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and these, when well rooted, should be planted out about 

 the middle of September. It was originated by Mr. Potts, 

 who also gave to garden lovers the hybrid Montbretia 

 Pottsi. 



D. Grlevei. Like the above, this also hails from 

 Scotland, having been raised by Mr. James Grieve, and 

 is a hybrid, with a Sweet William and a single Laced 

 Pink as parents. The flowers vary from white to rose, 

 and the foliage is that of a Sweet William. 



D. floribundus is a bright floriferous variety. 



D. Lindsay i was raised by Mr. Lindsay, late of the 

 Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, the parents being a Sweet 

 William and D. alpinus. It has now become exceedingly 

 scarce. 



D. Miss Bateson. Very pale rose. 



D. Michael Foster is an exceedingly showy double 

 variety, and valuable for border decoration. The plant is 

 free, and easy to cultivate. Assumed D. alpinus X D. 

 superbus. 



D. moschatus is a Continental kind, of a distinct shade 

 of rosy-lilac, the flowers being exceedingly fragrant. 



D. multlflorus. Of this there are two forms in cultiva- 

 tion the one scarlet, the other rosy-pink. 



D. Napoleon HI. This is undoubtedly a gem of the 

 first water. The flowers are dark crimson, not large, but 

 produced most profusely on wiry stems, which are about 

 nine inches in length. The foliage is small and neat. 

 Where a number of plants are grouped together, the effect 

 when in flower is exceedingly brilliant and effective. As 

 a pot plant, too, Napoleon III. is of much value. It is, 

 however, unfortunately a difficult plant to preserve unless 

 special means are taken to continue a supply of young 

 plants, it being so floriferous as to flower itself to death. 

 The same method must be pursued as in the case of D. 

 Atkinsoni, namely, to set apart a few plants, preventing 

 these from flowering, when abundance of shoots will be 



