May 12, 1897.] 



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Ribes erythrocarpum. — See page 1P4. 

 1. Flowering branch, natural size. 2. Fruiting branch, natural size. 3. Vertical suction of flower, enlarged. 4. Cross section of fruit, enlarged. 



Atlantic is that of the double-flowering- Zonal-inquinans 

 varieties, perhaps on account of their qualities as bedding 

 plants. Here, in accordance with the demands of modern 

 taste, to the old scarlets, often very vivid, have been added, 

 in the coloring of the flower, the lighter tints of red and of 



orange. In the double-flowered sorts the individual flower 

 loses character, and its importance is absorbed by that of 

 the truss, which, whether large or of medium size, should 

 be copiously and compactly furnished. There seems to be 

 a preference for plants of a dwarf habit. The specimens 



