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Agripplna, Bengal, deep crimson, double ; in com- 

 mon use for windows. 



Ducliesse de Brabant, Tea-scented, light carmine 

 shade ; blooms abundantly. 



Bon Silene, Tea, large buds, deep salmon shade of 

 piftk ; very beautiful. 



Safrano, Tea, bud rose, rich color of apricot and or- 

 ange yellow ; fragrant, free-grower. 



Pactole, Tea, small, light canary yellow ; grows rap- 

 idly, and blooms profusely. 



Phoenix, Bourbon, light rosy purple, large flower, and 

 fine form of bush. 



Hermosa, Bourbon, clear rose color, very fragrant, and 

 free blooming ; a common favorite. 



CARNATIONS are worthy rivals of the Eose, or attend- 

 ants, let us rather say. No jealousies are found among 

 the flowers, you know. Each has its own style of beauty, 

 which is only heightened in effect by comparison, or by 

 contrast to that of others. Each also sends forth upon 

 the air its own peculiar fragrance, sweet as the breath of 

 spices or incense rising from altars of worship. Not 

 singly and alone, but in happy train together, they wait 

 to lead us through the weeks and months of winter ; and 

 not least in all the train are the Monthly Carnations, 

 whose summer lasts through all the year. Let me intro- 

 duce : 



President De Graw, pure and spotless white, as a Pres- 

 ident should always be. 



Edwardsii, the protegk and namesake of some florist, 

 I suppose ; the flowers large, and pure white. 



To the sight, these may seem a little cold, but their 

 breath is warm and spicy, and they are not to stand alone 

 in their snowy whiteness. Here are others fairly blazing 

 with color : 



La Purite, arrayed in ample robes of deepest carmine ; 

 very choice. 



