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turtium, which arc all beautiful and are very showy when 

 trained together on a trellis or wall. The variety T. 

 tScheuermani has straw-colored flowers with "brown spots, 

 and straw-colored flowers blotchecl and streaked with 

 scarlet. T. coccinium, with scarlet flowers ; T. nigro pur- 

 pureum, with dark blackish-purple flowers ; and T 7 . atrosan- 

 guineum,) with dark-crimson flowers, are all fine. These 

 are some of the more distinct varieties of this species, 

 but almost every variety of shade of their colors may be 

 found in plants from the seeds of these sorts, as they vary 

 very much ; oftentimes the flowers will be different on the 

 same plant. All are annual, and are propagated either by 

 seeds, which are freely produced, or by cuttings of half- 

 ripened wood, which will root freely in sand. 



T, Lobbiaimm, was first collected by Mr. Lobb, in Co- 

 lumbia ; a rampant grower, and free-flowerer in the green- 

 house, but does not succeed so well in the open ground ; 

 color of the flowers, bright orange-scarlet. It strikes 

 freely from cuttings, but produces seed sparingly. 



T. minus* Dwarf Nasturtium. More than thirty va- 

 rieties of this species are named in the European cata- 

 logues, and possess various habits ; some very dwarf, others 

 vigorous tall-growing plants, with every variety of color 

 and shade of yellow, orange, sulphur, straw, creamy- 

 white, scarlet, crimson, and dark-puce ; shaded, blotched, 

 and striped, most elegantly, with darker shades and 

 colors. Carter's Tom Thumb varieties are dwarf, suitable 

 for bedding-plants, and are yellow, orange, and scarlet, 

 very rich shades without stripes or spots. There is also 

 Catell's new Dwarf Crimson, very fine, and Dennett's 

 new Orange and Spotted. One of the finest new Scarlet 

 varieties is Crystal Palace Gem. 



The following varieties, described by E. S. Rand, Esq., 

 Chairman of the Flower-Committee of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, were my seedlings : 



