82 OUR ISLAND FLOWERS: THEIR POETRY AND ASSOCIATIONS. 
produces an admirable effect. At the base of the petals, in the heart 
of the flower, the white is delicately tinged with yellow. This was 
introduced by Mr. Alexander Verschaftelt, of Ghent, 1847, from 
America. 
Grand Duke Constantine.—This variety is of vigorous habit. The 
flower is about three inches in diameter, and generally of a pale rose 
or soft blush colour. The petals are slightly undulating and delicately 
tinged with pure white at the margins, those at the cireumference 
being uniform and larger than the rest; towards the centre they 
become very irregular, those of the inner range being much folded 
and smaller, while a few at the heart of the flower again partially 
incline to the open and expanded form of the external range. Here 
and there, both on the outer and inner petals, may be seen a slight 
streak of crimson, while the soft blending of the rose with the white 
towards the margins renders the variation very distinct, and constitutes 
the rich and agreeable feature of this variety. It was raised by M. 
Caluwaert Vermeulen, of Courtrai, in Belgium. 
Zavonia.—The introduction of this variety in the collections of 
Belgium is due to Mr. Alexander Verschaffelt, of Ghent, who received 
it from Milan in 1844. The habit of the plant is strong and vigorous. 
It is a fine variety, worthy a place in the best collections. It is one 
of that class which has regularly imbricated flowers, of a perfectly 
circular outline. The diameter of the blossoms is four inches. The 
petals are broad and large, entire at the margins, and slightly indented 
at the summit. At the centre only they begin to change form, and 
become longer and somewhat pointed. ‘The centre is well formed, 
compact, of few petals, these being neatly imbricated. ‘The colour is 
a uniform deep rich rose, delicately tinged. 
OUR ISLAND FLOWERS: THEIR POETRY AND 
ASSOCIATIONS. 
BY WILLIAM JOHNSTON, ESQ., BALLYKILBEG HOUSE. 
( Continued from page 56.) 
Wuar beautiful ideas are called forth by the little star-like 
Wooprorre! Modest, humble, and retiring, as it takes its station 
at the foot of some stately prince of the forest ; there is nothing at all 
attractive about it, to the careless or indifferent observer, which should 
cause him to single it out from its fairer sisters around. But when 
their beauty and fragrance have passed away for ever, as the evanescent 
dreams of a day, the Woodrofte’s undying charms vanish not, but 
remain as ove with whom, though scarcely noticed during life, fond 
memory never wearies lingering. 
Were there such a being as Titania, where should she and her fair 
nymphs be more likely found, than reposing on the pearly bosom of 
the Wuire ConvotvuLus? Dwell on this lovely, fragile thing, ye 
who, as the butterfly, flutter in the beams of a summer sun ; and recol- 
lect that not, as it, are ye to perish in a day, nor disappear for ever 
when your sun goes down! Think of the Convolvulus, ye children 
