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isa handsome sight. In portions of Wales and on the 
Island of Wight the Fuchsia may be found trained 
against many a cottage wall where they grow on undis- 
turbed for years and make beautiful ornaments. The va- 
rieties of Fuchsias are so numerous that we will only give 
names of a few of the leading kinds. With many people 
the double varieties have precedence over the single ones, 
as it is in most other plants for some unaccountable rea- 
son many people want them double. The blooms of the 
double Fuchsia are larger and more showy, but they lack 
the gracefulness of the single sorts; also the single varie- 
ties grow more freely and make finer and handsomer 
plants than any of the double varieties. If asked to 
name half a dozen of the best double varieties in cultiva- 
tion to-day we would name as follows: Mrs. E. G. Hill, 
Rosains Patrie, Phenomenal, Perle Von Brunn, Esmer- 
alde and Storm King. For the best six single we would 
name Mons. Thibaut, Black Prince, Speciosa, Annie 
Earl, Mazeppa, and Rose of Castile. 
CALCEOLARIA. 
AXHIS genus may be divided into two sections, the Her- 
== baceous or Florists’ Flowers, and Shrubby or Bedding 
kinds. Seeds ef the Herbaceous kinds should be sown 
in August, in pans well drained and nearly filled with 
rough turfy loam, making up the surface with fine sifted 
mould and sand. Water the soil with a fine sprinkler, 
and immediately sow the seed, no covering of earth being 
required. Place the pans under a glass or in a cold frame 
and carefully exclude them from exposure to the sun. 
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