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however, Howers are found witli both stamens and pistils. 

 The white and red flowered plants have been by sonic 

 authors made distinct species, the red- flowering plants 

 having tlie petals with deeper, narrower, and more 

 spreadino- lobes, and the cajisnles rounder, wiili the vaKcs 

 recurved, while the white-flowere(l one has broader, less 

 s])readini)' lobes to the petals, ovate connate capsiiles, and 

 the valves of erect teeth. We do not, however, find Ihis 

 character sutficiently constant : the petals Imtli of the red 

 and white variety vary considerably in width, the shape of 

 the capsule is not constantly the same, anil the teeth of 

 the white variety are as freqnently reflexcd as erect. Hoih 

 these varieties are occasionally cultivated in gardens, and 

 frequently become double and very ornamental, but are liable, 

 unless care is taken of them, to retui-n to the single stale." 

 The double variety which forms the sidiject of llie 

 plate is one of the most splendid garden flowers of its class 

 ■ — humble indeed, l)ut in its day of glor}' uniipie in its dis 

 ])lay of colour, which differs from all the single varieties, 

 perhaps owing to the accumulation of power resulting From 

 multip>lieitiy of petals. We have occasionallv endeavoureil 

 to match it for colour in a great garden where myriads of 

 lovely plants were blooming. We have compared it with 

 ealandrinias, with man}' dianthuses, and more )iarticalarly 

 with that wonderful bit of colour, DinnlJiiiH /ihjjniiicnx ; 

 but it remained unmatched at the end of the story. iVn 

 advantage of the double variety is its dwarf growth : ver\' 

 dift'erent indeed to the single in all its states, when ha))|)y 

 on a moist bank, a little shaded by trees. The ratii;-eil 

 robin [L. Jloa-c/io/Ii) gives us a double variety which is 

 quite worth having, but is not equal in splendour to llie 

 plant before us. 



