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production of the double flowering sorts, all of which, however, are of the Patens or 

 Florida type, and these free summer bloomers only. 



"We give descriptions of some of the newest and choicest introductions. 



NEW SORTS. PERPETUAL BLOOMING CLEMATIS. 



Duchess of Teck. — A pure white, with a faintly delicate mauve bar. Awarded a first 

 class certificate by the Royal Botanic Society. 



Duke of Norfolk. — A very deep mauve colour, with a broadish pale bar, the anthers 

 are dark coloured. 



Earl of Beaconsjielcl. — A rich royal purple, splendid form. First class certificate 

 from the Royal Horticultural Society. 



Lilaciana Florahunda. — Pale grey lilac, deeply veined, and abundant bloomer ; a fine 

 contrast to C. Jackmanii for bedding purposes. 



Grand Duchess. — A splendid variety with flowers about nine inches across, blush 

 white and of good quality. First class certificate. Royal Horticultural Society. 



Guiding Star. — Purplish hue, shaded with crimson, maroon band down the centre 

 of each petal. First-class certificate, Royal Horticultural Society. 



Louis Van Houtte. — A strikingly showy variety with bluish purple flowers. 



Lady Caroline Neville. — Beautiful bright mauve, with deeper bars. First-class certi- 

 ficate. Royal Horticultural Society. 



Lord Neville. — Flowers large and well formed, colour rich dark plum. Stamens light 

 with dark anthers, edgings of petals finely crimped. First class certificate. Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



Othello. — Flowers medium, a good shaped six petalled variety. Late and very free 

 flowering, colour velvety pui'ple. 



Purpurea Elegans. — Deep violet purple, light coloured filaments and pinkish brown 

 anthers. First-class certificate. Royal Horticultural Society. 



NEW SORTS. DOUBLE FLOWERING SUMMER BLOOMING CLEMATIS. 



Countess of Lovelace, — A decided advance on John Gould Veitch, both in habit, colour,, 

 and form, a bluish Lilac, rosette shaped, forming a double flower. 



Belle of Woking. — A fine double variety of the Florida type, with about eight series 

 of sepals, and a small tuft of stamens. The colour is a charming delicate but decided 

 tint of bluish mauve or silver grey, the innermost sepals having here and there a dash of 

 reddish lilac, the filaments white, supporting cream coloured anthers. 



Enchantress. — A very large and distinct variety, good habit, bearing very double 

 white flowers ; the exterior petals are very prettily flushed in the centre with rose. First- 

 class certificate. Royal Horticultural Society. 



Venus Victrix. — Another double variety, but of a delicate lavender colour, having 

 sepals very broad and finely formed. First-class certificate. Royal Horticultural Society. 



INDOOR CLIMBERS. 



Of the indoor climbers, there are few that thrive with ordinary house culture if we 

 except the Ivies. Of these 



Helix Tricolor {Tricolor Eng. Ivy). — With its leaves of green, white and rose. 



H. Canariensis or Hihernica (Irish Ivy). 



" Var latifolia maculata (Broad Leaved Variegated Irish Ivy). — ■ 



With broad leaves, distinctly variegated. 



