f^MATEUR ^ULTIVATOK'S ||uiDE. 



VARIETIES FOR 1871. 



l-RICBi 



Adauson. Rose-colored, tinged with lilac; on the lnternl and inferior divis ^o». large 



stains on white ground tinged yellow; bordered with carmine, ti ited lilac $2.00 



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An to ni us. 



atha. Larse-flowcrcd, rose colored, with an orange tinge, blazed with carmine 



amaranth, fine clear yellow spots; very fine 1.00 J 



.40 



1.00 

 .75 



2.00 



Large, well-opened, perfect flowers, cherry-colored, slightly tinged with 

 orange, blazed with carminate-red ; puro white statins; charming plant . 

 Circe, Fine spike of large, well-opened, perfect flowers, of a fine rose slightly tinged 



With lilac, largely blazed with bright carmine; ceutre well lighted . 

 Corneiic. Handsome spike of largo light cherry-colored flowers; centre transparent . 

 Dclicalissima. fine white flowers very slightly tinged, and blazed with a soft car- 

 mine lilac; the inferior divisions of a pure white, bordered with lilac 

 tdi/abcth. Flower* beautiful dark-rose-colorcd, strongly blazed with a lively car- 

 mined purple; on the inferior divisions very largo stains of a purpled 



carmine, with pure white stripes 2.00 



f Fcnclon. Large i-pikes of largo well-opened flowers of a tender rose, tinged with 



violet, and blazed with bright carmine 1.00 



Ilomer. Vigorous plant; very long spikes of very large, perfect flowers, of a light 



amaranth, blazed with very bright purple; magnificent plant (perfection) 2.00 

 La Caudeur. Very large well-opened flowers of a perfect white, lightly striped with 



carmined violet (perioction) 2.00 



Livingston. Cnerrv-color ot a purpled carmine, the centre clearing off and shading 



into violet, with a metallic reflex; new shade of A pleasing effect . . 1.50 

 .lime. Desportes. Very large and wide spike; (lowers very large, well-opened, of a 



very pure white; the inferior divisions slightly striped with violet . . 2.00 

 Mine. Dombriiin. Large, perfect, well-inserted flowers of a carminato violet, blazed 



with bright purple ; well-lighted in the centre 2.00 



Mary Stuart. Large, well-opened, and well-inserted flowers, white, very slightly 



tinged with rose, and blazed with very bright, carminato, cherry color . 2.00 

 Micuel-Aiige. Large, well-opened flowers; dark crimson, slightly blazed with 

 brownish purple on the superior divisions; centre well lighted; white 

 stains; first-rate variety, as well for its peculiar color, as lor the elegant 

 insertion of tlio flowers on the spike, which makes them resemble Lilies . 3.00 

 Mr. Lesouve. Flowers very large, perfect, very bright fire-red; the superior divis- 

 ions divided by a white line ; on the inferior divisions, a pure white stain 2.00 

 Romulus. Flowers very brilliant browuish-red; large pure white stain; large white 



lines on the inferior divisions 1.00 



Thomas Methiveu. Flowers large, well-shaped, violet tinged with rose; centre well 



lighted, transparent; the extremity of the divisions carminate violet . 1.50 

 Rosa iJouliein. Large, well-opened white flowers, slightly tinged with hlac, and 



blazed with carmined violet 2.00 



GENERAL COLLECTION. 



An a is. Good shape, white, .inged 

 with lilac; very largo sulphur-white 

 stains, striped with lilac-carmine 



Alexander. Flower large, well-shaped, 

 very line bright red .... 



Amabiiis. bright vermilion, stained 

 with yellow . . . . . 



Adonis. Light-cherry, yellow throat, 

 witn light-yellow spots 



Vglae. Kose-colorcd salmon, mottled 



V lis tote. Light-rose, with purplish 

 crimson stripes ..... 



Berenice. Beautiful rose, striped with 

 red, with purple-carmine colored spots 



Bertha Rabourdiu. Tare white, 

 with beautilul large carmine stain 



Brcuchlcyensis. Deep scarlet; fine . 



Bernard de Jussieu. Flower large, 

 wide, perfect ground violet, shaded 

 and ti;:;ed with cherry-color and pur- 

 ple; stains purple on white ground . 



''nlpiuiulaceus. Bright nankeen 



.25 



.30 



.25 



.25 

 .10 



.25 



is 



Calypso. Rose-striped, blotched with 



carmine 



Cnnari. Light-yellow, striped with 



rose 25 



Chateaubriand. Clear cherry; a mag- 

 nificent spike 



Cointe de Morny. Dark cherry-red, 

 blotched with white, and striped with 



purplo 



Comtesse de Bresson. Deep bhish- 

 piuk in centre, shaded with crimson; 

 outside petals veined with white; two 

 lower petals striped with purple . 

 Couranti Tulgens. Bright-crimson . 

 llaphne. Light-cherry, with darker 



stripes, stained with bright-carmine 

 Diana. Lkht-salmon, variegated with 

 rose, and blotched with light-carmine, 



on white ground 35 



Due de MalakofF. Orange-red, on 



yellowish-white grounl; fine . . .40 

 Dana-. Delicate straw-cjlor, violet spots .68 



