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SCARLET. 
Spark .—A dwarf-growing, very brilliant variety ; requires no pegging. Should 
be planted close, on good ground. 
Lord Leigh. —A fine large kind, and a strong grower, with large foliage. 
Should not be planted on rich ground, or foliage will be produced at the expense 
of the bloom. It requires pegging. 
Foxliunter. —Another strong-growing kind, which much resembles the former, 
and requires similar treatment. 
Firefly. —A free-blooming variety, with very long footstalks, which peculiarity 
is its greatest drawback. It requires constantly pegging. 
RUBY. 
Huhy King is the only one of this colour that I can recommend. It is quite 
a distinct kind, and a charming colour. The flowers are of exquisite form, and of 
great substance. It is a sturdy grower, and makes a beautiful bed. 
CRIMSON, AND VARIOUS SHADES OF RED. 
Geant des Batailles. —This well-known variety still holds its place as one of 
the best dark varieties. It requires pegging as it grows. 
Nemesis. —Although not so bright as others of its class, it is a most useful 
variety, and will produce very fine heads of bloom, which remain in perfection 
for a long period. Although of a good habit, pegs will be requisite. 
Decorator. —A bright shade of crimson ; distinct and good. A moderate grower. 
SHADED FLESH, WITH CRIMSON CENTRES. 
L'Avenir de Hallent .—This is a charming variety, producing an abundance of 
large flower-heads, which remain a long time in perfection ; the habit is robust. 
If pegged as the shoots are formed, and otherwise attended to, few kinds will 
make so pleasing a bed. 
j Rose Imperial. — Somewhat in the same way as the foregoing, but not so 
effective. It requires similar treatment. 
Madame Hermann Steiger .—A pleasing variety, paler in colour than either of 
the preceding. Hot being so strong a grower, it requires planting closer. 
PINK. 
Heine des Fleurs .—A lovely shade of pink, rather delicate in habit, and dwarf 
in growth. Enquires planting close, or it will not sufficiently cover the ground. 
Lizzy .—.An excellent variety, of moderate growth, and stands the weather 
better than most of its colour. 
WHITE. 
Ze Grand Houle de Neige is the best self white. Moderate grower. 
Snowflake .—Another good white ; in some localities excellent. 
WHITE, WITH CRIMSON OR PURPLE CENTRES. 
Venus .—A very pleasing kind, by no means a strong grower. Should be closely 
planted, and pegged as it grows. 
Fairest of the Fair. —Similar to the above, but not generally so good a grower. 
A r our readers cannot fail to be pleased with the whole of the above. 
The Cedars , Castle Bromwich. Charles Jas. Perry. 
DEW. 
Dew, in Scripture used figuratively, denotes something good, as in Hos. xiv. 5 ; 
Psalm cx. 3 ; and Job xxiv. 19 ; but in the natural world, if dew becomes frozen 
(hoar frost), it is not good for vegetation. Great misapprehensions have existed, 
and still do exist, as to what dew is, and as to what causes it. It is caused by 
radiation, and by the earth being colder than the atmosphere. Dew is condensed 
moisture. It never accompanies a cloudy night, because the atmosphere is colder 
than the earth, upon which heat is stopped back by the clouds. Dew is deposited 
only on clear nights ; and so inimical are clouds, that if, after a deposit of dew, 
clouds intervene, the dew already deposited will vanish. If dew be deposited, 
and winds ensue, the winds will dispel it. Dew, then, is the effect of radiation, 
and is a condensation of moisture which takes place when the earth is cooled 
