f>6 JACOBEA LILY. [April 



the following criteria of a fine Pansy has just passed a select 

 committee of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society : 



" The chief object to be desired is symmetry of the flower 

 The petals should be large, broad, and flat, lying upon each 

 other so as to form a circle, and prevent anything like angles 

 or intersections of this circular outline. The petals should 

 be as nearly of a size as possible, the two top ones being the 

 largest, but so covered with the two side ones as not to 

 appear disproportioned. The top petals should not wave or 

 bend back. The bottom petal should be broad and two- 

 lobed, flat, and not curving inward ; above an inch in breadth 

 is a good size ; the colours should be clear, brilliant, and not 

 changing. The eye should not be too large, and it is ac- 

 counted finest when the pencilling is so arranged as to form a 

 dark angular spot. 



" The flower-stalk should be long and stiff, rather than 

 Blender." 



GLADIOLUS, OR SWORD LILY. 



It is now a well-ascertained fact that the whole of this 

 beautiful family will succeed well with a treatment similar 

 to the tuberose, requiring to be two or three weeks earlier 

 planted : indeed, G. comm&nis and its varieties are perfectly 

 hardy; but the splendid G. psittaclnus, with large yellow, 

 red, and green flowers ; G. cardinality scarlet and white ; G. 

 blandus, rose and white ; G. florabundus, shaded rose ; G. 

 formosissimus, magnificent scarlet; G. Gandavensis, large 

 and superb orange, scarlet and yellow ; G. ramosus, delicate 

 waxy pink, of strong growth ; G. Buistii y bright scarlet 

 shaded with orange and yellow, splendid ; and several others 

 are worthy of the greatest care and attention. Their large 

 spikes of showy flowers will well compensate for an extra 

 degree of care in preparation of soil, &c. 



AMARYLLIS FORMOSISSIMA, OR JACOBEA LILY. 



About the end of this or beginning of next month is the 

 most proper time for planting out these bulbs. This flower 

 is of the most beautiful and rich crimson velvet colour. TOP 



