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NEW COLETTS — Continued. 
GLOWWORM, very rich reddish crimson, with a small well-defined margin of bright green j a 
beautiful variety. Is. Qd. 
GRANDEUR, dark bronzy green, largely blotched and spotted with dark crimson, and distinctly 
margined with crimson; a splendid variety of vigorous growth. Is. 
HER MAJESTY, of free habit, with broad leaves of a deep bronzy rod, having a narrow beaded 
edging of a light golden tint, 3s. Qd. 
HERO, a very rich coloured variety, the leaves being throughout of a dark velvety purple, deeply 
toothed at the margins and very peculiarly serrated. 35. Qd. 
MARVEL, stem dark purple, leaves beautifully fringed and deeply toothed, light green, with dark 
purplo margin, and the entire leaf reticulated with purple ; a striking variety. Is. Gd. 
MASTERPIECE, fiat-leaved and of bold habit, the stem and leafstalks green, and the leaf blade 
crenated, of a velvety purple hue in the centre, passing ofl' 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 purplo glow of its colouring, the peculiar brilliancy of which renders this striking 
and effectivo variety quite an acquisition. 35. 6rf. 
MODEL, rich-looking, the stems green, bearing broad ovato fiat leaves, having the centre of a full 
vinous purple, which runs out in small reticulations into the green margin. 35. Gd. 
NONSUCH, deep velvety purple, with distinct green margin, speckled with purple; stems green, 
mottled with purple. 25. Gd. 
PERFECTION, bronzy green, irregularly blotched and spotted with rich reddish crimson, and 
also margined with reddish crimson ; stems dark crimson. l5. Gd. 
PRINCE ARTHUR, leaves of a yellowish ground colour, heavily marked and veined with deep 
purplish red, and also margined with red. 35. Gd. 
PRINCE LEOPOLD, cinnamon pink, prettily veined with violet, and broadly margined with 
yellow. 35. Gd. 
PRINCE OF WALES, free growing, with loaves of a deep purplish red, marked with deeper 
coloured blotches, and having scarcely any golden markings at the edge. 35. Gd. 
PRINCESS BEATRICE, leaves of a golden green hue, marked and partially veined with 
crimson. 35. 
PRINCESS LOUISE, loaves rosy cinnamon, attractively veined and blotched with violet, and 
richly margined with golden yellow. 35. Gd. 
PRINCESS OF WALES, rich bronzy crimson, margined with yellow, and having a deep purplo 
glow. 35. Gd. 
PRINCESS ROYAL, rich bronzy crimson, with a narrow edging of bright yellow. 35. Gd. 
PROVOST, vigorous growing, and bright-looking, with largo ovate coarsely crenate leaves, marked 
by a broadly lanceolate central blotch of a deep brown colour, having a velvety purple shading, 
and passing out along the principal veins so as to form a slightly feathered edge ; outside this is 
a broad bright green edge, three-quarters of an inch wide. This colouidng will contrast well with 
the new golden and bronzy sorts. New. 35. Gd. 
GUEEN VICTORIA, very attractive, with a very bright yellow edge, the centre of the leaves 
being a rich bronzy crimson ; the edges are somewhat broken with crimson veinings, so as to 
appear as if the borders were formed of a double row of golden beads. 35. Gd. 
REFULGENS, distinct, bold-habiied, finely coloured, and extremely eftectivo, producing fiat ovato 
crenated leaves, the surface throughout being of a rich deep velvety purple, just edged along the 
tips of the crenatures with bright green ; the stem and leaf stalks green. The I’ich glow of the 
velvety purplo leaves is very eflective. 35. Gd. 
RENOWN, light green, the centre of the leaf rich bronzy purple, the margin mottled and reticu- 
lated with purple, and the edge fringed and serrated. I 5 . Gd. 
SALUTE, bright green, leaves reticulated and irregularly mottled with very dark maroon; stem 
dark purple. I 5 . 
SPANGLE, leaves beautifully fringed, with rich crimson centre, and light green margin spotted 
with crimson ; very attractive. I 5 . Gd. 
SURPRISE, very dark purplo, with slight but distinct pale green margin ; stem green, mottled, 
with dark purple. l5. 6^/. 
UMPIRE, dark coloured, with purple stem, and toothed green leaves, traversed by reticulating 
veins, which on the sides are strongly marked with deep purple, this darker colour accumulating 
in irregular blotches near the mid-rib ; the plant sometimes acquires almost a self purple colour 
in the young leaves, from exposure. 35. Gd. 
