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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



Minerva, soft nankeen-yellow, with rose-pink fila- 

 ments ; plants vigorous, with dark green foliage ; 

 trusses massive, extra large, globose in outline. 



Monarch, buff-yellow, shaded with orange, filaments 

 deep rose ; tube very short, and the flowers well 

 formed and enduring. 



Ne Plus Ultra, of a uniform crimson-scarlet ; one of 

 the finest of its colour. 



Ophelia, soft light rose, toned with light orange- 

 yellow ; distinct colour, large compact truss. 



President, clear buff-yellow, tinted with rose, com- 

 pact habit, and amplo foliage. 



Primrose, the purest primrose yellow in the section. 



Princess Alexandra, white, tinged with blush ; 

 still one of the best of its colour. 



Princess Beatrice, light yellow, suffused with pink, 

 light pink centre ; vigorous and free flowering. 



Princess Fredeiuca, light buff-yellow, tinged with 

 rose at the margin ; antheis bright crimson. 



Princess Royal, light rose-pink, with darker centre. 

 Purity, a beautiful white variety, very free flowering. 

 Pose Perfection, light satiny-rose, suffused with 

 white. 



Scarlet Crown, brilliant orange- scarlet, flowers of 



good form and substance. 

 Souvenir de J. II. Mangles, orange-yellow, suffused 



with rose-pink ; largo well-formed flowers ; truss 



bold and compact. (See woodcut, page 224.) 

 Sybil, beautiful rose-pink, suffused with white ; 



vigorous habit and neat foliage. 

 Taylori, bright pink, with white tube ; plant of good 



habit and freo flowering. 

 Thetis, light tawny-yellow, faintly tinted with rose. 

 TRiUMrnANS, crimson-scarlet. A splendid variety 



of very fine form, distinct and brilliant in colour ; 



plant vigorous. 

 Virgil, clear buff-yellow, tinted with rose in the 



centre. 



Valuable and later additions to the list resulting from second crosses are 



Latona, puro cream yellow, flowers 2 inches in 

 diameter ; plant vigorous. 



Little Beauty, glowing carmine-scarlet ; plant 

 dwarf, bushy, and floriferous. 



Mas. Heal, purest white, flowers 2 inches in dia- 

 meter, small trusses. (See woodcut, page 22C.) 



Neptune, brilliant scarlet, good trusses ; plant dwarf 

 and bushy. 



Numa, bright orange-red, trusses compact and globose; 



plant distinct in appearance. 

 Ruby, dark coral-red, toned with crimson ; compact 



trusses. 



Double-Flowered Section. E. balsamin.eflob.um. 



Balsaminteflorum album, white flowers, produced 

 in large compact trusses, the largest of the forms 

 with double flowers. 

 ,, aurecm, bright yellow. 



Balsamin.eflorum carneum, flesh-colour, tinted with 

 rose. 



, , RAJAn, bright fawn -yellow, tinted with rose towards 

 the margin. 



,, roseum, rose-pink, suffused with light orange. 



Older Species for Training. 



EDGWORTni, Sikkim, flowers largo, white, tinged 



with blush or pale yellow, fragrant. 

 FORMOSUM (syn. R. Gibsoni), Eastern Himalaya, 



flowers white, tinged with purple and yellow. 



Nuttali, Bhotan, flowers white, tinted with rose, 



large fragrant. 

 Veitciiianum, Moulmoin, flowers pure white, largo, 



species half-hardy. 



rhopala, or roupala. — A few species belonging to this genus are cultivated more 

 for the beauty of their bold leaves than for any attraction the flowers possess. A warm 

 greenhouse or conservatory is the proper place for them, allowing each plant ample 

 room, and keeping them scrupulously clean. The species principally grown are 

 II. corcovadensis (synonym Pohli), from Brazil, height 6 feet to 20 feet; E. elegans, 

 Brazil ; and li. Vervaeneana. They are propagated in the summer by inserting cuttings 



