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THE PLOKIST AND P0M0L0G1ST. 



to Mr. W. Paul, of Waltham Cross, for the opportunity of making the selection 

 of what appear to us to be the better sorts, as follows : — 



TALLER GROWING- VARIETIES 5 TO 6 EEET HIGH. 



Little Darling. Free bloomer ; symmetrically-quilled florets, bright rosy crimson ; 2£ inches 

 across ; full. 



Little Jewess. Free and very gay ; symmetrically cupped ; bright pinkish-rose. 

 Little Kate. Small, quilled, almost globular, purple. 



Tom Thumb. One of the smallest, and very free ; shell-petalled ; pale buff white, heavily 



tipped with bright rosy purple ; about 2 inches across. 

 Little Robin. Very small ; symmetrically quilled, full ; deep pucy purple ; about 2 inches 



across. 



Little Mary. Free bloomer and very rich colour, a crimson maroon ; shell-petalled and 



very even ; 2£ inches across. 

 Little Rosa. Free bloomer ; symmetrically quilled and globular ; rather large, but very 



full and high-centred ; blush, slightly tipped at the back with purple ; 2| inches across. 

 Little Gem. Free bloomer ; symmetrically quilled and globular ; fawn or pale buff ; 2 inches 



across. 



Hebe. Free ; shell-petalled, of good outline ; rosy purple. 



Bijou. Free-blooming and showy ; blush, heavily tipped with maroon crimson. 



DWAREER VARIETIES, 3£ TO 4 EEET HIGH. 



Star. Free bloomer ; shell-petalled, full ; bright orange yellow, tipped with vermilion red ; 

 2i inches across. 



Little Dorrit. Tolerably free ; symmetrically quilled and full of florets ; the eye a little 



sunk ; deep purplish-rose ; 2f inches across. 

 Crimson Beauty. Free ; symmetrically quilled, fine form ; deep maroon crimson ; 2 inches 



across. 



Child of Faith. Blush white, full and compact ; 2 inches across. 



Gold Pheasant. Shell-petalled and very compact ; pale yellow, tipped with cherry rose ; 

 about 2 inches across. 



Fairy Nymph. Free bloomer ; shell-petalled and full ; pale rosy lilac ; 2i inches across. 

 Annie. An elegant, free-blooming sort of good form, the smallest of all ; blush white, tipped 



with rosy purple ; scarcely 2 inches across ; 3 feet high. 

 Little Selene. Profuse bloomer, compact, and of good form ; symmetrically shell-petalled ; 



blush white, tipped with light purple ; 2 inches across ; 3 feet high. 

 Tom Tit. Very free ; symmetrically quilled and deep ; white, heavily tipped with deep 



purplish-lilac ; scarcely 2 inches across. 

 Canary Bird. Free, symmetrically quilled ; sulphur yellow. 



There are many more varieties already in collections, and the number may 

 be expected to increase rapidly now that attention has been directed to their 

 merits. The foregoing varieties, however, may be safely taken as a guide by 

 those who are about to make a selection ; and as a smaller set we should for 

 ourselves prefer of the latter sorts Little Darling, Little Jewess, Little Mary, 

 Little Robin, and Tom Thumb ; and of the dwarfer ones Crimson Beauty, 

 Star, Little Dorrit, Annie, and Child of Faith. 



We perceive the Pompon Dahlias are to be grown for trial at Chiswick 

 during the present summer. 



ON BOTTOM HEAT, OR HEAT AT THE ROOT. 



So much has been said and written about growing tropical fruits, that it 

 would appear there is scarcely any room to say or write more ; yet I believe a 

 great many people are far from thoroughly understanding the true principles 

 of forcing. Some imagine that to make a border and cram a great quantity of 

 dung into it, is all that is required. Others, again, fancy if they keep the 

 house at a certain temperature, they are sure of success, being at the same 

 time quite regardless of fresh air for the plants or of heat for the roots. Now, 

 I maintain that in our cold and almost sunless climate all tropical fruits require 



