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liancy of hue for which the species just mentioned is so 

 deservedly admired, alone maintains its ascendency, for 

 in every other respect our present subject is decidedly 

 unequalled." This certainly described Punctatum as we 

 have it, and as it was first called Roseum, we can see no 

 reason for its later appellation. 



Var. album. — This is a pure white form; except- 

 ing in color, it is well described in var. rubrum. 



Var. preecox. — This differs from the above, in hav- 

 ing its pure white petals slightly tinged with pink, in 

 being a stronger grower, producing, when well estab- 

 lished, twelve to fifteen flowers on a single stem ; the 

 petals are regular and much reflexed, often clasping the 

 stem ; in the center of the flower the petals are studded 

 with delicate little projections, like crystal points. Of 

 it there seem to be several so-called varieties. One has 

 yellow anthers instead of brown ; in other respects they 

 are identical. Seedlings from this or the foregoing- 

 white form are as numerous as are those of the spotted 

 varieties, which makes the nomenclature of this group 

 decidedly uncertain. 



Var. vestale. — A synonym of var. album. 



Var. punctatum. — A synonym of var. roseum. 



Var. macranthum. — A synonym of var. rubrum. 



Var. melpomene. — A seedling variety raised by the 

 late 0. M. Hovey, of Boston. It is somewhat darker 

 than true Rubrum, but by no means an improvement on 

 the type. Mr. Hovey was quite successful in growing 

 the L. speciosum from seed, and at one time had, of his 

 own production, varieties named for each of the Muses ; 

 but with the exception of Melpomene, none are in 

 existence. 



Vars. monstrosum, of Album, Rubrum and Punc- 

 tatum, are simply fasciated forms, unworthy a place in 

 the garden, excepting for the curiosity there is in mon- 

 strosities. There is an interesting feature in these fas- 

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