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T. Br^ckii, — "Raised by Joseph Breck. — A pretty- 

 petite variety, iu color resembling Lohhianum,^ though per- 

 haps darker ; the petals are often finely fringed, a very 

 free flowerer, bat unless aiforded a plenty of pot-room, 

 ceases to grow after it begins to bloom ; roots freely from 

 cuttings, and seeds abundantly. Blooms very freely in 

 the garden, and is desirable for bedding. 



T. Randii,— "A very fine seedling of Mr. Breck's ; a 

 vigorous grower ; the writer has, in one summer, Imd one 

 side of a large green house covered by a small plant. 

 This variety has the desirable property of blooming 

 equally well as a border-plant in the summer, and in the 

 green-house in the winter. The color of the flower is a 

 brilliant yellow ; the base of each petal marked with a 

 round, black spot ; the flowers are often veined with pur- 

 plish-red, sometimes very deeply, and, from a large plant, 

 often dozens of blossoms, all of diflferent shades, may be 

 gathered ; this is particularly the case in the green-house ; 

 in the border, the colors are more constant. This is prob- 

 ably, from its abundant flowers and free habit, the most 

 popular variety, of its color, among gardeners, for bou- 

 quet purposes ; and, though of comj^aratively recent in- 

 troduction, is very widely disseminated. Propagated by 

 cuttings ; seeds sparingly. T. mimis Breckii. — A very 

 pretty variety in the style of T. BrecMi already described, 

 with scarlet flowers ; raised easily from seed." 



To describe all the beautiful sports of the Tropneolum, 

 would be impossible, they are so numerous ; very few of 

 them will come true from seed ; seeds from the same va- 

 riety, will oftentime give a great diversity of colors. It 

 is one of the most interesting, as well as one of the most 

 ornamental of garden plants. There are two double vari- 

 eties of T. majus ; one with orange, the other with yellow 

 flowers, which answer for eflfect so far as a brilliant display 

 of these colors in masses is concerned, as they are free 

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