264 FLORICULTUKAL GLEANINGS. 



bleaches out, and it is then the admiration of every beholder. No 

 collection should be without this beautiful flower. 



Roscius has a very creamy bottom, good cup, fine feather, and 

 very slight flame. 



Winifred possesses a very pure bottom, dark feather (not very 

 regular), and slight flame; a very pretty variety. 



Louis XVI. — Grand cup, and finely rounded petal, but the bottom 

 of the 'cup very indifferent. What a pity he is not perfect in this 

 respect! ! ! 



FLAMED BYBLOMENS. 



Constant. — This is a very beautiful byblomen, finely feathered and 

 slightly flamed, good cup and bottom, as pure as satin the moment it 

 expands, and fit for any stage in the empire. Unfortunately it is a 

 very slow propagator, so that those who have it can circulate it very 

 slowly. 



David. — Pure bottom, good cup, and heavy purple feather and 

 flame. 



Duke of Northumberland. — This is a very magnificent middle 

 row byblomen, and worthy of introduction into the choicest collection. 

 The cup is large and fine, the bottom perfectly pure, the feather 

 nearly black, and a fine pencilled flame running a good way down the 

 petals, yet leaving a sufficiency of the bottom pure. The whole of 

 the stock of this splendid flower is in the possession of Mr. Bromfield, 

 of Belford, who bought it some years ago from the person who broke 

 it. It is well worthy of the attention of " the fancy," and should 

 be in every select bed. 



Ely's Queen Victoria. — This variety perhaps shows finer pen- 

 ciling than any other flower in existence. It possesses a fine cup, a 

 feather made up entirely of beautiful pencillings, and also a slight 

 flame. Its bottom is rather creamy, but still it is a beautiful and 

 delicate variety. 



Holmes's King, possesses a fine white, clean cup, and a beautiful 

 angular pillar up the centre of each petal. This variety sometimes 

 feathers also, but this I understand is very rare. 



La Bruine Diana. — This is a very excellent flower, fine pure cup, 

 and heavily flamed with a dark purple. 



Lawrence's Friend. — This is a splendid byblomen. It possesses 



