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GARDEN MANAGEMENT. 



*The Comet, — bright crimson lower 

 petals, maroon spots ; upper ditto, rich 

 maroon ; deep, fine bloomer. 



Yicomtesse de Bellevue, — bright crim- 

 son, faint spots; white centre, shading 

 to violet. 



Fancy Ga^^iums. 



Annie, — deep pnrple-maroon ; white 



throat and margin. 

 Advancer, — mulberry, light margin ; 



lower petals blush. 

 *Amy Sedgewick, — rose ; fine form and 



quality ; clear white centre and edges. 

 Adele, — light rose, white belt on each 



petal; good form. 

 Bridesmaid,— lavender rose, edged with 



white ; good form and substance. 

 Beauty of Slough, — ^rosy-crimson ; white 



centre; fine. 

 Crimson King, — crimson, dwarf and 



showy ; medium size. 

 Cassandra, — crimson and white. 

 Celestial, — bright light rose. 

 Claudiana, — crimson upper petals; light 



margin. 

 Cloth of Silver,— silvery white, with deli- 

 cate rose blotch. 

 *Countes3 Waldegrave, — dense crimson ; 



white throat; fine. 

 Decision, — mottled crimson ; margined 



white. 

 Delight, — rosy crimson ; upper petals 



bright cerise ; delicate habit ; light 



throat and edges. 

 Delicatum, — white, with delicate rose 



blotch. 

 Dictator, — mulberry, edged vrith white. 

 •Emperor of Morocco, — mulberry; lilac 



throat and edges. 



Evening Star, — rich purple crimson; 



white edge; fine. 

 Formosum, — rich carmine; lower petals 



mottled white. 

 Fairy, — pretty lilac; white upper petals. 

 Fleur de Marie, — clear white, with purple 



blotch and spots. 

 Xing of Eoses, — carmine 'rose; white 



centre. 

 •Mademoiselle Patti, — pink lower petals; 



violet rose upper ditto. 

 Moonlight, — light rose; white margin and 



centre. 

 Negro, — very dark ; white throat and 



margin. 

 •Painter, — violet-crimson ; light margin 



on upper petals. 

 Princess Eoyal, — silvery white lilac ; rose 



blotch on upper petals. 

 Perfection, — violet rose, margin white. 

 EosabeUa, — carmine; white margin; lower 



petals white. 

 Sarah Turner, — crimson, suff'used with 



purple ; lower petals white ; fine. 

 Sweet William, — various shades of colour ; 



peculiar edge. 

 Undine, — very large, rosy lake, with 



light throat and edges. 

 Venus, — light ; lower petals suff'used with 



pale pink ; upper petals rose ; fine. 

 Tivid, — very bright rosy-crimson; whito 



throat ; fine. 



1977. Stove. — Vincas, Clerodendrons, &;c., that have finished flowering, 

 should now be cut back, and after they have slightly SroZre, be shaken out of 

 the pots, and inserted in as small pots as possible, for they seldom winter well 

 in large pots. Water liberally poinsettias, justicias, begonias, gesneras, 

 &c., coming into bloom, — other plants going out of flower water scantily. All 

 watering should now be done in the morning ; and sprinkling, &c., unless on 

 very bright days, entirely dispensed with. Drips of water must not be 

 allowed to stand on variegated begonias, or other fine-foliaged plants, after thi» 

 period : their impaired vitality, combined with the decrease of solar heat, 

 renders them peculiarly liable to be injured from this cause ; the structure 

 of the leaves speedily becomes decomposed, and large blotches or holes appear, 

 in consequence. Climbers on roofs, and all artificial shade, must be gra- 

 dually and finally removed during the month. From this time to the middle 

 of January the utmost amount of solar light attained in our climate is all 

 too little for the natives of tropical climes that generally find a home 

 in our plant-stoves. During cold nights a temperature of 60° will be suf- 

 ficient, rising to 70° during the day, which must be the utmost maximvmi of 

 fire-heat permitted for the next four months : five or ten higher degrees from 

 Bolar influence will be very serviceable. However, air must in such cases be 



