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flower, of a beautiful dark rose ground, with a large black spot, or 

 more properly a flamed spot, as from the edge of the black there is a 

 vivid colour, passing off to a deep rose. Petals, strong and flat, 

 form perfect. No. 5, or Nairn's Enchantress, a beautiful flower, 

 most striking as its colour is a novelty, being what I term a red rose 

 ground, with dark flamed spot, splendidly lined at the bottom of the 

 upper petals, and when seen in bloom will be acknowledged a most 

 superb show flower. No. 6, or Nairn's Lady Graham Moore, a splen- 

 did show flower, beautiful form, nearly white, the upper petals almost 

 covered with a crimson purple spot, or splash, producing from five to 

 seven flowers in the umbels. No. 7, or Nairn's Muckle Charley, a 

 splendid flower of extraordinary size, fine dark rose, with good spot, 

 dark lines running out to the edge of the petals, the under petals 

 several shades lighter than the upper. No. 8, or Nairn's Lady of the 

 Manor, a beautiful delicate pink with the spot of Sylph, and con- 

 sidered by many amateurs to be superior to that flower, producing a 

 very large umbel, from seven to ten flowers. No. 9, or Nairn's 

 Polyphemus, a splendid large flower, in the way of Joan of Arc, but 

 superior in colour, the dark splash germinating with a fiery scarlet, 

 shading off to a pink at the edge of the petal ; the under petals of a 

 beautiful light rose; plant of a superior habit. No. 10, or Nairn's 

 Alexandrina Superb, of a most pure white, with very dark and clean 

 spot, far surpassing its namesake, although resembling; foliage 

 smooth. No. 11, or Nairn's Phosphorus Superb, very far surpassing 

 Gaines's of that name, both in size, and shape, and spot ; same colour. 

 No. 12, or Nairn's Elizabeth, a fine rose of superior shape, perfectly 

 flat, with dark crimson spot, beautiful habit, very short growth, 

 having the cpiality of Dennis's Perfection, and will not draw. 



I have now given you a description of twelve seedlings. I think 

 you cannot be disappointed in the six specimens sent ; the character 

 of the remainder is not at all highly drawn, and must give general 

 satisfaction to whoever may become possessed of them; they must 

 adorn any house. 



[The flowers are of the first rate character, fine formed, decided 

 colours, and have a striking, distinct, large spot. They are deserving 

 a place in any collection, and our observations on the first rate kinds 

 have recently been extended to every first rate collection we knew of. 

 — Conductor.] 



