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THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE, 
light bronzy red, and dark blotch ; very stout, and of splendid form ; 
a neat and attractive flower. 
No. 5. Seauty of Bath. — Yellow ground ; deep yellow, with 
well-defined belt of deep purple, and dark blotch ; fine form, and 
beautifully finished. 
The above-mentioned varieties will, no doubt, be distributed in 
the course of the forthcoming season, and may be depended upon as 
possessing considerable merit. Of the varieties which were dis- 
tributed in the spring of last year, the following may be considered 
the most desirable in their respective classes ; — • 
Blade Bess, dark self, medium size, top jet black, under petals 
blackish purple ; Black Gem, rich dark self, fine and distinct ; Cyril, 
white self, of fine form and quality; Ebor, deep golden yellow, 
belted with dark bronze ; JCate Laiuden, cream white, dark purple 
belting ; Luna, light yellow, dark purple belting, dense blotch ; 
Jilabel, creamy white, belted with light purple, dense blotch ; Jilrs. 
Horsburgh, golden yellow self, of fine form ; J/iss Adamson, pure 
white, narrow belting of bluish purple, first-rate ; Mrs. Turner, 
white self, of good form and substance, large solid blotch, first-class; 
Prince of Wales, deep yellow, with bronzy purple belting ; Queen of 
B'lffs, yellow, belted with bright buff, smooth and fine ; Rising Sun, 
deep yellow belted with crimson, fine; Toison d'Or, rich golden 
yellow self, of fine form ; Tom White, deep golden yellow, bronzy 
purple belting, dense blotch ; Wm. Young, yellow, with broad bronzy 
purple belting, fine. 
THE CULTITATION OF SHOW PANSIES. 
BY J. JAIIES, 
Head Gardener, Eedlees, Islevrorth, W. 
fiNE of my favourite flowers being the Pansy, I gladly 
comply with the request to ofier a few hints on the 
management of a general collection, and in doing so, it 
will be necessary to deal rather fully with the several 
details so as to make them as useful as possible to the 
amateur who may happen to take them in hand for the first time. 
We will commence by describing the best plan of raising a stock 
quickly. 
SEED-SAVilfO AND Seed-sowiro. — Increasing the stock by seed 
is very easy, but it ought only to be practised where there is plenty 
of time and space, with the idea of raising kinds superior in colour 
or form, or a combiuation of both, to those already in cultivation. 
It is certainly a very good plan to save a few seeds when a stock 
of plants is wanted to be raised quickly for the borders, and 
the stock is too limited to allow of its ;being done by means of 
cuttings. Difference of opinion exists as to the best time of sowing 
the seed. But after many years’ practice, I have foupd the spring 
