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It grew about a foot or rather more in height, forming a tuft of erect 
stems, which were unbranched, bearing narrow leaves, and each termi¬ 
nated by a single showy flower-head, which in most cases was pink, 
becoming paler in age, but was sometimes white, the centre or disk 
always yellow, and the ray of coloured involucral scales some\\’hat dry 
and membranous in texture, like what are known as Everlasting flowers. 
It proved to be a distinct and pretty border plant, for early summer 
flowering. 
Ageratum mexicanum naniim. (ThompsonA good dwarf variety 
of Ageratum, with a diffusely branched habit, the leaves almost deltoid 
in outline, coarsely toothed, and the stems bearing large heads of clear 
pale or grayish-blue flowers. Useful as a dwarf pale-blue bushy 
annual summer flower. 
Alonsoob Warczewicsii compacla. (Turner.)—A very pretty border 
plant, of erect habit, growing about 2 feet or rather more in height, 
branching, furnished with small ovate toothed leaves, and clear scarlet 
flowers, resembling those of A. incisifolia, the old Celsia urticoefolia of 
gardens, but without the black central spot which occurs in that plant; 
the leaves are also less deeply cut. This variety proved to be rather 
dwarfer in habit than the ordinary form, and like it may be treated as 
a suffrutescent greenhouse perennial. 
Amhlyolepis seiigera. (Thompson.)—A dwarf procumbent branching 
plant, somewhat like Gaillardia in habit, but of weedy character, pro¬ 
ducing poor yellow composite flowers, which however have a fragrance 
resembling new hay, and are said to retain it when dry. 
Anagallis grandijlora Napoleon III. (Van Houtte.) 7 These were 
Anagallis grandijlor a Eugenie. (Van Houtte.) j not well de¬ 
veloped, owing to accidental circumstances of position. They were 
however remarkable for their fine large flowers, which were varied 
in colour, including dull purplish-red, orange, and blush-white with 
purple eye, and were regarded as very useful plants for rockwork. 
These belong to a large-flowered race obtained from A. Monelli, and 
like it are half-hardy perennials. 
Antirrhinum majus Brilliant. (Benary.)—A very showy and 
attractive variety, remarkably true as to colour. The flowers had a 
white tube, a crimson upper lip, and a yellow palate, the colour of which 
becoming blended with the crimson of the lower lip produced there a 
rich bronzy hue. ' 
Antirrhinum magus striatum. (Carter & Co.)—Under the names of 
striatum eximium and striatum nanum was received a very fine strain 
of Snapdragons, the seedlings of which produced many beautiful striped 
varieties, as well as numerous richly coloured seifs. From amongst 
them several first-rate sorts might have been selected. 
Argemone Hunnemanni. (Carter & Co.).—This proved the same 
as A. mexicana, a tall branching plant, with glaucous pinnatifid soft- 
prickly thistle-like leaves marked with rich veins, and having Poppy¬ 
like yellow flowers, which are not very showy. ’ 
Argemone platgceras. (Carter & Co )—This proved to be A. grandi- 
flora, a plant similar in habit to the foregoing, but with large white 
flowers. 
