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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



made to bloom in less than two years. The seed may be kept until 

 spring, and sown in boxes by those who do not have the convenience 

 of a greenhonse, and made to bloom the third year. 



Except for those who make a specialty of this flower, there is 

 nothing gained by purchasing named varieties at high prices. A dozen 

 of mixed colors of very fine varieties, without name, can be purchased 

 for one dollar, or a mixed dozen of those which have white ground 

 color variously marked, or pink ground with different colored markings, 

 can be had for a dollar and a half to two dollars per dozen. These 

 massed in beds will give as much satisfaction to ordinary cultivators 

 as the named sorts. 



Some idea may be gained of the varied coloring of these flowers by 

 reading the description of a few of the named sorts which is here given. 



Achille; beautiful currant red, with a white stripe in the middle of 

 each petal. 



Antonius; cherry colored, slightly tinged with orange, blazed with 

 carmine red, with very fine pure white stains. 



Ceres; pure white, spotted with purplish rose. 



Diomede; white, flamed with crimson, with dark carmine violet 

 blotch. 



Eldorado; clear yellow, the lower petals streaked with 

 red. 



Fulton; velvety vermillion, with bright purple blotch. 



Horace; rich scarlet, large pure white blotch, feathered 

 red. 



Rosea Perfecta; fine rose tinted with violet, and white 

 veins on air the petals. 



Vesta; pure white, with purplish carmine blotch on 

 yellow ground. 



They are very useful as cut flowers for parlor or 

 dining room decoration, for if the cut stalks be put in 

 water all the unopened buds will blossom in succession 

 as though they were yet united to the parent stem. 



The accompanying engravings which we are enabled 

 to place before our readers, through the courtesy of Mr. 

 Jas. Vick, of Rochester, N. Y., give a good representation 

 of the plants when in flower. 



