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8. Snow Ball, (Hovey^s.) Flowers large, white, with 

 a greenish eye ; petals large, good shape, and of remarkable 

 substance, having a waxy appearance ; nmbels large, rather 

 loose, well shaped ; habit vigorous, with long erect flower 

 stems ; foliage slightly pubescent. Next to America this is 

 one of the best whites. 



9. North Star, (Hovey's.) Flowers large, dark purple, 

 with purple eye ; petals good size, flat ; umbels good size 

 and well formed ; habit vigorous, somewhat erect growing, 

 with good foliage. This is similar to Diadem, but has not 

 the rich velvety petal of that variety. 



10. Defiance Superb, (Dooge's.) Flowers large, light 

 scarlet, and light eye ; petals good size, slightly wavy ; 

 umbels good size and Avell formed; habit similar to Defiance, 

 which it resembles in everything but color, being two or 

 three shades lighter, inclining to an orange color. 



Art. VI. Floricultural and Botanical Notices of New and 

 Beantifiil Plants, figured in Foreign Periodicals ; xcith 

 descriptions of those introdiiced to, or originated in, Amer- 

 ican Collections. 



New Fuchsias. — Some new and beautiful fuchsias have 

 been introduced the present year. The following are their, 

 names and descriptions : — 



Madame Sontag. — Tube short, waxy white ; sepals waxy 

 white, much reflexed, fully exposing the corolla, which is a 

 rosy crimson with a white bottom. 



Ignea. — Tube and sepals a bright red, and corolla a violet 

 purple. Flower two and a half inches long, and shows the 

 corolla well. 



Prince Arthur. — Tube rather short, pure white ; sepals 

 pure waxy white, much reflexed, fully exposing the corolla, 

 which is a brilliant crimson, the finest of this class. 



Psyche. — Tube and sepals of snowy whiteness, with bright 

 rosy scarlet corolla, elegantly displayed. 



