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has a good effect in setting off the flower. They fre- 

 quently bloom all blush, which appears rather curious 

 on the same plant ; shape one or two rows of guard or 

 outside petals ; those of the inside are short, stubby, 

 and generally irregular, continues long in flower, yellow 

 anthers among the short petals, and seeds when 

 the female organ is perfect; foliage narrower than any 

 of the others, a very fast grower, and flowers freely. 



C. pcedniflora. The foliage, shape, and size of the 

 flower of this, is similar to the last mentioned, colour a 

 rich pink; we have never seen any of them vary from 

 this; and have seen it seed very double. 



C. Walbankii, has a very large white irregular flower, 

 by some called poppy-flowered. It is not so pure as 

 the common double white; the anthers show amongst 

 the petals, and the buds before expansion are very 

 round, inclining to flatness ; the foliage long and shining. 

 The flowers are of considerable duration. We ques- 

 tion with lutea-alba. 



C. alba-plena, common double white, is admired by 

 the most casual observer, and is generally considered 

 a very superior flower, from the purity of its whiteness, 

 and the abundance of its large flowers, which are 

 thickly and regularly set with round petals. The 

 foliage is large, and the plant grows freely ; we have 

 seen one shoot grow two feet in one summer. It was 

 imported into Europe from China, amongst the first of 

 the varieties, about eighty years ago. 



C.flavescens, Lady Hume's blush, and by some called 

 buff. It is a very double flower, and frequently hexan- 

 gular; the bottom of the petals are most delicately 



