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REFERENCES TO THE EMBELLISHMENTS. 



Plate 33. 1. Smith's Superb Blush Pink. — Our engraving of this fine 



deep rose-coloured Pink, known by the name of" Smith's Superb Blush," is 

 copied from a drawing taken in Mr. Hoggs garden, by Mr. E. D. Smith, 

 artist for Swell's Florist's Guide. Although it has been some time in culti- 

 vation, it is still in great request amongst florists, and is a favorite flower 

 with the ladies. The price is 2s. 6d. per pair; and it may be obtained of 

 Mr. Hogg, or any of the London florists. It is a free grower, blooms abun- 

 dantly, and is no small ornament to a flower-garden. 



2. RollissoiVs Princess Victoria Pansy.— For graceful form and rich colour- 

 ing, this is considered equal to any that have vet been produced. It was 

 •old out last September, at 5s, per plant. 



3. Marsdcn's King William Pansy.— This is a beautiful variety ; the stock 

 >r it is, we understand, nearly lost, by injudiciously dividing the roots, and 



transplanting them during the last hot, dry summer. Transplanting is only 

 t.. be safely practised twice in the year, particularly in such seasons as the 

 l.i-t— namely, towards the end of April and the end of September. Many 

 fine seedlings were totally lost last year by selecting and removing them 

 trorn the seed-bed in the summer : the safer plan is to let them remain 

 where they are till they have formed strong plants, and then to separate the 

 roots at either of the times mentioned; the indifferent ones maybe removed 

 but certainly not the best. Propagation by layers or pipings is best done 

 about the last week in May, or early in June; to be resumed in September, 

 when the powerful heat of the sun is on the decline; for it is almost a waste 

 ol time and labour either to pipe or lay between those two dates, after the 

 flower-stems have become elongated, dry, and hollow. 



Plate 34/ Pelargoniums— \. Rosa Mundi ; 2. Magnum Bonum ; 3 



Denms's Q ueen Adelaide; 4. Bancho ; 5. Habranthum ; 6. Smut — The 

 drawings of these very handsome hybrid Pelargoniums, from which our 

 engraving was taken, were furnished us by Messrs. WnxiAM Dennis & Co 

 nurserymen &c, King's-road, Chelsea, London ; from whose extensive col-' 

 lection we hope to give a further selection of the finest kinds which may 

 bloom hereafter tins season. The kinds we now give are deserving a p^ace 

 m every select collection The following are the prices that strong S 

 Wished plants are offered for in Messrs. Dennis & Co.'s Catalogue --No 1 

 from 10s. to 20s ; 2, 5s.; 3, 5s to 10s.; 4, 20s. to 40, ; 5, S^W.' to 10s | 

 0, 2s. Od. Small plants may be procured at about half the price of the 

 strong ones. l lue 



. „„ P 1 LATE f ■ !; P «*>Hcofa lellow Picotee.-This is certainly a very 



handsome flower, the ground-colour being a fine yellow, richly edged with 

 bright scarlet It may be considered as one of the finest varieties, and shoul 

 he ". every collection. It is grown by Mr. Hogg ; and in his Catalogue we 

 fad it marked at 5s. per pair. Mr. Hogg possesses, we believe, by fa. the 

 finest collection of Carnations and Picotees in this country; and with him 

 .'•> grow i„ gnat perfection. The yellow Picotees are much more tender 

 "-" tl;«..tl.. •. ■varieties of Picotees with white grounds, and require more 

 gWecdon ta wtater, and ,„ be grown in a dry, airy situation in , nme, 

 But, as Mr. Hooo obwrjes, - the yellow Picotoe is/at all times, a di -u 

 l-wer to grow u,!l », thi. country, on account of our moist atmo phe a d 

 )••»« Whiten. I he Dutoh florist, have bad success with it likewise for the 

 1 '" '" -■ -'"-"'■'" for it," he adds, "is .he f ont s ;i n a 



J.T- ,.i.....s, whii- In bloom; and the same p]ace is b,,t for U In SfwSto 

 front* o January a, 1; . February, when i, requires UekeptnVodS 

 "■■ .- ' i'd-.-d ,.t never likes to be over saturated with water, rf . ,.,„ in ,■„,„„.; 

 faring the winter, it ought to be allowed I ■,„,, „„. front r 1 „ "the 



° nU '""'; ' " " ", ' 1" "-''. H »iH become Unsound and unhealthy, 



'"', "'i"""'v unable to carry Itebloom. I confess I amataloastow 



*'""' ***»*« U> 8 ftlnjandyet, after »!i, th, Au„, ,.„ , , 



