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TIIK GENESEE FARMER. 





grows freely, but requires 

 pinching back to keep 

 it compact and well 

 branched. 



Magnificent. — A splen- 

 did large flower, rosy 

 calyx pretty well reflexed, 

 showing a large, rich, 

 rosy salmon corolla. — 

 Habit spreading and vig- 

 orous, and a free bloomer. 

 Nonpareil. — A large, 

 showy flower ; calyx rich 

 deep crimson, well I'eflex- 

 ed, showing a fine rich 

 rosy purple corolla. Good 

 habit. 



Grand Master. — Very distinct. Calyx 

 short, of a bright red. Corolla large and 

 conspicuous, of a deep purple. Branches 

 dark red, slender, and drooping. Blooms 

 profusely. 



President. — Very distinct. Calyx pale 

 rose ; sepals very narrow aud well reflexed, 

 showing an unusually large violet red 

 corolla. Foliage distinct, large, dusty 

 green, heart shaped, and sharply toothed, 

 Exoniensis. — Rather an old sort now, 

 but good and distinct. Scarlet calyx well 

 reflexed, contrasting finely with a rich, 

 dark violet purple corolla. 



Fulgens. — A distinct species, introduced 

 a few years ago. It has tuberous roots, 

 strong succulent shoots, and leaves almost 

 as large as a man's hand. The flowers are 

 produced in clusters. The calyx is two 

 inches long, of a bright scarlet. The co- 

 rolla, scarcely seen, is of a deep fiery scar- 

 let. When this variety was introduced, it 

 created quite a sensation among florists, 

 and is yet one of the most admired. It is 

 a strong, rapid grower, rather coarse, and 

 attains the size of a large shrub. 



Cory7nhlflora.—T\\\s is also a distinct 

 species, from Peru. It is a rapid grower,' 

 and attains a larfire size. Foliage very 



MAGNIFICENT. 



large, of a pale green, soft and downy. Flowers in large clusters, very lon^— two inch.s 

 or over— and of a biight crimson. A showy and an elegant plant, but somewhat coarse, 

 and appeanng to good advantage only when it has attained larire size and full bloomin^r 

 condition. There are two new ones that promise well — hybrids between the two h-^t 

 named. One is called Fuhjens corymhifiora ; and the other, CorymUflora alha. 



Serratifoha.—Th\s is also a species, or a sub-species, quite distinct* in appearance — 



