . . . Wrench, 



This was dwarfer and less symmetrically- branched than the fore- 

 going, and had broader leaves, and more irregular purple-rose 

 or magenta flower-heads, which were either spicate, or panicu- 

 lately-spicate, or cock's-combed, but with a greater tendency to 

 become spicate than otherwise. 



Chrysanthemum acaule .... Van Houtte. 



A bright-coloured plant, but rather weedy-looking, reminduig one, 

 in the flower-heads, of our native C. segetimiy though the habit 

 was very different. The plants formed close compactly spreading 

 tufts, freely branched, but with a tendency to become bare in the 

 centre. They grew about six inches high, the lower leaves 

 oblong-cuneate, two or three inches long, and notched with a 



few coarse lobe-like teeth, the upper ones smaller and le 

 toothed. The flower-lieads, which were freely and continuously 

 produced, had a ray of short flat yellow florets, spreading in a 

 circle rather over an inch across, the disk or centre being also yellow. 

 Its dwarfness and bright colour may render it useful as a front- 

 row plant in annual borders. 



Chrysanthemum carinatum Burridgeanum. 

 Chrysanthemum carinatum venustum. 



These, as reported last year, proved to be very sportive, but 

 when true, very beautiful. They were again tried this season, 

 and with the same result. 



Clarkia pulchella Tom Thumb. . . Carter & Co. 



The plants so named were not dwarf and compact like those 

 orighially exhibited, but were undistinguishable from the common 

 form of the species. 



pulchella 



azurea grandiflora . . Haage. 

 atropurpurea . . , HaacxE. 



Under ordinary out-door culture, the first of these did not 

 present any appreciable difference from the common form of the 

 species, which is one of the prettiest of dwarf annuals yet intro- 

 duced to our gardens. The second was a very desirable and 

 novel variety, quite distinct in colour the usual light blue of the 

 corolla being in this replaced by a deep reddish-violet. It was 

 adjudged to be a meritorious plant of its class. 



Collinsia marginata lutea . E, G. Henceksox & Sox. 



This was not different from C hicolor. 



