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jlder sorts, which can he ohtained at a reasonable price, partly 

 to put OUT readers in the way of obtaining a pretty collection of 

 choice varieties, and in part, to give them an idea of the color 

 and markings of the flowers. 



Aristotle. — Eose color, variegated with red and striped with 

 carmine and purple. 



Ceres. — Pure white, with rose and violet spots. 



Flora. — White ground shaded with rosy lilac, and a distinct 

 stain ot deep rose on each petal. 



Jeanne d'Are. — White, very slightly tinted with rose, and 

 striped and stained with violet. 



Milton. — White, delicately tinted with rose and broadly 

 flamed with red. 



Mans Vinehon. — Light sabnon-red, variegated and lined with 

 white. 



Norma. — Pure white, slightly blazed with lUac. 



Peter haimon. — Rosy lilac, with white satin shade. 



Princess of Wales. — White, flamed with rose and blotched 

 with dark carmine. 



Raphael. — Ked vermilion, centre lighted with white and 

 shaded with purple. 



Seine Victoria. — Pure white, with large carmine-violet 

 blotcL 



Rubens. — ^Very bright light vermilion. Stains striped with 

 carmine on a whitish ground. 



These will be su£S.cient to give an idea of their appearance. 

 Those who wish to go further can consult the annual lists of 

 dealers. 



As cut flowers they are very useful, for if the stalk be cut 

 just as the first flowers open, and put in water, aU the buds on 

 the stalk will open in succession. On this account they are very 

 valuable for parlor or dining-room decoration. 



Iris. — The bulbous-rooted Iris have been sufficiently described 

 at page 299. Those known as the English, Spanish and Persian 

 are the most easily obtained and the most desirable in our climate. 



