ft. Gfuide. 
fu'CHSIAS. 
With •peculiar and attractive Features, 
Rt^^-A more graceful variety was never raised, and as a proof it formed the crancl 
pyramid II. the E«yptmn Hall at the Mansion House Rose Show, on which occasion 
lequested to make the best floral display tor the Loid Mayor. Its gracefully drooping Hnwere werea 
theme of surprise, and cau-ed such a sensa- 
tion, and was so much admired that his 
Isirdship requested it to be left for several 
djiys intact, and was much admired by his 
friends. It is a seedling from the £arl o/' 
BoiconsJUld, with flu' more elegiuice and 
beauty. 8s. 6«!. eacli 
See coloured plate. 
DESIDERATA {see engraving. No. 1) 
tubes and sepals, the latter well 
rellexed ; corolla very lull, colour very bright 
blue, shaded mauve, its chief and most 
striking feature is its round flower buds 
prior to expamliiig. Is. each 
ETHEL (2 ) — Fine flowers, which are re- 
markabJe on account of the length of tube 
(about 2 inches) ; lioth the tutie and sepals 
are pure white, and the corolla violet. 
Is. each 
GRANDE DUCHE8SE MARIE (3>— 
White tube and sepal variety, corolla io.se ; 
strong grower, and a flue decorative Fu- 
chsia. Ite chiel feature i.s its peculiar 
reflex, as [icr engraving. 6<4 each 
^REWORKS (4) — Withoutseeing tills 
vanely it can hardly bo imagined that 
there TOuld be the amount of beauty there 
really is, its long old-fashioned shajied un- 
ex|)anded flower buds s<wm to he unattrac- 
tive ; but being of a very striking dark 
rally rotl, speckled over as with crystal 
dew, and the whole habit of the plant 
weeping, renders it unusually engaging. 
FUCHSIAS, YELLOW. 
Varieties possessing coloured Jloivcrs 
oj ornngp.y Ihio. 
AURORA SUPERBA — Tube .and 
sepals rich salmon, latter broad and well 
relle.xed, corolla large, spreading, and very 
even, of distinct orange-scarlet, highly 
suHiised with yellow, fine habit, free 
bloomer ; distinct, fid. each 
EARL OP BEACON8PIELD — One 
of the VC17 best for sole and deeoiation, 
flowers neither good shape nor colour, but 
produced in very laige, clusters and blooms 
nearly .all the year, if allowed plenty of 
root room, fict each. 
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