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Aster, Victoria. This class is allied to the Giant Emperor, but superior 

 to it in habit of plant and form of flower, often bearing 20 perfect 

 flowers on a single fitalk ; of pyramidal growth : 1^ feet high. 



" Rose-flowered, a beautiful new variety, about two feet high. 

 Flowers of large oval form, beautifully imbricated and very double. 

 All shades of color. 



" Porcupine, or Hedgehog, the quilled, or sharply pointed petals, 

 is the distinguishing feature of this variety. 



" Dwarf Pyramid, the flowers of this variety form a perfect bouquet, 

 completely hiding the foliage and often numbering from one to two 

 hundred on a single plant • 1 foot. 



" Dwarf Chrysanthemum flowered, a valuable late variety and 

 a profuse bloomer. Flowers three or four inches in diameter, con- 

 taining many shades of color ; 10 inches high. 



" Reid's Improved Quilled, this class is not new, though not 

 generally known. It is very hardy and pretty, and remarkable for 

 the globular form of the flower ; eight distinct colors mixed. 



" German Quilled, ? 2 principal colors mixed. 



BAeHELOK'S BUTTOK— (Centaueea.) 



Well known hardy annual, of easy cultivation and great variety of colors. 



Centaurea cyanus, single ; various colors mixed. 



'' moschata atropurpurea, very showy ; double, deep purple. 



New and fine. 



^ BALSAM. 



A magnificent annual, needing rich soil and good cultivation, well repay- 

 ing for both, with its abundance of showy blossoms. Transplant to 12 inches 

 apart, and pinch off a portion of the shoots, which will increase the size of the 

 flower, and render the plants more vigorous. 

 Balsam, double solferino, new variety ; satiny white, streaked, striped, 



and spotted with crimson and lilac ; very choice. 

 '• Camellia-flowered, very double, perfect in form, white. 



bloicbed. Mixed colors. 



Improved Rose-flowered, one of the finest and largest of the 



double varieties ; 1'2 self-colored varieties mixed. 



Atrosanguinea plenissima, a new variety; fine dark red, 

 very double : liiglily I'ccommended. 

 Double Tall, 12 l e^1 coloi-s mixed. 

 Double Dwarf, 12 best colors mixed. 



