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without intermission the entire season. Bicolor is stronger growing, an.l 

 larger in foliage and flower : the ground-color is pure white ; though the 

 centre-marking is less vivid than Brides-maid^ being of a rosy salmon shade. 

 It is also a most valuable variety, and we place it second on the list of this 

 class. Grown as specimen-plants under glass, they are magnificent. 



Carmine and Rose. — ^Ve have long had varieties of this type, among the 

 first of which was a pale rose-color, named Princess Alice., that has long 

 been thrown aside ; and the class is now represented by varieties having 

 larger and finer-formed flowers, with greater brilliancy of color. 



Helen Lindsay is a clear carmine shade, marked at the base of the petals 

 with white ; the foliage is rich green without zone : in growth it is rather 

 robust, but a most prolific blooming variety. Another beautiful variety of 

 this type is Wiltshire Lass : in color it is a light rose ; finely-formed petal ; 

 immensely large truss ; and of dwarf, compact growth. It is very distinct 

 from the preceding : but it would be difficult to decide which of the two is 

 the more beautiful. 



Flame Scarlet. — In this class we have many magnificent varieties ; among 

 them the mythical " Indian Yellow." I mean that the yellow is rather 

 mythical ; for this, though a valuable variety, does not approximate even to 

 Indian Yellow. It is a light or flame-colored scarlet, of fine form and sub- 

 stance, forming a perfect truss of the largest size. Next in value of lliis 

 color is Roi d'' Ltalie., a little deeper in shad*e, perhaps ; of fine form and 

 substance ; truss fully five inches in diameter. Dr. Lijidley is anoti:er of 

 this type that we cannot overlook: in color it is nearly identical with In- 

 dian Yellow, but is distinct from it in having a clear white centre spot, 

 which, set in the ground-color of dazzling scarlet, makes it one of the most 

 beautiful of all the zonale geraniums. 



Scarlet. — Of this class we have an endless number of varieties, of which 

 the well-known " Tom-Thumb Scarlet " is a type. It is now, however, 

 eclipsed by others of even greater brilliancy and larger trusses ; superior 

 also in other qualities, all of which render them more desirable than the 

 original. Scarlet Perfection is a perfect gem, of dwarf, close habit ; foliage 

 dark green and glossy : the flowers are borne on rather short footstalks, 

 are of the most brilliant scarlet, and produced in the greatest profusion 

 during the entire season. This variety is now used as the best scarlet 



