218 GREEN-HOUSE REPOTTING. [March. 



pure white, three rows of large petals ahout one inch broad 

 and two inches long: centre full of stamens, flower fully 

 four inches in diameter ; leaves about two inches broad and 

 four inches long; this will be an elegant variety to seed 

 from, and is of Chinese origin. Magnificent. 



C. delectlssima, white, profusely striped with rose, exte- 

 rior petals large and round ; those of the interior are closely 

 set; flower nearly four inches in diameter; leaves very 

 large, ovate, acuminate. Superb. 



C. Duchess of Orleans, rose white, beautifully spotted 

 or striped Avith rose, perfect form, large, a free bloomer. 

 Magnificent. 



C. dorsettia or parthoniana, of the Belgians ; leaves flat 

 and closely set, of a dark shining green, flower very large, 

 nearly five inches in diameter, of a pale red, mixed with 

 rose and white, petals closely imbricated, irregular, and 

 numerous; those of the centre small. Magnificent. 



C. eclipse or Pressi, of the English, or imperialis of the 

 French ; flower pure white, with rose stripes, four inches 

 in diameter ; irregular, full, and double, with a few stamens 

 appearing among the petals ; the whole flower forms an 

 arched centre, almost hemispherical; leaves long and 

 pointed, of a clear rich green : we have seen flowers of this 

 plant entirely rose. Magnificent. 



C. elegans, (Chandler's,) flower rosy red, fading to 

 nearly white in the centre ; three and a half inches in 

 diameter, exterior petals large and rounded ; those of, the 

 interior very numerous, and beautifully harmonize ; form- 

 ing, as it were, a depressed sphere ; a profuse bloomer, and 

 of a neat habit. Magnificent. 



C. eldfa, violent crimson, spotted with white, flower 

 three and a half inches in diameter, perfectly imbricated 

 to the very centre, and of the most perfect double, foliage 

 dark green, plant of a good habit. Magnificent. 



C. elphingstonia, red spotted with white, frequently 

 four inches in diameter, exterior petals very large, regu- 

 larly graduating to the centre, which cover a few hidden 

 stamens, foliage dark green ; plant of a fine habit. Mag- 

 nificent. 



C. JEstherii,* foliage nearly three inches wide and five 



* Grown by J. B. Smith, Esq., of this city, who is a very success- 



