NOTES ON FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 9 
and of smaller ones, such as Lobelia compacta, azurea, and the like, 
three or four plants to the same space. With an arrangement made in 
the autumn, and a guide like the preceding, it is easy to provide plants 
for a large garden, as it is not necessary to provide more plants than 
are actually required, and it is easy to see that the plants are always 
ready. If the arrangement is left until near the planting-out time, in 
the spring, the chances are that you will be deficient in a stock of some 
things, and have to ‘“‘ make shift” with some inferior kinds, and “ make 
shifts” in gardening are always dangerous. 
Another, and the last fault, in flower-garden arrangement, which we 
shall notice at this time, is that of arranging beds in pairs, when they 
ought to be planted in fours; thus, for example, supposing this page 
to be a geometrical garden with corresponding beds at each corner, the 
common practice would be to plant two beds with one colour, and the 
other two with another: this is wrong, and it will be found much more 
harmonious to plant all four beds with one colour, and, if you like, 
edge them with their complementary colour. 
The preceding remarks apply also to the arrangement of Rose 
gardens, which require reforming very much, banishing the standard 
or tall roses, and planting the masses principally with dwarf kinds, 
which can be pegged down, so as almost to hide the ground entirely. 
We know nothing more interesting than beds of Bourbon, China, Tea, 
and other perpetual flowering roses, which delight one from May until 
October, and are always gay. More attention must be devoted to these 
things: indeed, for our own part, we should not think of planting any 
but perpetual roses, in future ; and from small gardens the French and 
Hybrid China roses ought certainly to be expelled.— Hxtracted from 
Paxton’s Magazine of Botany. 
NOTES ON FLORISTS’ FLOWERS, 
THE NEW DAHLIAS FOR 1849. 
THE greatest novelties among Dahlias which the past season intro- 
duced has been in the fancy varieties. We may name Empereur de 
Maroc (figured by us last month), a rich maroon and white; Baron 
Freteau de Peney, red and white; and iillet Parfait, a very beautiful 
striped flower, red and yellow, with good average properties, and a 
large size. ‘These are continental flowers, and are very fine when in 
perfection. To the two last named we may add one or two other 
stripes as belonging to a class that seems likely to exceed in beauty all 
the others, and are certain to be grown this season by all admirers of 
the “ Fancies.” Alfred (Salter), white striped with crimson, a thinly 
formed flower, but handsome; Picotee, sulphur colour, with crimson 
stripes, very constant and striking, large size, and tolerable form ; 
Bilboquette, pale sulphur or buff, striped with crimson, after the way 
of Picotee, but not quite so good in the centre, and of a rougher 
appearance. ‘There is another striped flower worth mention too which 
came out the year previous, named Mirocaulant, or Mirocaulunt ; the 
ground colour is variable, though generally a rosy-lilac striped and 
spotted with crimson, and when well thinned out and grown strong is 
