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flowers in a corymbose head, each about an inch in diameter, 

 opening of a pale buff-yellow and changing to straw-colour. 



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Lobelia Erinns marmorata. 



The variety called marmorata certainly belongs to L. Erinus, and 

 is nearly related to L. Erlmis speciosa. It proved to be of vigorous 

 habit, sportive as to its flowers, the best forms having a large 

 broad lower lip, of a fine blue, with a large white central blotch. 

 In some plants the whole flower was, however, of a greyish-white. 

 This may b^ useful for its distinctness, and those forms in which 

 white and blue are well contrasted are certainly pretty ; but it is 

 far less effective than the best old kinds, such as speciosa^ abovo 

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Lobelia ramosoides. 



The plant grown under this name proved to be nothing more than 

 the common L, bicolor^ the gracilis of most gardens. 



Matthiola annua, 



A large number of varieties of Annual Stock was presented by 

 Messrs. Benaky, IJaag^, Cajiter, and Turxer. The collection 

 contained some very fine sorts, which, however, not having any 

 special names serving for their identification, it would generally 

 be useless to specify. A few of the most noticeable were fine 

 Early White, Rose, Crimson, and Isabella-coloured varieties, from 

 Mr. Benaey ; Yellow and White Wallflower-leaved, White, Rose, 

 Carmine, and Light Blue^ from Mr. Haage ; and Crimson Dwarf 

 JBouquet and Rose Dwarf Bouquet, from Mr. Turner. 



iSemesia versicolor compacta . Carter & Co. 



o >r * ^ ( Haage. 



Sin : Nemesta compacta rosea | ^^ ^^ Henderson & Son. 



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This variety was remarkably dwarf and compact in habit. It 

 formed a pretty tufted annual, with a profusion of its white and 

 rosy-lilac flowers, which, though scarcely showy, were remarkably 

 elegant. It is a^ good annual for mixed borders. 



Ifemophila atomaria ocnlata . . " • Thompson. 



This new form of Nemophila did not thrive in either of the 

 situations in which it was planted, and only a moiety of the 

 plants were true. When in character, its flowers are of the 

 greyish-blue seen in N'. atomaria ccelestis, with a black ring around 

 the centre formed by a large black spot at the base of each 



