104 PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 



BRILLIANT DE VAISE. Growth fine ; color crimson sca- 

 let ; a first-class variety ; succeeds equally well in the house 

 and garden, though a late bloomer. 



CLIMAX. Light, with dark eye ; good. 



CHAUVIEE.I. Of weak habit; color dazzling crimson, 

 with dark eye ; valuable in a collection. 



DEFIANCE (Robinson's). A fine old variety, always 

 popular, and .one of the best for bedding ; growth strong ; 

 color dazzling red. 



DEFIANCE (Kurtz's). Of large, strong growth ; color 

 light pink, shading to a dark eye ; truss very large and flat ; 

 fine. 



ETOILE DE VENUS. Similar to the last, but larger and 

 finer. 



ANNIE. Habit strong ; foliage medium ; color pure 

 white ; truss large, flat, single blooms very large ; in some 

 situations in the garden it has been very poor, in others 

 very good ; a damp, peaty soil has flowered it in perfection, 

 while in a dry or sandy place the trusses have been small, 

 the growth weak, and the flowers inclined to change to pink. 

 In the green-house, for winter flowering, it is very superior, 

 being a constant bloomer; a well-grown plant will give 

 more bloom than two of any other variety ; superior. 



