264 Floricultural and Botanical Notices. 



Sir John Falstaff. — Tube and sepals of a rich crimson ; 

 corolla dark plum color. This is of the globosa class, and is 

 one of the finest yet raised. 



Diadem of Flora. — Tube an inch and a half long, white ; 

 sepals flesh color, with green tip. Corolla rosy crimson, which 

 is well shown, as the sepals reflex back, and is three and a 

 half inches across. 



Scarlet Geraniums —Many new and splendid varieties of 

 this class have been produced, of various shades of color, 

 from white to the most brilliant scarlet. Some of these we 

 have already named, and we now add descriptions of such as 

 have been added to our collections. 



Cerise Unique, — Foliage with a light green centre, with a 

 horse-shoe mark, edged off" with green. The flowers are 

 large, fine form, of a rich cherry and scarlet color. Of me- 

 dium growth, and blooms freely on a small plant. 



Commander in Chief. — Foliage green, with a very pretty 

 horse-shoe mark, of velvet and yellowish red. Flowers of a 

 rich orange scarlet, good form, and produced in large heads. 

 An excellent variety, either for bedding or in pots, and very 

 handsome in any sitiiation. The young stems, as well as 

 flower stalks, are of a yellow cream color, almost j9?/re trans- 

 parent^ and have a pretty appearance. 



Princess Royal. — A neat dwarf growing variety, blooming 

 very freely. The leaves are of a deep green, with a distinct 

 black horse-shoe mark. The flowers are of a deep crimson 

 scarlet. Remarkably neat ; a pretty variety, for beds or pots. 



Flower of the Day. — Foliage green, broadly edged with 

 white ; a free bloomer ; flower of good size and form, of a 

 salmon scarlet color ; does very well in a small bed. The 

 plants should be of good size before turning out, and then 

 they do not run into too much foliage, but flower much more 

 freely from the old wood. A striking variety. 



Queen of Summer. — A free blooming, dwarf variety, with 

 variegated stems and transparent leaves. Flowers, dark scar- 

 let, well elevated above the foliage. A fine bedding variety. 

 Cottage Maid. — Foliage green, with dark shaded horse- 

 shoe mark. Flowers bright scarlet. 



