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tion that the old red and pink v^arieties are supplanted 

 by an infinite number of brilliant-hued flowers, many 

 of which come fi-om M. Lemoine, the eminent hor- 

 ticulturist of France. G. commimis comes from Eu- 

 rope, and bears pink and pink-striped white flowers ; 

 G. Byzantinus^ of the Levant, bears larger and more 

 brilliantly colored flowers ; G. hlandus is the parent 

 of some of the white and pale-colored flowers ; G. 

 cardinalis is the parent of the intense red variety, 

 some of whose flowers have a white stripe on each of 

 the three lower divisions. These are quite common. 

 G. psittacinus is a tall species Avith large yellow flow- 

 ers somewhat striped with reddish color ; this and G. 

 cardinalis are the parents of G. Gandavensis (com- 

 monly cultivated), from which so many subvarieties 

 have been produced. But the fact is, these three last 

 varieties (excepting G. Gandavensis) it would be difli- 

 cult for an inexperienced person to identify among 

 so great a host of hybrids. They come from the 

 Cape of Good Hope. The flowers named in the seeds- 

 men's catalogues are more easily found in the garden. 

 Brenchleyensis is a common, intense red flower ; Le- 

 moine's Butterfly is beautifully streaked and blotched 

 in a variety of colors ; Chrysolora is one of the finest 

 yellow varieties ; Madame Monneret is a beautiful 

 rose-pink variety, and Ceres is a combination of white 

 and magenta-pink. There are an infinite number of 



