H. dkT\i)e]l & G^uitle. 
Fuch'sias. 
NEW FUCHSIAS (BANKS). 
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT— Well formed 
flowers ; sepals scarlet, well reflexed ; corolla 
long and of good shape ; purple, veined red ; 
free. 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH — Medium-sized 
flowers ; sepals very bright red ; purple corolla ; 
very free flowering. 
JAS. HOOD— Large coi'olla ; rosy mauve. 
MISS MAY CAMERON— Corolla a pleasing 
shade of lilac-rose ; delicate and distinct. 2s. 
PANMURE GORDON — Dark violet-purple 
corolla. 
W. B. LEAF — Wide corolla; deep mauve, 
shaded rose. 
W. H. ROWE — Good shape, rosy mauve, 
corolla large. 
DUKE OF FIFE — Purple corolla, striped 
most distinctly with rose. 
DUKE OF YORK — Medium-sized W’ell- 
formed flowers ; sepals bright rosy red ; corolla 
rosy violet, occasionally striped. 
MARQUIS OF LORNE — Large open 
flowers ; sepals rosy red, well reflexed ; corolla 
violet, changing to lilac-red. 
PRINCESS MAY— Tube and sepals white, 
slightly tinted blush ; corolla of a pleasing shade 
of rosy-coral colour, deeper towards edges of 
petals; very free, graceful, and effective. Award 
of Merit, Temple Show. 
9(f. each. 
NEW FUCHSIAS OF 1896. 
BELLONA — Short tube and completely re- 
flexed sepals of a rosy-carmine colour ; large 
white double corolla, suffused and veined rose- 
pink. 
CALLIOPE — Large double flower ; corolla 
rich violet-purple, short tube and broad crimson 
sepals. 
CERES — Very short crimson tube and sepals, 
well reflexed ; very full spreading double corolla, 
pale blush thickly marmorated and veined with 
deep pink ; very distinct. 
DORIS — Short tube, and large broad coral- 
red sepals horizontally extended ; immense 
double corolla, petals reddish-purple, margins 
shaded with metallic blue. 
FORTUNA — Short tube, and broad reflexed 
crimson-red sepals ; large double white corolla, 
heavily shaded rose, and marked crimson at the 
base. 
IRENE — Short red tubes and sepals, well 
reflexed single-reddish violet corolla marked 
Is. 
with crimson at base and well extended. 
IRIS — Short tube, and broad carmine-crimson 
sepals ; large double white corolla, shaded with 
rose and flaked rose-pink. 
LEDA — Short tube and very broad reddish- 
crimson sepals, irregularly reflexed ; corolla 
bluish-violet, veined with crimson and much 
expanded. 
METIS — Short dark rose tube and sepals, 
the latter well reflexed ; double white corolla, 
marked deep at base. 
ROSALIE — Short bright crimson tube and 
sepals, horizontally extended ; large double 
white corolla, veined at the base with cerise-pink. 
SERENA — Very short rosy-pink tube, sepals 
completely reflexed ; immense double spreading 
corolla, blush rose veined with deep pink. 
THALIA — Short tube, and broad coral crimson 
sepals w'ell refle.xed ; semi-double white corolla, 
the petals well expanded, suffused with rose, and 
veined crimson at the base. 
6d. 
THE BEST DARK VARIETIES. 
WT is surprising what beautiful kinds, when well grown, there are in this list, which embraces all 
A the beet in cultivation ; and the descriptions will be found correct. Our 100-feet house, filled 
with the entire family from their first introduction, is a grand sight all through the summer and 
autumn at Swanley. 
AN OLD FAVOURITE RE-INTRODUCED. 
DUNROBIN CASTLE— A very distinct bedding variety, small dark foliage, producing an 
innumerable quantity of small coral-red flowers ; when trained into standards it makes a lovely 
feature in all floral displays. Grf. each, os. doz. 
1. ABUNDANCE— Bright red tube and 
sepals, rich dark purple corolla, shaded maroon ; 
bright and effective ; free. 
2. AMIE — Sepals crimson, exceedingly long 
(2^ ins.), very rich dark purple corolla. Is. 
3. SALOPIA — Sepals crimson, corolla light 
purple, handsomely expanded corolla, inches 
across. Is. 
4. ELEGANCE — Sepals crimson, singularly 
contorted or twisted, corolla deep purple, 
broadly striped with pale red. Is. 
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