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found the addition of a little cocoa-nut fibre placed over the 

 seeds very beneficial to germination. In about three weeks 

 the seeds will have germinated, after which the seed pots 

 should be removed to a shady place, and the paper removed, 

 and, when the plants are large enough, potted into separate 

 pots, and gradually subjected to cooler treatment, until they 

 can be placed in a cool frame, close to the glass, during the 

 summer months. 



P. sinensis alba plena. — A double white-flowered variety, 

 which, in addition to its beautiful appearance when growing, 

 is invaluable for cutting for bouquets during the winter and 

 spring months. 



P. sinensis Bal/ourii. — Fine double-flowered variety, rosy 

 carmine, very distinct. 



P. sinensis Blitshing Beauty. — A very profuse flowerer, well 

 adapted for pot culture ; flowers white suffased with rose, very 

 large and double. 



P. sinensis Earl of Beaconsfield. — ^A very fine kind ; flowers 

 bright rosy carmine. A good variety. 



P. sinensis Emperor. — A very distinct fern-leaved variety ; 

 flowers double, rich crimson in colour, large and full. 



P. sinensis Fairy. — This is a profuse-blooming kind ; 

 flowers double, pure white, well fimbriated. 



P. sinensis King of the Purples. — Very free ; flowers 

 double, rich purple, of good substance. 



P. sinensis Lilac Queen. — A very pretty distinct kind, with 

 large double lilac-coloured flowers. 



P: sinensis Magenta Queen. — Flowers double, finely fim- 

 briated, magenta. 



P. sinensis Marchioness of Exeter. — A charming variety ; 

 flowers striped, and occasionally blotched with red. 



P. sinensis Peach Blossom. — A very distinct k:nd, with 

 peach-coloured double flowers. Very chaste. 



