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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



Pinks and Light Rose Shades. ^Kate Waterer, 

 rosy pink, with green blotch, very beautiful ; 

 Lady Grenville, light with pink edge, very deli- 

 cate ; Mrs. N. Agnew, light pink, bright edge, 

 pale orange centre, very handsome ; Mrs. Williams, 



; light rosy jjink, distinct and beautiful ; Mrs. Hey- 

 wood, very delicate pink, orange blotch ; Madame 

 Van de "Weiger, rich pink crimson blotch ; Duchess 

 of Edinburgh, rosy pink, handsome, medium size 

 truss ; J ohn Sjiencer, pink. 



EosE AND Bright Eose. — ^Lady Falmouth, rose, black 

 blotch, excellent ; Mrs. Thomas Longman, bright 

 rose, with a light brown blotch; Mrs. Thomas 

 Wain, pui'plish rose, chocolate blush ; W. E. Glad- 

 stone, much spotted, with brownish spots ; Titian, 

 very brilliant rose ; Notabile, fine rose, good truss ; 

 Lady Eleanor Cathcart, rose pink, with chocolate 

 blotch ; Lady Armstrong, light centre, very dark 

 sjjot, beautiful. 



Crimson and Scarlets. — Beauty of Sun-ey, dark 

 crimson ; Charles Bagley, cherry red ; Frederick 



Waterer, very bright, one of the best; H. W. 

 Sargent, large truss, good; H. H. Hunnewell, 

 dark crimson ; James Bateman, scarlet crimson ; 

 John Waterer, very fine ; Lord Selborne, rich and 

 good; Michael Waterer, scarlet crimson, one of 

 the best; Meteor, bright scarlet crimson, fine; 

 Pelopidas, fine, showy truss ; William Austin, 

 bright and free bloomer. 



EosY Crimsons. — Alexander Dancer, very bright, 

 good ; Archimedes, rosy crimson, lighter centre ; 

 Blandyanum, fine truss ; Decorator, good spot ; 

 Mi's. Joseijh Shuttleworth, fine, intense blotch ; 

 Eaphael, large, spotted crimson. 



Various. — The following, which have the colours more 

 or less mixed, are also very attractive : — Alarm, 

 white centre, bright crimson edge; Miss Owen, 

 delicate pink, spotted; Duchess of Sutherland, 

 white margin, rosy lilac ; Baroness Schroder, white 

 centre, bordered with pink ; and Princess William 

 of Wurtembiu-g (Veitch), white pink and crim- 

 son (Fig, 70). 



DECIDUOUS TEEES WITH OENAIMENTAL FOLIAGE. 



Deciduous trees of various sizes, though devoid of floral beauty, are indispensable 

 in the furnishing of gardens and pleasure grounds, whether they are attached to 

 villas or to more or less extensive demesnes. There are many types of beauty in 

 our leaf-shedding trees. Some are imposing, such as the towering elms, spreading 

 beeches, and majestic oaks ; some are dense and massive, as in chestnuts, planes, 

 and sycamores; others are elegant in contour, as the slender birches and graceful 

 acacias ; while several are remarkable for the distinct or variegated colour of their 

 foliage. 



Trees differ alike in stature, liabit, and character of their leafage : they are, 

 moreover, ever changing in the season of growth — from the tender virgin green of 

 spring to the deeper, and often brighter, robe of summer, culminating in the still 

 richer glow of autumn, as a brilliant flash of beauty before they fall. And when 

 the leaves are gone there is beauty still in trees — in the wonderful ramifications of 

 their branches and slender network of twigs, each turned in the direction that will 

 best present the leaves they will bear to the life-giving light for the fulfilment 

 of their duty and vitally important mission (see pp. 12, 13, 18, 19, 20). 



If it is true, as it is, that "perfect beauty is perfect fitness for a perfect use," 

 then are deciduous trees in winter beautiful indeed ; but they often have an added 



