By Joseph Sabine, Esq. 331 



strong, though not tall, and shews its blossoms early in 

 what may be called the second season, that is soon after 

 the most early ones. The blossoms are produced abundantly 

 in thick clusters or corymbs at the ends of the branches, 

 and from the peculiarity of their appearance are attrac- 

 tive ; they seem full, though not thick of florets, with an 

 irregular circumference, the larger ones having an expan- 

 sion of more than three inches. The florets project a little 

 and spread themselves out so as to form a well shaped flower. 

 The colours are pale. The florets are all expanded, the ex- 

 ternal ones being reflexed at their edges their whole length ; 

 these are of a gentle pink hue, but more tinged with that 

 colour on their backs ; there is a gradual transition of the 

 pink in the entire flower, at about half way from the circum- 

 ference, into buff or pale yellow ; this is the colour of the in- 

 ternal florets, which are however sometimes marked a little 

 with dull pink on their backs ; their edges, when the flower 

 is at its best, are incurved, and towards the centre they be- 

 come less and linear, and turning inwards conceal a small 

 disc. The leaves are dull pale green, large and broad, re- 

 flexed or curled back at their edges, lobed, but not deeply ; 

 the lobes are obtuse, the serratures of the lobes are very ob- 

 tuse and shallow, but with sharp pointed terminations. 



The blossoms of this variety are produced freely against a 

 wall, but have not the delicate beauty of those under glass, 

 the weather increasing the dark colour at the backs of the 

 florets, especially of those in the centre of the flower. A 

 figure of this variety, (Plate III.,) from a drawing made in the 

 Garden of the Society by Mr. William Clark, has been 

 engraved to accompany this Paper. 



