THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 



way of A. amcena, but with large flowers of a rosy- 

 purple shade (B. S. Williams) ; the handsome yellow- 

 flowered Tillandsia Saundersiana, and a pretty new 

 Dracaena, named Bella, having a dwarf compact 

 growth, and narrow arching leaves of various shades 

 of reddish crimson (The General Horticultural Com- 

 pany (John Wills), Limited) ; and some new double 

 Cinerarias from Mr. R. H. Yertegans, Chad Valley 

 Nursery, Birmingham, the most conspicuous being 

 Chad Valley Beauty, bright bluish-purple ; Ranunculus, 

 white, flaked with purple; Vortigern, similar to the 

 last but of a darker colour ; and R. H. Vertegans, the 

 best of all, the flower bright purple. Cineraria Mrs. 

 Thomas Lloyd, a fine purplish-crimson double variety, 

 figured by us some time ago, was also shown in fine 

 condition by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. 



NEW DAHLIAS OF 1881. 



A goodly number of new varieties of the Dahlia in 

 the various sections will be sent out next month, and 

 it would seem, from the number being offered, that 

 the demand for them is as brisk as ever. 



The batch of new varieties to be distributed by 

 Mr. C. Turner, The Royal Nursery, Slough, comprises 

 Goldfinder (Fellowes), yellow tipped with red, a large 

 and finely-shaped flower, very constant ; Hebe (Fel- 

 lowes), pale rosy-lilac, good petal and outline ; 

 Modesty (Fellowes), blush, fine outline and excellent 

 substance; Nancy (Fellowes), pale rose suffused with 

 white, a large and well-shaped flower ; Prince of Den- 

 mark (Fellowes), very dark maroon, shaded with 

 crimson, a fine and effective show flower; Queen of 

 Spain (Fellowes), shaded buff, new in colour, fine 

 smooth quality, and very constant ; Revival (Fellowes), 

 rich crimson, full size, and very double, a fine exhibi- 

 tion flower ; and Sunbeam (Fellowes), clear buff, fine 

 outline, and very constant. We have reason to believe 

 that this batch will include some of the best flowers 

 Mr. Turner has sent out for a few years past. Mr. 

 Turner will also distribute two new fancy varieties by 

 the same raiser, viz. : Jannette, pale yellow tipped with 

 white, large and constant ; and Magician, deep yellow, 

 distinctly tipped with scarlet, a constant and effective 

 variety. 



Messrs. Keynes and Co., Castle Street, Salisbury, 

 Lave a list of ten new show varieties, as follows : — 

 Champion Rollo, large dark, with a lighter shade on 

 the edge of the petals, a fine bold flower, requiring no 



thinning ; H. W. Ward, yellow ground, heavily edged 

 and shaded with deep crimson, of fine form, very free 

 and constant ; The Hon. Mrs. Percy Wyndham, yellow 

 ground, deeply edged with rosy-purple, very pleasing 

 in colour and fine form ; James Vick, purplish- maroon, 

 colour intense, very full and symmetrical; Joseph 

 Green, clear bright crimson, good full centre, and 

 outline very fine ; Lady Wimborne, dark pink heavily 

 shaded with rose, very pretty and quite a new colour ; 

 Mrs. Dodds, blush centre, the outer petals light lilac, 

 very pretty and exquisite in form ; Mr. Compton, dark 

 maroon, with a shade of purple, a very constant good 

 flower ; Richard Edwards, plum colour, with a pretty 

 shade of lilac on the surface, a very neat, compact, and 

 well-built flower ; and Walter K. Williams, figured in 

 the present number, a truly splendid variety, of un- 

 common beauty and striking colour. 



The following new fancy varieties will be distributed 

 by Messrs. Keynes and Co., Castle Street Nursery, 

 Salisbury : — Annie Pritchard, white, beautifully striped 

 with lilac and rose, large and full; Chorister, fawn 

 colour, striped with crimson and rose, a very constant 

 useful flower : Edward Peck, deep lilac, striped with 

 rich maroon, very fine form; Hugh Austin, orange 

 scarlet, beautifully striped with dark red, a most useful 

 flower ; James O'Brien, yellow, with crimson and 

 reddish-rose stripes, a fine flower ; Lady Antrobus, 

 red, tipped with pure white, a new showy colour, 

 flowers of good form ; Miss Rodwell, rosy-purple, 

 tipped with white, very pretty ; and Professor Fawcett, 

 dark lilac, striped with chocolate, very fine in every 

 respect. All the foregoing were raised by Messrs. 

 Keynes and Co. 



Messrs. Rawlings Bros., of Romford, have the 

 following four new varieties of their own raising, viz. : — 

 Shirley Hibberd, dark shaded crimson, a noble and 

 constant variety ; William Rawlings, rich crimson- 

 purple, perfect outline ; Frank Rawlings, rich purple- 

 magenta, perfect form and outline, quite a model ; and 

 Mr. Harris, crimson-scarlet, deep and full, fine form, 

 and very constant. And the following fancy variety : — 

 Mrs. N. Halls, bright scarlet tipped with white, fine 

 form and outline. 



Messrs. Keynes and Co. also offer two new bedding 

 varieties, viz.: Scarlet Globe, very bright orange-scarlet, 

 producing small perfect flowers, which are thrown well 

 above the foliage ; and Yellow Globe, very similar to 

 the foregoing in growth, but of a clear yellow colour. 

 Both are likely to prove very acceptable bedding 

 kinds. 



