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pot for several years. The soil they thrive well in is 

 a mixture of peat, loam, leaf-mould, and sand, using- 

 three parts of the first to one each of the latter. 

 Drain well and pot firmly, and if it is poaisible to 

 give them a little warmth, the growth will be more 

 vigorous and raj)id. At this time they should be 

 syringed about twice in the course of the day, morn- 

 ing and evening being the best times to apply the 

 shower-bath. 



The original species, A. iitdica, v/as introduced 

 in the early part of the present century; and 

 although at that time considered a very fine and 

 showy plant, it has long ago been left behind by 

 the improved forms which have been brought into 

 commerce by the florists, who have been most 

 painstaking and successful in improving this flower, 

 both in size and variety of colour. During the 

 last few years a new feature in this family has 

 been obtained by the hybridisers, and this is the 

 introduction of a class of small-growing kinds, which 

 flower very early, and produce small flowers, that 

 are perfect gems for button-holes, bouquets, shoulder- 

 sprays, and such-like purposes, when the flowers of 

 the ordinary kinds cannot be used. At present the 

 numbers of this section are few, but the cross- 

 breeders are busy at work, and before long these, 

 like their larger-flowered relations, will undoubtedly 

 form a leading feature in the garden. 



A. Alice. — Flowers very dui-able ; beautiful deep 

 rose, with large blotch of vermilion. 



A. Argus.— ^Qmi-d.o\x\Ae, splendid shape arid sub- 

 stance ; light salmon, with deep crimson blotcn. 



A. Apollo.- — ^Very large : white, with carnation 

 flakes and stripes. 



A. Baronne de Vrire. — rEnormous flowers; petals 

 beautifully waved, snow-white, flaked with crimson, 

 blotched with sulphur on upper petals. 



A. Bernard Andre. — Flowers double ; rosy-purp"^e, 

 very fine. 



A. Bernard Andre, alba. — A close, compact habit; 

 flowers double, pure tvhite, very beautiful. 



A. Bijou de Paris. — Pure white, striped with rosy 

 carmine, and blotched with ye:low; flowers veiy 

 large ; a very desirable kind. 



A. Brilliant. — A late-bloomiixg variety ; flowers 

 of good form, rich orange-scarlet. 



A. Cedo NulU. — This is generally supposed to be 

 the nearest approach to a blue Azalea which has yet 

 been obtained; flowers of good substance, and very 

 rich purple. 



A. Charmer — A very distinct variety ; flowers 

 bright amarantii, blotched with a deeper shade. 



A. Chelsoni. — Fine form and substance; colour 

 light orange-scarlet, blotched with purple. 



A. Comet. — Bright light scarlet or flame-cclour, 

 upper petals shaded purple , very showy. 



A. Comtesse de Beaufort. — Beautiful rose-colour ; 

 up^Der petals blotched with deep crimson. 



A. Comtede Hainault. — Flowers immense; salmon- 

 pink, upper petals well spotted with dark maroon. 



A. JJr. Moore. — Flowers double ; intense rose, 

 shaded with violet ; perfect form. 



A. Br. Livingstone. — Large and handsome ; rich 

 rosy-purple. 



A. Dominique Vervaenc. — Fine double, orange-red 

 flowers. 



A. Due de Brabant. — Dark rose, with dark spots 

 on the upper petals. 



A. Buchesse Adelaide de Xassau. — Fiery crimson, 

 shaded with violet ; large and fine. 



A. Buchess of Edinburgh. — Pure white ; fine 

 form ; very useful for forcing. 



A. Buhe of Edinburgh. — Deep crimson, upper 

 petals shaded purple ; fine flower. 



A. Eclat ante. — Deep crimson, shaded with rose, 

 densely spotted ; one of the best. 



A. Fascination. — Bright rose, spotted with rosy- 

 crimson, and edged with white. 



A. Flambeau. — Glowing crimson, very bright. 



A. Flag of Truce. — Pure white, double and very 

 full ; one of the finest double whites. 



A. Franqois Bevos. — Clear deep crimson; very 

 double, and good shape. 



A. Her Majesty . — Rosy-lilac, blotched and spotted 

 with crimson, and bordered with white. 



A. Holfordiana. — Rich rosy-crimson ; very fine. 



A. llortense Vervaenc. — Rosy-salmon, edged with 

 white. 



A. imbricata. — Double white ; very full and double, 

 superb flower. 



A. John Gould Veitch. — Rosy-lilac^,• with white 

 veins, blotched with saffron, and bordered with 

 white ; a superb flower. 



A. Juliana. — Rich crimson, densely spotted. 



A. La Victoire. — Bright red, beautifully spotted 

 with crimson-maroon. 



A. Louis von Baden. — Pure white ; form and sub- 

 stance good; profuse bloomer. 



A. Madame Louis de Rerchove. — Bright cerise, 

 flaked with orange, shaded with carmine, blotched 

 with maroon, and bordered with white ; superb. 



A. Madame ir«r<5?j/.— Orange-scarlet, upper petals 

 purplish-crimson ; large and fine. 



A. Madame van Houtte. — Pure white, flaked with 

 rose and crimson ; grand flower. 



A. Madame van EckhauL—Ylowevs upwards of 

 five inches in diameter, intensely double, with broad 

 outer petals of good substance ; perhaps the best 

 double white yet raised. 



A. Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt. — Yiolet-rose, 

 flaked with crimson, and edged wath white. 



A. Madame Camille van Langenhoven. — Pure white, 



