NEW AND CHOICE ACHIMENES, &c. 
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NEW AND CHOICE ACHIMENES. 
ADVANCE, flowers deep reddish purple, with a light spotted eye, shaded towards the margin, 
quite distinct. Is. 
ARGUS, colour rich plum, large deep orango oye, spotted with carmino, upper lobes of the flowers 
beautifully rayed towards the margin. Is. fid. 
AURORA, flowers of a rich heavy scarlet colour, with light yellow eyo, very effective. Is. 
CELESTIAL, very light blue, with attractive centre, the upper part of the eye being rich purple, 
and the lower cream colour darkly rayed. 3s. 0 d. 
CHERUB, white, tinted with blue on the margin of tho lobes, upper part of the eyo bright blue, 
and the lower part primrose, rayed with crimson, large and thick finely-formed flower. 3s. Gd. 
ECLIPSE, bright orango red oye, beautifully spotted with carmine, good habit and free bloomer ; 
a desirable variety. Is. Gd. 
ELEGANS PLORE-PLENO, flowers large and fine, of a bluish violet colour, having five or six 
petals in the centre in tho form of a rosette. 3s. Gd. 
EXCELSIOR, plum colour, largo and fine, good habit, very distinct. 2s. Gd. 
GIBSONI, a very fine and distinct variety, of robust habit and a profuse bloomer ; tho flowers 
are of a lovely mauve, fringed on the margins of tho petals, the tube white outside, tinted with 
light lavender blue towards the base, inside it is white, beautifully speckled with light blue and 
yollow, about 1 inches long, and 2 inches aoross tho face of tho flower, the foliage ovate- 
lanceolate, of an olive green colour, with the ribs of a deep red. Is. Gtl. 
GRANDIS, flowers deep violet oolour, with a deep orango eye, finely spotted and shaded with 
carmine. 2s. Gd. 
LEOPARD, bright magenta rose, with a woll spotted throat, good size and form. 9 d. 
MAGNET, orange, spotted with orimson, deep carmine circle and spotted eye. Is. Gd. 
MAUVE QUEEN. This splendid variety is, without exception, the finest of all this useful and 
most desirable olass of summer-flowering plants ; a great improvement on longijlora major •, pro- 
ducing an abundance of beautiful largo mauve coloured flowers, with a conspicuous light chocolate 
eye ; splendid form, and fine waxy substance. Is. 
OBERON, bright blue, upper portion of the eye purple, white centre. 2s. Gd. 
PINK PERFECTION, flowers very largo, colour magenta rose, the upper part of tho eye rich 
carmine, the under lobos beautifully rayod with violet. Is. 
PURPUREA ELEGANS, deep mulberry or clarot colour, throat light orange, with dark spots, 
quite distinct. 9 d. 
RAPHAEL, fino rose colour, very free bloomer. 2s. Gd. 
RIVAL, deep puco, excellent habit and profuse bloomer. 2s. fid. 
ROLLISSONI, a hybrid between A. gloxiniatfolia and A. Solieeri , flowers very large, blue, with 
light throat, prettily spotted. Is. G cl. 
ROSE QUEEN, largo stout flowers, of a rich rosy lake colour, shading to deep purple, with 
orange throat ; of compact habit and a profuse bloomer. 5s. 
SCARLET PERFECTION, rich carmine scarlet, orange eyo, surrounded with a light ray, red 
centre ; a desirable variety. 9d. 
SPARKLER, rich deep scarlet, dwarf compact habit, extra fine. 2s. fid. 
STELLA, flowers 2£ inches aoross, clear magonta, orange eye, spotted with carmine, nicely ser- 
rated, distinct and beautiful. 2s. fid. 
VENUS, white, with the eye shaded with purplish crimson. 3s. fid. 
VIVICANS, carmine, with crimson eye, shaded round with a blue ray, very distinct. 9d. 
"WILLIAMSII, a free-blooming variety of good compact and branching habit, producing large 
flowers of good substanoe, of a vivid scarlet colour, with orange yellow throat. 6s. 
Selections of other well-hnoivn good sorts can be made from Mr. \V. B.’s general collection, 
'at 9s. and 12s. per dozen. 
CYRTODEIRA (ACHIMENES) METALLICA. 
Introduced from South America. It has bright scarlet flowers, and largo, thick, ovate leaves, 
hirsute, and of an olivo Jiue, with red central band radiating from tho mid-rib, giving the leaves a 
metallic character ; it is of trailing habit, and well adapted for suspending baskets. 2s. Gd. 
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