124 Sekct Varieties 



is to pull away the rosettes of leaves and dibble them 

 in moist sand in a cool or shady place or in a frame. 

 Roots, if the cuttings are kept well watered, are 

 formed in a month, and a little later they may be 

 transplanted to permanent places. Of the dwarf- 

 habited red-flowered sorts the following are a selec- 

 tion : Bakeri, Clibrani, Guildford Seedling, Sanguinea 

 superba (the best red), Vivid (scarlet), and Mrs. Lloyd 

 Edwards, rich crimson. Rosea superba and Brilliant 

 Rose are the best of these shades. Of the bolder 

 growing sorts, Bathoniensis and Decipiens grandi- 

 flora are the best. There are many others. 



