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than that variety, for the flowers of Margaretta are large 

 and snow white, destitute of any markings whatever. 



A. Masterpiece. — A robust-growing variety, very floriferous. 

 Flowers large, rich rose shaded with violet, throat white. 

 This is indeed a magnificent variety. 



A. Mauve Quern. — A splendid variety, being a great im- 

 provement upon A. longiflora major, producing an abundance 

 of beautiful large mauve-coloured flowers, with a conspicuous 

 light chocolate eye ; it is of splendid form and fine waxy 

 substance, and is very efiective grown as a specimen plant, 

 or suspended in a basket. 



A. Meteor,- — This is a very fine kind, of dwarf habit, 

 producing large crimson scarlet flowers, with a yellow 

 spotted eye. 



A Parsonsii. — A very distinct kind ; flowers of fine form, 

 rick salmon crimson in colour, with an orange eye. 



A. Pink Perfection. — A fine well-formed flower, nearly 

 three inches in diameter, of a deep rosy pink, the upper 

 part of the eye rich carmine, the under lobes beautifully 

 rayed with violet. This variety should find a place in 

 every collection. 



A. purpurea elegans. — This is entirely a novel colour 

 amongst Achinunes, and also produces its blooms very 

 profusely ; they are of good size and form, and in colour 

 a deep mulberry or claret, while the throat is light orange 

 with dark spots. 



A. RoUissoni. — Very distinct, being a hybrid between 

 A. Scheerii and A. gloxiniflora. It is robust in habit, and 

 very free-flowering. The blooms are purplish lavender, the 

 lobes being very large and smooth on the edge, the throat 

 yellow, and spotted with purplish crimson spots. 



A. Rose Queen. — This is a beautiful new form, of this 

 desirable genus. It is compact in habit, and a profuse 



