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Minut.e. — Rose, with round petals. Very good. 



Albrktus. — White, striped and blotched with rose and pink. Very superior. 



Presley rosea. —Blush, striped with rose. Very good. 



Punctata. — White, spotted with light rose. Very good. 



Corallina.— Rich red, large flower, double, with an Anemone centre. Very 



fine. ... 



Imbricata alba.— White, with occasionally one stripe of pale rose up the 

 centre of some of the petals. Very pretty. 



Rossi. — Red, large flower. Very double, good, 



Triumphans.— Fine pink, very double and large, occasionally having blotches 

 of white. Very fine. 



Lady Grapton. — Deep rosy red, very double, and a splendid variety. 



Landressii.— Blush, streaked with white. Very double and very fine. 



Marciiionkss of Exeter.— beautiful pink, very double and very large. A 

 most superior variety. 



Hkniu Fyvre. — Hale rose, very double and very good sort. 



Hendersoni.— Pale blush-rose, slightly striped with lighter colour. 



DoNKEi.Ann. — Light red, with large and small patches of white. Semi-double, 

 very large and very showy. 



Spopporthiana. — White, slightly striped with rose up the middle of the 

 petal. Very pretty. 



Florida.— Very doul le, but when the flower is about three parts expanded, 

 it appears very beautiful having then a fine cup shaped appearance. 



Queen Victoria (or Presleyu.)— Red, with a stripe of white up the centre 

 of the petal. 



Eximia.— Crimson red, flower large, and good form. 



Nitida.— Pink, with a very distinct stripe of white up each petal, flower 

 good form. 



Sweetii. — Pale rose, striped, &c, with carmine flowers of the Pceony form. 

 Verv pretty. 



B'p.ai.i. — Crimson red, petals imbricated and marked with white. 



Caiisyvem.iana. — Fine rose, with a stripe of white, jriuch the form of the 

 admirable old white. 



Delicatissima. Very beautiful white of the Poeony shape, and occasionally a 

 stripe of carmine. Very fine sort. 



On Whitney's Composition. — We have seen a house covered with glazed 

 calico, coated over with this composition, and during the late hot sunny weather, 

 it proved admirable lor the growth of a general collection of greenhouse plants ; 

 it admits a clear light, quite sufficient for the growth of the plants, and at the 

 same time so shades them from the bright sun, that there is not the least 

 symptom of flagging. 



We find too it answers every expectation for the growth of melons, cucumbers, 

 &c. For a house to strike cuttings in it will prove all that could be wished, 

 affording warmth and shade at the same time and no danger from any casualty 

 of neglect to shade, as is often the ca>e in glass houses. 



The use of this for protecting wall trees, shadinggreenhouse plants in summer, 

 florists' flowers, &c, &c, will no doubt become general. 



[We can supply tlie composition, or prepared covering, and shall be glad to 

 give any information which our experience and observation enables us to do. — 

 Conductor.] 



LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, REGENT-STREET. 



On April 2nd Mr. Flunt Grulbe, of Shirley, near Southampton, sent a specimen 

 of slate wall contrived by him, which was stated to have the following recom- 

 mendaiions. If placed direct with the meridian, and thus made to have an equal 

 share of suu on both sides, it will ripen any fruit ou either side earl.er than the 

 south side of a brick wall by means of the transmitted heat. It is not recom- 

 mended as an outside fence, as it is liable to be broken; but chiefly for inter- 

 secting the interior of gardens in the place of dwarf or shelter hedges. It 



