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NEW COLEUS. 
NEW COLEUS— Continued, 
ATROPURPUREUS, this is a bronzy variety of Bltrnei, with pale green stems, and small Hat 
lozenge-shaped leaves, which are entirely of a bronzy red, except that just tho very tips of the 
marginal teeth are of a yellow green, not always at first apparent. 2s. 6 d. 
BARON, vide page 6. 
BEAUTY, rich velvety purple, margined with pale green ; stem green, mottled with purple ; very 
distinct and attractive. Is. 6(2. 
CHANCELLOR, distinct, with ovate coarsely crenato-serrate leaves, having the centre covered 
by a broad bronzy patch breaking outwards at the margin, and picked out by purple ribs and 
veins ; it has a broad green irregular border, and the extreme margins of the teeth are biown. 
The whole surface is furnished with scattered purple freckles. Is. 6(2. 
CHARM, a fine showy variety, with rich chocolate brown leaves, margined with green, stem 
reddish purple. Is. 6 (l. 
COMPACTA, medium-sized flat leaves, which are sometimes almost entirely of a rich crimson 
maroon, veined with red, and at others irregularly blotched with green; a distinct variety, of 
dwarf close style of growth. Is. 6 d. 
COMUS, vide page 6. 
CRIMSON VELVET, magnificent rich velvety crimson, very slightly margined with dark bronzy 
green, stems dark red. Is. 
CUPID, vide page 6. 
DISPLAY, vide page 6. 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH, leaves bright glowing red, richly shot with violet, and distinctly and 
cleanly margined with bright golden yellow. Is. 
ELECTOR, pale stemmed, with short ovate-crenate leaves of a true bronze colour, with a velvety 
lustre, the tips of the crenatures being of a very pale green, forming a narrow beaded edging. 1*‘. Gd. 
ELEGANT, leaves beautifully frilled, of a deep purplish crimson colour, very deeply toothod and 
mottled on the margin with metallio green. Is. 6rf. 
EMPRESS, grotesquely marked, having a green stem, sometimes blotched with purple at the 
nodes, and frill-toothed leaves, which have a rich bronzy purple oentral blotch running out into 
a few large strongly marked reticulations near the edge, the base of leaf being green. It is vciy 
effective. Is. 
EXCELLENT, bright green leaves, nicely fringed, thickly blotched with very dark purple, and 
slightly margined with purple ; a distinct and richly coloured variety. Is. Gd. 
GAIETY, rich dark crimson, very broadly margined with light green, stems green ; a distinct and 
very effective variety, la. 6^. 
GARLAND, green leaves, prettily toothed and fringed, and irregularly blotched, spotted and 
reticulated with purple ; the stem green, marbled with crimson. Is. 6(2. 
GEM, a superb variety, the central portion of the leaves rich velvety violet purple, broadly 
margined with bright green, stems green. l.s\ Qd. 
GLOWWORM, very rich reddish crimson, with a small well-defined margin of bright green j a 
beautiful variety. Is. 6<2. 
GRANDEUR, dark bronzy green, largely blotched and spotted with dark crimson, and distinctly 
margined with crimson j a splendid variety of vigorous growth. Is. Gd. 
HECTOR, vide page 6. 
HER MAJESTY, of free habit, with broad leaves of a deep bronzy red, having a narrow beadod 
edging of a light golden tint. 1*'. 
HERO, a very rich coloured variety, the leaves being throughout of a dark velvety purple, deeply 
toothed at the margins and very peculiarly serrated. 2s. Gd. 
JEWEL, vide page 6. 
LUSTRE, vide page 6. 
MARVEL, stem dark purple, leaves beautifully fringed and deeply toothod, light green, with dark 
purple margin, and the entire leaf reticulated with purple ; a striking variety. Is. Gd. 
MASTERPIECE, flat-leaved and of bold habit, the stem and leaf stalks green, and the leaf blade 
crenated, of a velvety purple hue in the centre, passing off to a bronzy purple towards the edge, 
where it is marked along the line of the crenatures with a narrow green belt. Its recommenda- 
tion is the rich purple glow of its colouring, the peculiar brilliancy of which renders this striking 
and effective variety quite an acquisition. 1#. 
MODEL, rich-looking, the stems green, bearing broad ovate flat leaves, having tho centre of a full 
vinous purple, which runs out in small reticulations into tho green margin. Is. 
