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that the next bud appears. Plants may also be 

 reared from slips. In May the young shoots are 

 set in flowerpots filled with sand and well rotted 

 manure. The pots must be placed in a covered 

 frame or under a handglass, and must be well 

 shaded and watered, admitting air on the first symp- 

 toms of new life. The following is a list of the 



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most celebrated varieties now cultivated: 



Acme white, edged with crimson. 

 Adelaide white, edged with pink. 

 Agrippina white, tinted with rose. 

 Amanda rosy lilac. 

 Appollo scarlet, with cupped petals. 

 Ariel white and lilac. 

 Augusta shaded purple. 

 Black Prince crimson, with black stripes. 

 Bronze fine form. 

 Beauty of Camberwell rosy lilac. 

 Countess of Liverpool fine scarlet. 

 Criterion white, spotted with lilac fine. 

 Cedo-nulli yellow, edged with red. 

 Clio primrose, tipped with purple. 

 Desdemona white, edged with pink. 

 Donna Maria rosy crimson. 

 Erecta shaded crimson. 

 Enchantress cream edged with cherry. 

 Emperor-of-yellows. 

 Glory fine scai'Iet. 

 Granta dark crimson. 



Honourable Mrs. Harris carmine and white very fine. 

 Invincible dark crimson, with black stripes. 

 Iris dark purple, shaded. 

 King-of-dahlias white, with crimson edge. 

 King-of-whites. 



Lady Fitzharris large crimson . 

 Lady Grenville rosy lilac. 

 Lilac-perfection. 



