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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ March, 
the midrib and margin are of a light-yellow, with the light-green blade blotched 
with the same colour. As the foliage becomes older, the yellow subsides to a 
bright orange-yellow, the marginal line becoming more defined, and the markings 
enlarged. In the mature leaves the margin is a bright scarlet, and the midrib is 
striped by a band of the same bright colour between two lines of a deep golden 
yellow, and the blotchings and markings a rich orange-yellow upon a deep green 
ground.” Messrs. Veitch and Sons state that they received it from A. H. C. 
Macafee, Esq., of Sydney, N.S.W. 
C. Lord Cairns is another of the same type, in which the leaves are of the 
same three-lobed form. It is said to be dwarfer in habit than the C. Disraeli. 
“ The colour is a bright but deep green, the midribs of the leaves a light yellow, 
the blades blotched and spotted with the same colour, the spots and blotches 
being irregularly scattered over tlie surface, and sometimes clustered towards the 
point of the leaf.” The accompanying figure of this variety is from the new 
Plant Catalogue of Messrs. Veitch and Sons, by whom this variety was sent out. 
C. Alberti is of the same group. “The middle and lateral veins are yellow, 
while a few yellow dots are scattered aberrantly here and there over the surface 
—this yellow colouring passing to red as it acquires age and exposure.” Another 
slightly different form is called C. trilolms Traveller. 
C. Bismarchi., though approaching this hastiferous group, is yet distinct. The 
leaves are almost panduriform or fiddle-shaped, with the broad end towards the 
base. “ The colour is a deep green, with a broad band of golden yellow along 
the costa, and yellow markings indicating the course of the lateral veins, in 
addition to which, a few slight yellow blotches are scattered over the surface.” 
—T. Moore. 
WINTER-FLOAVERING EUPATORIUMS. 
AVING for some years recognised these useful winter-flowering plants as 
among the specialities which are so much valued at a season when the 
demand for cut flowers, as well as flowering-plants, is very great, I can 
Y heartily endorse the statements at page 26. Those who are hard pressed 
in the way of variety for decorative purposes, especially if with limited means to 
meet the demand, will find these plants true gardeners’ friends. 
Enpatoriuin ripariiini I have not cultivated until this season, but from what 
I see of it, I have no doubt of its value. I .purchased a dozen plants in the 
autumn, which were pot-bound, but healthy. One-half of these I had shifted 
into larger pots with rich soil, and the other lot I left as they came from the 
nursery, giving liquid manure occasionally. The latter are, however, in general 
appearance, far short of .those which were shifted, and which. Having made plenty 
of fresh roots into the new soil, produce much larger flower-heads. 
E. ligustrinum has flowered freely since October, giving large supplies of cut 
flowers. A short time ago I counted the flower-heads open on some of the 
plants, and found that they numbered from 190 to over 200. They are pyra- 
