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PETUNIA PUNCTATA. 
centre ; the blue itself being likewise mottled with rosy crimson. The latter hue, 
it seems, gradually dies away, and leaves the flower of mingled blue and white, 
till it perishes. 
Possessing such a freshness of colouring, and being, besides, an intrinsically 
good sort, it will doubtless become a common favourite in the ensuing season. It 
is particularly desirable for cultivating in pots, since its peculiarities can be best 
examined when they are near the eye ; and it will be found an admirable plant 
for decorating balconies or drawing-rooms, for filling stands in conservatories, or 
for planting in large pots, tubs, or boxes, to occupy any conspicuous situation. 
The treatment of Petunias is so commonly known, that we need only remark 
that P. punctata will flourish beneath the ordinary conditions. All the varieties 
should have the soil in which they are grown somewhat enriched, as they are 
luxuriant in their habits. The shoots also require frequent stopping in the earlier 
stages of their progress. 
Mr. Miller sends out this plant early in the present spring ; and he has, 
moreover, some seedling Fuchsias and Verbenas, which have much of novelty in 
them. 
