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twisted, having a shape entirely unique and different 

 from anything else. I give a few of the leading va- 

 rieties : 



Alpha is mainly white, sprinkled with purple, crim- 

 son and lilac. 



Beatrice is deep rose color, with long pointed petals. 



Cinderella is beautiful flame-like crimson. 



Gabriel is described by Peacock as follows: ''The 

 ground color is soft velvety crimson, having a faint 

 cinnamon hue at the bases of the florets. The upper 

 part of each floret for about half its length is snow 

 white. A very showy flower." 



Henry F. Mitchell is very large and irregular in 

 form with colors varying from soft yellow to intense 

 orange red. 



Juarezi is the mother of the cactus group. It is 

 deep scarlet, with long, narrow, twisted petals. 



Lady Penzance is pure yellow, with long twisted 

 petals. 



^liss A. ^Nightingale is deep yellow, tipped red and 

 semi-double. 



Matchless is a dwarf, strong and vigorous, of branch- 

 ing habit, flowers large, rich, varnished crimson, over- 

 laid with maroon. Quite early, and a wholesale 

 bloomer. 



Sea Queen is purplish, with a bluish sheen. 



Spitflre is scarlet, with clawlike petals. 



I give only a few of the 120 mentioned by Mr. Pea- 

 cock — just enough to give an idea of the character of 



