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the case of the red sorts without any tendency to turn 

 purple. They should be double enough not to show the 

 center, and the plants should have a long and steady 

 season of flowering. 



Among the varieties that are most commonly grown 

 are Bride, Perle (des Jardins), Catherine Mermet and 

 American Beauty. To these should be added Mad. Car- 

 oline Testout, Kaiserin Augusta Victoriaj Bridesmaid, 

 Mrs. W. C. Whitney, Pres. Carnot (Fig. 1) and Meteor, 

 of more recent introduction, which are fast coming into 

 favor. 



American Beauty has no rival in its class, and its 

 flowers are always in demand at good prices. Its flowers 

 are rather small in summer and the petals soon take on 

 a purple color, but when well grown it is a grand rose. 

 Many growers who are successful with most sorts fail 

 with this variety, which will only succeed with the very 

 best of care. It needs a strong, stiff soil, and a temper- 

 ature at as near sixty degrees as can be secured. 



Bride is the favorite white variety. It -also needs a 

 rather heavy soil, and should be started early. The 

 temperature for this sort is fifty-six degrees, or a little 

 below. With close attention to ventilation, this is a 

 very desirable sort. 



Mermet was for many years the best pink variety, but 

 the fact that it is of a very light color during the dark 

 days of winter, and, like the Bride, which is a sport from 

 it, quite subject to mildew, has lessened its popularity. 

 It requires the same care as Bride, and if given a low 

 temperature at night, careful ventilation during the 

 day, and if sheltered from cold drafts of air, it is still a 

 desirable sort. Bridesmaid (Fig. 2), a recent candidate 

 for a place in the list of commercial varieties, is a little 

 deeper pink than Mermet, and has the marked advantages 

 of holding its color and being comparatively free from the 

 attack of mildew. Wherever it has been planted it is 



