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HELLEBORUS OR CHRISTMAS AND LENTEN ROSES. 
HELLEBORUS— 
VVe hope to make annual additions to our list of Christmas and I..enten Roses, as it will be seen we are not 
yet able to offer all the kinds mentioned by Mr. Baker. Still those we have enumerated are the most decorative, 
and the new varieties may be taken as a foretaste of what will follow from the labours of those hybridizers who 
arc at work to increase the size of these flowers, and heighten and diversify the colours. 
Mr. Moore in The Gardeners' Chronicle oK the present year has an admirable article on Hellebores, with popular 
descriptions of thirty-five sorts. In The Garden of 1878 appeared a monograph of the Hclleborus, accompanied 
with a coloured plate of the Giant Christmas Rose (Hclleborus masimus syn. altifolius). 
THE CHRISTMAS ROSE (HELLEBORUS NIGER). eaoh-». d. 
18B3 Niger, white, per dozen, pr., 15J., 2ir., and 251. tr., ir. 6af. & 2 6 
1854 ,, ,, e.vtra sized clumps -y.bd.Se 5 6 
18BS ,, matdmus (the giant-flowered Christmas Rose), tcArVe ir. 6<f. & 2 6 
1886 ,, major (the large-flowered Christmas Rose), toAtVe ir. & i 6 
1867 ,, minor (the small early-flowered Christmas Rose), white ir. (>d. &. 2 6 
1858 ,, fol. vaxiegatis, a plant full of character is. 6d. & 3 6 
THE LENTEN ROSE (HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS). 
1859 Antiquorum, white, sepals closely imbricated, flowers large and bell shaped 2 
1.Z6Q ktTOTO.'oesL'i, rose-pu>ple,fne robust grojuth is. & i 
1861 Atroroseus, pale rose-purple, a variety of Atrorubens is. &. i 
1862 Colchicus, deep plum colour, the young leaves purplish, growth somewhat slender 2 
1863 „ punctatus, deep plum colour, mottled with deep purple dots, in this respect differing from 
Colchicus 3 
1864 Commerzienrath Benary, white, freely spotted crimson, sepals imbricated, and blossoms neatly cupped 3 
1866 Dr. Moore, lively rose, inside blush-while, flowers large and neatly imbricated 4 
1866 F. C. Heluemann, red-purple, freely covered with venose dots over the interior surface S 
1867 Guttatus, white, spotted purple-crimson from the base one-third up the sepal 2 
1869 Uvi0.eBSiens, pale dull purple, tinged green inside is. & i 
1870 OlympiciXB, white, a somewhat slender growing plant is. & i 
1871 ,, JS 1 Q.] 0 T, white, flower larger and habit of plant taller than Olympicus is. 6d. & 2 
1872 Orlentalis (the type), pale purple, flowers large, beautifully imbricated, a plant of robust growth, 
with large foliage ir. & i 
1873 PallldUS, white, tinged green , flowers medium-sized, with pointed sepals 2 
1874 Purpureus punctatus, light purple, beautifully spotted ail over the surface with dark purple dots ... 3 
1875 Ruber, red-purple or plum colour, a very distinct robust-growing var 'iety 3 
1876 Rubidus, reddish plum, spotted as in Guttatus 3 
1877 Rubro-purpureus, rich deep plum-purple 3 
THE LENTEN ROSE (HELLEBORUS VIRIDI8). 
1878 Cupreus, dove-tinted or greyish-purple, inside rich green 3 
IZIZ Gxs.yBOleJSa, tinged brown-purple, inside green i 
IZZQ latermBd.i'a.B, deep dove-purple, inside bright green 3 
1881 Purpurascens, deep dove-purple 2 
1882 Vlridls, bright sea-green i 
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ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGED HELLEBORES. 
1883 TtstMixa, flowers green, foliage dark green and very ornamental i 6 
1884 Llvldus (.syns. argutifoilus, trifoUus, trlphyllus, corsious, and lllclfollus), fioioers bright green, 
foliage light rich green, very ornamental 2 6 
THE LILIUM. 
10“ Our group of cut Lilies, at the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show, was awarded the Banksian 
Silver Medal. 
Amongst hardy plants, the Lily is matchless in beauty, in variety of colour, and in chasteness of form. Its 
blooming period commences ere the spring flowers have shed their last blossom, and a continuous unbroken 
succession is maintained till the 'autumnal frosts destroy the last flower buds of Speciosum and Auratum. In 
these respects the Lily is unequalled for a successional display. 
The yellow and red Turk's Cap rolled-up blossoms of Pyrenaicum come first in the succession ; and with 
these the elegant Pomponium with flowers as intense in colour and as graceful as Tenuifolium, but with a more 
robust growth, finer flower spike, and better constitution ; the soft scarlet flowers of Carniolicum, and the noble 
blossoms of Monadelphum Szovitzianum give variety and beauty ; in the succession ne.vt comes the richly coloured 
flowers of Bulbiferum and the varieties of Davuricum, which in June unfold their fine umbels of erect bell-shaped 
blossoms, with the more dwarf Thunbergianum (elegans), having flowers of the softest apricot to the richest 
crimson, bringing up the succession to July. Then come the bright yellow, crimson-spotted blossoms of 
Croceum, softened bv the snow-white flowers of Candidum, and the apricot blossoms of Testaceum. The 
family now becomes ' ennobled by the magnificent and stately Giganteum. The Martagon, with its elegant 
Turk's Cap blossoms, and Canadense, with its drooping bell-shaped flowers, associated with the grand Cali- 
fornian Lilies, and the pure white trumpet flowers of Longiflorum, the matchless blossoms of Japonicum 
Brownii, and the refined flowers of Krameri, bring us to August. The briliiant coloured Chalcedonicum, the 
beautiful Washingtonianum, the magnificent Humboldti, and Neilgherrense (the Prince of Indian Lilies) become 
then conspicuous ; and the early flowering gorgeous gold-banded Auratums have been filling the atmosphere 
with their perfume since July, and surpassing in majesty, beauty, and variety the stateliest and most effective 
plants of the flower garden. Superbum, the Martagon Imperiale of Parkinson, with its beautifully leopard- 
spotted flowers, associated with the old favourite Tigrinum sinense, with its large spikes of rich scarlet blossoms, 
are followed by Tigrinum Portunei and its double form, which are again closely followed up by Tigrinum 
splendens and jucundum. These again are followed by the late flowering Auratums, which continue the succes- 
sion to the end of the season accompanied by Speciosum, with its flowers ranging from the purest white to the 
darkest crimson. Of Speciosum, erroneously though more commonly called Lancifolium, the introducer enthusi- 
astically described the flowers as ‘‘all rugged with rubies and garnets, and sparkling with crystal points.” 
Culture Out of Doors. — The Lily in its native habitat, is found growing amongst brushwood, long grass, 
on the margins of plantations, or in ravines, &c.. and always in soil which is sweet and well drained ; so that in 
choosing a situation for planting these, perfect drainage should be attended to. The borders of Rhododendron 
and Azalea beds are found admirably suited for lily culture ; they also do well amongst dwarf shrubs, or 
[Barr and Sugden, 
