46 JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Per plant. 



Euban rose. Snow white, powdered with rose and bordered with rose 30 



George Loddiges. Exquisite variety, rose, ornated with white hieroglyphs, golden 



yellow throat, covered with vermilion dots 30 



Flamme de punch. Flowers large, rose, flaked with punch flame and adorned with 



pure white hieroglyphs 30 



$3 per dozen, my selection. 



GLOXINIAS. 



The varieties of this genus are all very handsome, producing abundance of magnificent 



flowers of the most beautiful description. The tubers should be potted in February or March. 



Place in a little heat to start them into growth ; water sparingly till the plants are well 



established. When in bloom bring them into the conservatory or drawing room. After the 



plants have done blooming dry gradually off, by withholding water from their roots ; after- 

 wards remove them to a warm, dry place. 

 The following are superlatively beautiful: 

 Those marked thus (e) have erect flowers. 



(e) Cinderella. Pure white with pink band, most beautiful. 



(e) Brilliant. Bright crimson margined with rose, rich violet throat. 



Ernst Banary. Dark lavender, mottled with white, a beautiful flower. 



Henry Husson. White, with a lavender lip, a large showy flower, beautiful. 



Leon Vanderwee. Flowers having six divisions, each covered with dark, almost black spots, 

 edges white. 



(e) Madame de Smet. White with violet lobes, a beautiful marked variety. 



Rose d' Amour. Rose carmine, cream colored throat, zone of cerise. 



Mogul. Tube dotted with red, purple crimson limb, very clear at the border. 



(e) Princess Royal. Tube and edges white, throat mottled with dark blue, fine. 



Scarlet Gem. Crimson scarlet, extra fine. 



Theresa Saul. Scarlet carmine margined with white, very fine. 



Quadricolor. Rose flaked with white, super cochineal spots; throat lilac. 



Wilhelmine. White, the tube is ornamented with an azure blue band encircling innumera- 

 ble blue dottings. 



Suavis. Color white, with millions offender rose color dots. 



Tricolor Cochenille. Fine cochineal, with lavender rays and tricolor throat. 



Byron. White ground, the margin of the limb is amaranth festooned with purple. 



Camoens. Very fine flower marbled with snow white and blue, bordered with crimson. 



Chateaubriand. A rose cochineal, white undulated limb, throat marked with rose. 



(e) Gcethe. Erect flower, vermilion rose with almost black throat and white bottom. 



Lamartine. White bordered rose limb, veering to cochineal, marbled with white. 



Le Lion de Flandre. Dark blue, ornamented with an immense cream white spot, which 

 covers all the breadth of the tube. 



(e) Nekita. Very dark purple, nearly black, extra fine. 



Schiller. Erect flower, fiery cherry sprinkled with violet, very large flower. 



Washington. Very dark vermilion cochineal. 



Lady Cremorne. A new type of flower, adorned with an elegant, lively rosy and white 

 tucker, inside of throat dark rose. 



Topaz. Tube white, lobes zoned with white and tinted with blue. 



Pourpre de Tyr. Deep crimson throat, the remaining portion of which is of a pure cream 

 color speckled. 



25 cts. each ; $2.50 per dozen. 



NEW GLOXINIAS.— Veitch & Sons. 



(e) Boule de Neige. Pure snowy white, fine form, an abundant bloomer. 



(e) Derniere Mode. White with centre of lobes spotted maroon, throat dotted with lilac 



blue, extra. 

 Duchess of Teck. This fine variety has extra large drooping flowers of a rich magenta, 



shaded with maroon ; the ground color is lighter at the edges of the lobes. It is very 



distinct. 



