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the well-known B. nitida ; B. Greigi, small white flowers, neat and pretty 
foliage; Ingrami, fuchsioides, Knowsleyana, Digswelliensis, and floribunda 
multiflora, similar in habit to B. fuchsioides, but with pale pink coral-like 
flowers, are all charming Begonias. A distinct variety of the manicata 
type, named aureo-maculata, has large leaves boldly spotted with bright 
yellow. There is a grand stock of Tree Carnations, and a large pro¬ 
portion of that useful yellow Pride of Penshurst, which has neatly formed 
fl 0 wers of a bright soft puce tint, and is much superior to the majority of 
rapidly increased to meet the enormous demand. There are very few 
Chrysanthemums left in fl >wer now, but one is just developing its blooms, 
and is considered by Mr. Cannell as the best of all late-flowering varieties. 
It is the large white Anemone Virginale, which flowers naturally at this 
season, and with a little special treatment might be had much later. It is 
strange that it should be so seldom seen grown for this purpose, 8nd we 
did not observe an example of it at the National Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Show of late varieties at the Westminster Aquarium recently. A group 
Fio. 9.—New Chrysahthemttms. 
varieties of the same colour. It is also of good constitution, flowering 
freely and continuously over a considerable period of the winter. 
The Tuberous Begonias to which 60 much attention is now paid are 
still resting, but preparation is being made to start them, and there will 
soon be plenty of work in potting. The tubers are very carefully treated, 
and no doubt often success is dependent upon this in no mean degree, the 
great point being to prevent their injury by mildew. The most engrossing 
work just now is propagating the Chrysanthemum, of which many 
thousands of cuttings are already inserted, and their numbers are being 
of varieties to which Mr. Cannell has given some attention are those her 
terms “ ladies’ Chrysanthemums,” and of which some are represented in 
fig. 9. These comprise single varieties chiefly with a few of the Anemone 
type and some small distinct Japanese. They are novel both in form and 
colour, and one—that at the upper part of the figure, named Catherine- 
wheel—was certificated last year. The ray florets are white and the centre 
golden yellow, a pretty contrast. The others are “ Crushed Strawberry ” 
on the right hand side of the figure, of a reddish tint; Lady Qhurchill on 
the left, yellow, with reddish bronze tips ; and Lady Dilke, a small 
