PLANTS FOR WINDOW GARDENING. 21 



The florists' varieties of the camellia are too numerous 

 to mention ; the principal colors are red, white, and rose, 

 with all the intermediate shades. The Chinese profess to 

 possess a yellow variety, but we believe it has never been 

 imported ; we have seen a variety named " yellow," the 

 flowers being semi-double, and of a dirty white color. 



The following are all well-proved kinds, and may easily 

 be procured of any nurseryman. In buying plants, select 

 those of shrubby form, dark green foliage, without any 

 places where leaves have been dropped ; look well to see 

 that the plant is free from scale, red spider, or mealy bug ; 

 if possible, examine the roots, to ascertain if they are in 

 a healthy state. 



White. Alba plena, Candidissima, Myrtifolia alba, Imbricata alba, 

 Fimbriata, and Oleifera. 



Rose, Rosy Pink, or Carmine. Saccoi, Henri Favre, Imbricata rubra, 

 Marchioness of Exeter, Binneyii, Fultonii, Fordii, Floyii, Jeffersonii, 

 Landrethii, Myrtifolia, Prattii, Wilderii. 



Blush. Lady Hume's blush, Towne's blush, Pomponia. 



Write, striped with Red or Rose. Feastii, Eclipse, Duchess of Or- 

 leans, Mrs. Abby Wilder. 



Red, striped or marked with White. Carswelliana, Chandlpri, Donck- 

 elaarii, Queen Victoria, Elegans, Elphingstonia. 



Crimson. Bealii, Elata, Eximia, Lowii, Palmer's perfection, Sarah 

 Frost, Wardii. 



For Seedlings. Waratah, or Anemoneflora, Tricolor, Donckelaarii, 

 Simplex alba, Carnea. 



