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better, as even in a parlor window it will bloom in a 

 few weeks after being brought from the cellar. 



Plants may be imported for about fifty cents each. 



"We heartily recommend this variety for general 

 planting. 



Variety album. This is merely a white-flowered 

 variety of the species, and is only desirable for 

 planting with it for contrast. 



Variety salicifolium and cheiranthifolium, the 

 willow and wall-flower leaved, are very pretty for 

 contrast, the foliage being narrow and somewhat 

 curled. The flowers are small ; pale purple. Our 

 plants do well wintered in the cellar. 



Variety azaleoides is a hybrid with some species 

 of azalea. The leaves are small, and the flower not 

 especially showy ; the plant is dwarf, and suitable 

 for the borders of beds. With us it has stood eight 

 winters, flowering freely ; but the leaves are liable 

 to be browned by the winter's sun without protection. 



A sub-variety, crispiflorum, figured in lUus. Hort. 

 5, t. 181, has very showy flowers ; rich pink, with 

 wavy petals. 



Variety pictum is very distinct, and worthy a 

 place in the choicest collection; color white, with 

 very dark spots on upper petals ; requires cellar 

 protection in winter. 



Found in catalogues as Lowii. 



Variety multimaculatum is a very neat variety ; 

 flowers white, spotted with red ; tender. 



