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flore-plenoj but paler coloured, having more ^\'hito, and the mark- 

 iugs of a lighter violet-rose. A beautiful sort, and perhaps the 

 best in the whole collection, as growing in the open garden. 



12. Reticulata violetta. 



From Mr. Bull. Lilac, heavily veined with purple ; the flowers 

 small, but verj abundant ; rigid habit, and vigorous. Desirable 

 for its fine habit and abundant blossoms. 



XXIIL— REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS 



BEDDING PLANTS, 



Geowx at Chiswick in 1801. 



By Thomas Moore^ F.L.S., Sea^etary to the Floral Committee, 



Agathaea coelestis fol. variegatis. 



From Mr. Bull. The plants of this striped-leaved variety of the 

 well-known bedding Ar/atJicBa, kept tolerably well marked through 

 the season. They were planted rather late, and on a north 

 border. 



Calceolaria canariensis, 



From Mr. G. Smith. This was planted late, and during the 

 early part of the summer was a good deal blighted, but it never- 

 theless flowered well in autumn. It is a shrubby variety of very 

 compact dwarf habit, and an abundant bloomer, with bright 

 yellow showy flowers ; one of the very best of bedding varieties. 

 The name CanarieyisiSy an evident misnomer for a garden variety, 

 would be better shortened into Canary. 



Calceolaria, Eaby Castle Yellow. 



A dwarf sub-shrubby variety, with large long purse -shaped flowers, 

 having a dark spot in the throat. 



Fuchsia piimila. 



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From Mr. W, DEA^^ A very dwarf, compact, and pretty small- 

 flowered miniature bush, too pretty to be entirely cast aside, for 

 the more specious new varieties of the present day. 



Fuchsia gracilis variegata* 



From Mr. W. Dean, under the name of F, pmnihi variegata. A 



