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NEW AND CHOICE CALADIUMS— Continued. 
RAULINII, rich red centre 
and veins, finely spotted with 
white. 2s. 6 d. and 3s. 6 d. 
HEINE VICTORIA, green 
veins and margins, densely 
spotted or marbled between 
with white and scattered rich 
crimson. 2s. 6 d. and 3s. 6 d. 
RICCI, pale greenish white 
centre, shaded with rosy 
crimson ; broad margin of 
bright green, spotted with 
crimson. 2s. 6 d. and 3s. Gd. 
ROSSINI, large leaf, with pale 
centre, pink midribs, and red 
blotches. 3s. 6 d. and 5s. 
ROUILLARD, glossy green 
margin, pale green centre, 
midrib and rays rich violet 
plum ; the whole leaf spotted 
crimson. 2s. Gd. and 3s. 6 d. 
SIEBOLDII, rich green, with 
fiery red crimson rayed centre; 
green spaces, densely spotted 
with claret rod. 2s. 6 cl. and 
3s. 6 d. 
SOUVENIR DE MADAME 
E. ANDRE, large deep green 
leaves, marbled with pure 
white ; veins fine rosy crim- 
son. 7s. Gd. and 10s. Gd. 
SPONTINI, an attractive va- 
riety ; foliage pea-green, with 
large white spots and rosy 
pink ribs and veins. 7s. Gd. 
and 10s. Gd. 
THIBATJTII, fine large leaf, 
with rich crimson veins on a 
red ground. 3s. Gd. and 5s. 
TRICOLOR, edges of leaves 
gray-green intersected with 
dark green ; centre red lake, 
carmine midribs. 3s. Gd. and 
5s. 
TRIOMPHE DE L’EXPO- 
SITION, crimson centre, 
with red ribs and green border; 
very fine. 3s. Gd. and 5s. 
VEITCHII, vide Alocasia 
Veitchli. 
VESTA, greenish white veins, 
surrounded with crimson ; 
outer portion of leaf clear 
green dotted with dark green ; 
the whole of the leaf spotted 
bright rose. 3s. Gd. and 5s. 
VICOMTESSE DE LA 
ROQUE-ORDAN, red mid- 
rib and rays bordered with 
white ; emerald green margin. 
3s. Gd. and 5s. 
BEGONIAS. 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED SECTION. 
The following novel and beautiful varieties will be found admirably adapted for the 
summer and autumn decoration of the Greenhouse and Conservatory, for they produco 
in the utmost profusion, magnificent flowers of very large size, and great variety in 
colour. They do not require stove cultivation, but will succoed well in a Greenhouse. 
The tubers rest during the winter months, similar to Gloxinias, and can be easily 
started into growth in the spring. Their profuse flowering quality, and the 
charming variety of colour of their blossoms, render them extremely showy and 
effective. 
Those marked (*) arc douhle-jloviered varieties. 
’ALBA PLENA, a useful free-blooming variety, producing double white flowers. 5s. 
ALFONSO, a fine flower ; colour cinnamon, shaded with salmon. 3s. Gd. 
AURELIA, a very fine largo flower of a cinnamon rose colour ; very distinct. 3s. Gd. 
’BALSAMINJEFLORA PLENA, a showy and attractive variety, producing fine full orange- 
coloured flowers with large petals. 5s. 
BOLIVIENSIS, foliage light green, flowers bright glossy red, very freely produced, generally in 
pairs, but sometimes in clusters of three. Is. Gd. 
BRILLIANT, rich bright orange, a dazzling colour ; flowers large and fine ; very showy. 5s. 
CALYPSO, a fine flower with very broad petals of a bright rose colour, shaded with magenta. 7s. Gd. 
CARDINAL, a magnificent variety, producing large flowers of a rich deep magenta rose colour. 5s. 
CAROLINE, deep rosy pink, a very fine showy flower with broad petals. 3s. 6rf. 
CLEOPATRA, rosy lake, shaded with magenta ; a very large flower with fine broad petals. 5s. 
CLIMAX, deep rich rosy carmine ; the two outer petals extremely broad ; a beautiful variety. 3s. Gd. 
'’CLOVIS, an attractive variety giving fine large flowers, with fimbriated petals of a bright orange 
red colour. 10s. Gd. 
CORONET, rich rosy carmine ; a large flower with broad petals. 7s. Gd. 
CORSAIR, rosy salmon ; a most profuse blooming variety. 3s. Gd. 
DRAGON, a beautiful flower, with fine large long petals ; colour rich bright rose ; very effective. 5s. 
DR. MASTERS, a beautiful and effective variety, with very rich carmine crimson drooping flowers, 
suspended on salmon-tinted pedicels or flower stalks. 2s. Gd. 
