NEW ACHIMENES. 
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NEW ACHIMENES. 
ADVANCE, flowers deep reddish purple, with a light spotted eye, shaded towards the margin, 
quite distinct. Is. 6 d. 
ARGUS, colour rich plum, largo deep orange eye, spotted with carmine, upper lobes of the flowers 
beautifully rayed towards the margin. Is. 6(7. 
AURORA, flowers 2 inches across, colour rich heavy scarlet, with light yellow eye, vory effective. 
Is. 6(7. 
CELESTIAL, very light blue, with attractive centre, the upper part of the eyo being rich purple, 
and the lower cream colour darkly rayed. 3s. 6 d. 
CHERUB, whito, tintod with bluo on the margin of the lobes, upper part of the eye blight blue, 
and the lower part primrose, rayed with crimson, large and thick linely-formed flower. 5s. 
ECLIPSE, bright orange red eyo, beautifully spotted with carmine, good habit and free bloomor ; 
a desirable variety. Is. 6 d. 
EXCELSIOR, plum colour, large and fine, good habit, very distinct. 2s. 6 d. 
GIBSONI, is a very fine and distinct variety, of robust habit and a profuse bloomer ; the flowers 
are of a lovely mauve, fringed on the margins of the petals, the tube white outside, tinted with 
light lavender blue towards the base, inside it is white, beautifully speckled with light blue and 
yellow, about inches long, aud 2 inches across the' face of the flower, the foliage ovate- 
lanceolate, of an olive green colour, with the ribs of a deep red. 2s. 6 il. 
GRANDIS, flowers deep violet colour, with a deep orange eye, finely spotted and shaded with 
carmine. 3s. 6(7. 
LEOPARD, bright magonta rose, with a well spotted throat, good sizo and form. Is. 
MAGNET, orange, spotted with crimson, deep carmine circle and spotted eye. Is. 6(7. 
MAUVE QUEEN. This splendid variety is, without exception, the finest of all this useful and 
most desirable class of summer-flowering plants ; a groat improvement on Longiflora major, pro- 
ducing an abundance of beautiful large mauve coloured flowers, with a conspicuous light chocolate 
eye ; splendid form, and fine waxy substance. Is. 6(7. 
OBERON, bright bluo, upper portion of the eyo purple, white centre. 3s. 6(7. 
PINK PERFECTION, flowors very large, colour magenta rose, tho upper part of tho eyo rich 
carmine, the under lobes beautifully rayed with violet. Is 6(7. 
PURPUREA ELEGANS, deep mulborry or claret colour, throat light orange, with dark spots, 
quite distinct. Is. 
RAPHAEL, fine roso colour, very free bloomer. 2s. 6(7. 
RIVAL, deep puce, excellent habit and profuse bloomer. 2s. 6(7. 
ROLLISSONI, a hybrid between A. Gloxiniafolia and A. Sltceri, flowors vory large, blue, with 
light throat prettily spotted. Is. 6<7. 
SCARLET PERFECTION, rich carmine scarlet, orange eye, surrounded with a light ray, 
red centre ; a desirable variety. Is. 
SPARKLER, rich deep scarlet, dwarf compact habit, extra fine. 2s. 6(7. 
STELLA, flowers 21 inches across, clear magenta, orange eye, spotted with carmine, nicely 
serrated, distinct and beautiful. 3s. 6(7. 
VENUS, white, with the eve shaded with purplish crimson. 3s. 6(7. 
VIVICANS, carmine, with crimson eye, shaded round with a blue ray, vory distinct. Is. 
Selections of other nell-hnonm good sorts can he made from Mr. W. B.’s general collection, 
at 12s. and 18s. per dozen. 
ACHIMENES (CYRTODEIRA) METALLICA. 
Introduced from South America, It has bright scarlet flowers, and largo, thick, ovato leaves, 
hirsute, and of an olive hue, with red central band radiating from tho mid-rib, giving the leaves a 
metallic character ; it is of trailing habit, and well adapted for suspended baskets. 
Price 2a*. Gd. each . 
