THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ March, 
Carnations. 
S. B. Brilliant : maroon, very dark, scarlet vivid, white good; bold and distinct flower. 
— Other fine seedlings also in this class, not yet named. 
C. B. J. D. Hextall ; grand dark maroon, fine white; full bold flower. 
— Beedling from Wa7'rior ; Seedling from Jenny Lind : both' to surpass their 
parentage in distinctness, fullness, brightness, and steadiness. 
— Frank : colour bright, and boldly laid on, white fine; petal extra broad. 
S. F. Rev. F. B. Horner : extra smooth broad petal, scarlet bright, white pure. 
— Several other flowers in this class, very xxx. 
R. F. 1875: white pure, rose rich. Also A. 24 and S. 14, 
P. F. No, 35; in style of Squire Meynell; very long-lived flower. No. 1 : large full 
flower, with finest-formed petal; his best P.F. of all. S. 1; also very good. 
PiCOTEES. 
Lt. Red. Mrs. Simonite and B. 4: these are sister flowers, petals perfection, wire edged, 
solid, white pure as a Camellia, without bar or spot. 
— Haidee : equal to the above in all properties, but edge a thinner wire; very 
distinct. All these are large full flowers. 
Med. Red. S. 65, A. 7, B. 31: the last like a refined Lord Valentia; all pure and fine. 
Lt. P. There is a family of exquisite beauties in this class; all are broad-petalled 
flowers, white unspotted, and edge a wire:—S. 224; B. 20 ; Prima Donna ; 
Mrs. Crosland. 
Hy. P. Mrs. Summers is well known in this class; and No. 23 is an original flower, 
colour almost mauve, a pale purple tint in it; petal -without bar or spot. 
Hy. Rose. Madge Wildfire: broad pure white petal, heavily edged bright red. 
Lt. Rose. Sylph : white, very pure, rose very vivid, very broad smooth flower. 
— Teresa : the nearest approach in light rose to a wire edge; no bars; bright. 
No. 84, 83, 52 are other fine flowers in this class. 
Med. Rose. Fanny Crossland: a most lovely full, pure, wonderful flowei’, without one weak point. 
—F. D. Hoenee, Vicarage., Kirlihg Malzeard., Ripon, 
EUPHOEBIA JACQUINI^FLOKA. 
'HE present time is possibly the best for putting in cuttings of this verj’ 
useful winter-flowering plant, which is found to be most valuable for the 
production of flowers of the very brightest hue, at a season when flowers 
are necessarily scarce. These flowers have also the very desirable property 
of remaining for a long time in good condition after they are out, when placed in 
water. From the habit of growth of this plant, however, it is difficult to produce 
what may be considered as well-grown or well-formed specimens. Should this 
be desired, the application of any system of training has the effect of communi^ 
eating to the plants operated upon a somewhat stiff and unnatural appearance. 
I have long been in the habit of growing this plant somewhat extensively for 
the purpose of furnishing cut flowers during winter, and without any attempt 
being made to produce large and fine specimens, succeed, nevertheless, in obtaining 
very useful plants for decorative purposes, generally in pots not exceeding 6 in. in 
diameter. As the method I pursue may differ from that of others, I will endeavour, 
in as few words as possible, to describe it. About the middle of February, or when 
most of the flowering shoots have been cut from the plants, the remaining portions, 
or as much of them as may be required, are formed into cuttings some 3 in. in 
length, and these are inserted in a compost formed of about equal parts finely 
sifted leaf-soil and silver-sand, using 6-in. pots, well drained. The pots containing 
the cuttings should then be plunged, or placed upon a slight bottom-heat, and a 
propagating-glass should be placed over them in a temperature of about 65°. In 
