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NEW HAEDT TEENS— NEW MIMULTJS. 
NEW HABDY FERNS Continued. 
LASTREA VARIA. 
This handsome variety is one of the best and most distinct fenis from Japan ; the 
mature fronds are of an olive green colour; the youne:* fronds are of a red copper 
colour, rvluch produces a great contrast. This is now offered for the first time. 
2Is. each. 
POLYSTICHUM ANGULARE GRANDICEPS. 
This is the handsomest crested form of this elegant fern ; plants a few inches high 
are profusely crested. 10s. 6d. 
POLYSTICHUM: ANGULARE ROTUNDATUM. 
This fem is of so distinct a chaiuctor, as at first sight to be scarcely recognisable 
ns a Polystichum. 10s. 6d. 
POLYSTICHUM SETOSUM. 
A very fine perfectly hardy evergreen fern, from Tokohami, in Japan. 3s. 6d. 
Other good kinds can be supplied at 18s., 80s., to 42s. per doz. 
NEW MIMULUS. 
Q,uite superseding the “maculosus,” “pardina,” & “tigridioides” 
strains, which are all very similar in general character. 
The Gardener’s Chronicle, of April 25th, 1863, remarks, — “ We have received 
from Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, a boxful of Mimulus Flowers, the produce of a new 
cross, the recently introduced Mimulus cupreus, being one parent, and a fine large- 
flowered spotted sort, called Gaiety, the other. The plants resulting from this inter- 
mixture are said to be of the same dwarf habit as cupreus itself, while the flowers 
are full sized (about 2 inches across), and very richly marked; some of the blossoms 
now before us are exceedingly beautiful, reminding one, in their curious spottings, 
of the Tydajas, or of some of the handsomely marked Herbaceous Calceolarias, which 
were seen in the days when Calceolarias were popular-. Altogether this may be set 
down as a remarkably successful cross, and Mr. Bull may be congratulated on 
having procured for our gardens, some very gay and sparkling novelties amongst 
monkey flowers.” 
The varieties above alluded to -were very striking, and although there 
was a difference in the varieties they were all much of the same type or 
character ; with those hybrids, however, W. B. has effected another 
cross, and the result is a beautiful lot of seedlings, with colours more 
distinct, striking, and diversified than in the previous strain. 
Selections made from this new cross, at 12s., 18s., and 24s., per 
dozen. 
