112 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



same tint with ruby eyes, rich maroon, burning sear- 

 let, intense red, scarlet pink, delicate salmon, russet- 

 orange, bright orange, aesthetic old gold, and gray- 

 purple in silky sheen, peach-blow pink, streaky bronze 

 and gold, ruby -eyed gold, and a host of variations of 

 all these colors which I never could adequately de- 

 scribe in twenty pages. The varieties which seem to 

 me most attractive are, in order, as follows : 



Prince Henry, Streaked scarlet and straw-yellow. 



Empress of India, Intense red, dark foliage. 



Aurora, Salmon and orange-buff. 



Pearl, Pale straw-yellow. 



Rose, Deep scarlet-lake pink. 



Edward Otto, Pale brownish lilac. 



King of Tom Thumbs, Intense scarlet, dark foliage. 



Asa Gray, Straw-yellow, striped with dull red. 



For a really beautiful dark flower the King Theo- 

 dore, clothed in velvety maroon, must command our 

 admiration, but the darker and richer Black Scabiosa 

 (mourning bride) is handsomer than the deepest-hued 

 nasturtium. The Crystal Palace Gem, straw-yellow 

 with maroon eyes, is dainty in coloring, but not so 

 delicate in effect as the pale Pearl. What is remark- 

 able about these nasturtiums (all except Edward Otto 

 and Asa Gray belong to the dwarf division, which does 

 not climb) is their prodigality of bloom. From six 

 dozen plants one may gather during the height of 



