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with lilac, one of the finest ; Lizzy Improved, clear peach, 

 similar in style to the last, but more brilliant; Lord 

 Jocelyn, crimson and very fine ; Louis Xapoleon, silvery 

 blush, veined with purple, and though not a show flower, 

 very effective ; Magician, cherry, with dark maroon base ; 

 Memnon, beautiful light crimson, spike large and fine ; 

 Miss Ashley, light fawn, and handsome in shape; Nar- 

 cissus, clear yellow; Queen Eleanor, bright rosy peach 

 with silvery edges, quite new and distinct ; Eosy Morn, 

 bright rose ; Solfaterre, lemon-coloured, and good in 

 form ; Souvenir, purplish rose ; Swansdown, white, edged 

 with lake; and White Globe, pure white, large and 

 compact. 



First-class French Hollyhocks : Amarante, very double, 

 dark red ; Anais, very double, admirably shaped, mottled 

 or rather jaspered pink ; Arlequin, light violet clouded 

 with dark violet and speckled with white ; Boule de Neige, 

 very round, double, and pure white ; Chromatella, very 

 double, dark yellow ; Desprez, white in the circumference, 

 yellow in the centre ; Grand Colbert, double, perfect in 

 shape, dark mottled red ; Grand Pe-King, very double, 

 nankin yellow; Jeune Euphemie, double, well shaped, 

 light red ; Isabelle, very double, cherry-coloured ; Marie- 

 Gabrielle, double, fleshy white ; Pluton, very double, 

 almost black ; Proserpine, very double, very dark red. 



By stating that the very newest varieties are not re- 

 quired, and by leaving the selection to respectable 

 nurserymen, such as Paul, Bircham, and many others, a 

 good assortment may be ordered with confidence, at quite 

 a moderate expense. 



Sop. — Humulus lupidus. — A graceful climber, useful 

 for covering verandahs and balconies, and pleasing to the 

 eye of those who can admire elegance of form indepen- 

 dent of bright colouring. The growth of the Hop 

 affords numerous illustrations of the Line of Beauty. 

 Its habit of dying to the ground every autumn affords a 

 convenient opportunity of painting or cleaning the frame- 

 work up which it has climbed. Propagate by root- 

 division ; must have a deep, rich loam, well manured. 



