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conduce to the production of flowers rather than to growth. 

 Grace Wilder, which has held its own for so long on account \ 

 of its peculiarly delicate pink color, has, I think, been too plen- 

 tiful in the New York markets this year for the first time. 

 Over production and degeneration in that variety is thought 

 to be the principal cause in this case. So many of the flow- 



seded, and that very soonf by improved varieties in the same 

 line of color. Buttercup is conceded to be the best of its 

 color— yellow, marked with bright red— and it is also one of 



further, and say that it is not only the best of its color! but 

 one of the very best varieties in the whole list of canations. 



own experience with it dates back nearly to the time it was 

 disseminated by the raiser, the late Chas. T. Starr. I have 

 tried it in two widely different localities as regards soil, a stiff 

 stubborn, clayey loam, and one that is largely made up of 

 mica. But no success followed. It would not flourish out- 

 doors in summer time. Last fall I procured plants from- two 

 different successful growers; they were in good, thrifty condi- c 

 tion when received, though not very large, and they have ren- r 

 dered a good account of themselves up to the present time. 

 Portia is the standard scarlet, but we are hearing whisperings 

 of hope in many quarters that it will soon be displaced from 



Hector is pronounced one of the 

 "it it d^s not sustain that high 

 !-»dy Emma was the popular sc; 

 mg to a somewhat delicate const 

 One by that name is grown by 

 > "i-l< market. It is not the tru< 

 was decided bv the committee or 

 of American Florists, at the mee 



of the character of Portia, and 

 Emma, the latter not having the 

 age, which is one of the charact. 

 nor are the flower stems so stoi 



