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lying gently over each other, showing a few stamens in the 
centre — is very attractive and conspicuous in a collection ; 
foliage dark-green, ovate, acuminate. Superb. 
C. spqfforthiana ; foliage deep, plain-green, acutely ser- 
rated, plant handsome and vigorous ; flower three and a half 
inches in diameter, of a pure white, with an occasional red 
stripe ; petals rather irregular, full and double, though show- 
ing a few stamens. Superb. 
C. spofforthiaiia cdrnea ; flower larger than the former, 
otherwise very similar. Superb. 
C. Siceetia vera ; leaves three inches long and four inches 
wide, distinctly serrate, of a fine, shining green, plant of an 
upright, free-growing habit ; flower nearly four inches in 
diameter, with three rows of circumference petals — rose 
white, sprinkled with bright red ; those of the centre small 
and erect, concealing a few, sterile stamens. Magnificent. 
There is a spurious plant out under this name, which is very 
inferior. 
C. tricolor; foliage pale-green, two inches wide and three 
and a half inches long, distinctly serrated, with the nerves 
very prominent; flower full four inches in diameter — semi- 
double ; petals large and round — very beautifully set ; colour 
white, shaded with various shades of red, rose, &c. A superb 
variety to produce seeds, having the female organ very per- 
fect, and was introduced from China by Dr. Siebold. Su- 
perb. 
C. triumpJuois; foliage dark-green; leaves roundish-oval, 
slightly pointed with nerves, and serratures very distinct ; 
flower nearly four inches in diameter, of a bright-cherry red, 
shaded with rose; petals regular, round, aud large, a little 
recurved at the extremity, and gracefully imbricated to the 
centre, which is occasionally striped with white; the plant is 
of a good habit, and free growth. Magnifia nt. 
C. variabilis; this is a sportive variety of O. paoni flora, 
with flower and foliage of same character ; frequently bloom- 
ing rose-striped, or marked with pink, blush, &q. Magni- 
ficent. 
C. variegdta is one of the old standard varieties, and very 
much esteemed. It is striped with red and white ; some- 
times the ground is red, with white streaks or blotches, and 
vice versa; nearly four inches in diameter, petals large and 
round, rather loose, centre showing a number of stamens ; 
