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BEDDING PLANTS. 



HORSESHOE GERANIUMS. The following are fine varie- 

 ties : 



Perfection. Scarlet flower ; variegated foliage. 

 Scarlet Globe. Scarlet ; white eye. 

 Shottesham Pet. Cerise scarlet ; variegated foliage. 

 Golden Chain. Scarlet ; variegated foliage. 

 Annie. Brilliant scarlet ; variegated foliage. 

 Duchess of Kent. Scarlet ; white eye. 

 Bijou. Scarlet ; variegated foliage. 

 Princess Alice. Pink. 



PETUNIAS. As we have before said, the fine varieties 

 are always propagated by cuttings. The following are 

 fine kinds : 



Countess of Ellesmere. Scarlet ; white eye. 



Victory. Dark crimson. 



Flag of America. Striped. 



General Me Clcllan. Purple and white, double. 



Miranda. Purple and white. 



Solfei'ino. Purple, double. 



Blonde. White, carmine edge. 



La Rcine. Violet rose. 



CUPHEA PLATYCENTRA, of which we have before spoken, 

 makes a fine bedding plant. 



DOUBLE WHITE FEVERFEW is fine for garden culture. 



NIEREMBERGIA. A delicate little plant, with fine foliage, 

 and salver-shaped flowers, covering the whole plant. 



