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tune sent home from his expedition to China, and which we 

 have before noticed, in a brief account of his tour, (Vol. XII., 

 p. 446.) With M. Van Houtte, it has, however, proved only a 

 two-colored rose, extremely beautiful, but not coming up to 

 the expectations which had been formed of it in regard to 

 color. It is a tea rose, very full and double, with the petals 

 of a yellowish sulphur color, having, for the most part, a large 

 stripe or band of bright crimson, running through the centre 

 of each, producing a splendid effect. The foliage is of a deep 

 shining green. This is the only striped tea rose yet known. 

 It is an abundant bloomer. 



We hope to see this lovely rose soon introduced ; it will 

 prove one of the most attractive varieties in our collections. 

 {Flore des Se/res, August.) 



103. Pelargoniums. Hybrid varieties. 



1. Clown. 2. Harlequin. 3. Singularity, 



Recently, much attention has been devoted to the produc- 

 tion oi fancy pelargoniums, which hold the same relative sit- 

 uation to this beautiful tribe, as the fancy dahlias to the self- 

 colored varieties. A few years ago, they would scarcely have 

 attracted any notice, but now, that such perfection has been 

 attained in the form and color of pelargoniums, by Messrs. 

 Beck, and other growers, it seems as if no further improvement 

 could hardly be expected : something novel, therefore, must 

 now be introduced, to keep up the zeal of amateurs, and these 

 fancy varieties are becoming eagerly sought after^ It cannot 

 be denied that their brilliant colors, and irregular form, have 

 much to commend them, though they are the very reverse of 

 what has been heretofore, and still is, considered essential to a 

 fine pelargonium. l\\ the place of the perfect outline of petal, 

 these fancy ones are deeply lobed and irregular ; and the ex- 

 quisite pencilling gives way to abrupt terminations of color. 

 The names indicate their character, for they are essentially 

 the Clown and Harlequin of the tribe. We hope these varie- 

 ties will soon be introduced, that our amateurs may have an 

 opportunity to compare their attractiveness with the fine sorts 

 which now enrich our collections. {Flore des Serres, August.) 



