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THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 
Blue Boy. — This fine variety stands the sun and heat better than 
any other of its class. 
Trentliam Blue. — The flowers of this variety are very large, of 
the most lovely blue colour, with a clear white eye ; the habit is 
exceedingly vigorous and branching, and a perpetual succession of 
bloom is maintained during the whole season ; for large beds, or a 
line in a riband border, one of the best. 
Pearl. — This is as yet the nearest approach to a white variety of 
Sjpeciosa ; it partakes of the character of the latter in its compact 
style of growth and the profusion with which its flowers are pro- 
duced. It forms a close compact tuft, and, when in full bloom, 
appears a mass of white. The individual flowers, which are very 
large, are pure white, with the upper lobes very slightly tinged with 
blue ; it is a decided acquisition. 
White Lady (Knight). — This is very similar to the above, and in 
habit quite equal to the old blue Speciosa ; makes a fine edging. 
Little Gem. — This may be considered a great improvement on 
Paxtoni ; it is very dwarf and bushy, and presents a solid mass of 
bloom ; the best of the light blues, with a white eye. 
VAEIETIES OF PTJMILA. 
Pumila grandiflora. — This is a close compact grower, never ex- 
ceeding more than six inches either way, and it forms a solid line of 
blue, and continues all through the season in bloom. For edgings, 
diamond or scroll bedding, it is a decided acquisition, and one of 
the best bedding Lobelias we have. Small plants are the best for 
planting, as they continue in bloom all through the season. 
Annie. — This is of a light lilac, equally as good as the above in 
habit, and as free blooming ; it makes a fine soft coloured edging. 
Celestial Blue. — This is often of the same habit as the above ; 
but it differs from it in having flowers of a beautiful light blue. 
Sunset. — This is not quite so dense in habit, but rather dwarfer 
in growth, it is therefore admirably adapted for carpet bedding ; its 
colour is of a beautiful reddish lilac, with a small w'hite eye. Per- 
fectly distinct. 
Purple Prince. — This is in every way similar but its colour, and 
equally as valuable, perhaps a trifle taller. Colour purple, tinged 
with brown, with a white eye ; it is well adapted for edging, and 
makes a most eflfective line. 
Feuit Faeming in Michigan. — The Chicago Tribune publishes a communica- 
tion descriptive of the fruit interest of that part of Michigan of which St. Joseph 
is the head. From this it appears that it is not an unusual thing for 30,000 
packages of peaches to go forward to Chicago in one day. The price per package 
realized is less than 50 cents: the cost of marketing alone is more than 25 cents; 
leaving only a small margin to pay for labour and for profit. 
Novel Way of Teeating the Pampas Grass. — At a meeting of the Central 
Horticultural Society of France, M. Vavin recommended a novel mode of treating 
the pampas grass during the winter. This is simply to barn the exterior of the 
tufts in the end of autumn, and then leave them to themselves. Plants treated in 
this way, he says, will, in the following spring, push earlier and better than if they 
had been protected with mats or other coverings. 
