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Ricinus. —Of these fine-foliaged plants several kinds were planted 
out, but the unpropitious season did not enable them to come to 
perfection. 
Sckizanthus chilensis (Veitch).—This species grew 2 feet or more 
in height, and was more erect in habit than the better known S. pin- 
natus. The flowers were also smaller than in that species, narrow, 
deep lilac with a smaller white blotch on the central upper segments, 
where they were dotted with black. It was an inferior sort. 
Sckizanthus grandiflorus oculatus (Van Houtte).—A very handsome 
form of S. pimialus, growing about 14 foot high, branching, the stems 
clothed with glandular hairs; the leaves pinnate, with pinnatifid seg¬ 
ments. The flowers were bright rosy lilac, the upper lip divided into 
five obcuneate bipartite lobes, whitish, heavily tipped with rose, and 
having a large black central spot; the lower lip rosy. The bold con¬ 
spicuous eye rendered this a very showy plant of its kind. In some of 
the plants, the flowers were dotted with black instead of having the 
bolder blotch which rendered the best form so attractive. 
Spraguea innhellata (Veitch).—A dwarf succulent-looking herb, 
with a rosulate tuft of spathulate leaves, and numerous scapes supporting 
the umbellate heads of rosy-coloured flowers, which issued from among 
crowded whitish or scarious bracts, and were arranged in short recurved 
scorpioid spikes three or four together at the ends of the branches of the 
primary umbel. It was considered a neat and pretty plant, of very 
distinct aspect, adapted for rockwork. 
Tagetes patula aurantiaca (Carter & Co.)—The true plants of this 
Marigold were very gay, somewhat intermediate in character between 
the French and African races ; the flower-heads were clear light orange 
colour, and 2\ inches in diameter, dhough marked Dwarf French 
Orange Marigold, it could hardly be classed as a dwarf. 
Tagetes patula nanissima (Carter & Co.). Syn : New Miniature 
Rrmch Marigold (Veitch).—This was the very dwarf early-flowering 
French Marigold, a neat variety for the margins of flower-borders, and 
mostly producing dark orange-brown flowers. 
Tropceoluin majus, Tom Thumb (Carter & Co.).—A fine compact¬ 
growing bright orange-scarlet-flowered Nasturtium, well adapted for 
beds and borders. It proved also very handsome as a pot plant. 
Tropceolum majus. Yellow Tom Thumb (Carter & Co.).—The same 
habit as in Tom Thumb, but the flowers of a clear yellow. This also 
was very showy as a pot plant. These two varieties were exceedingly 
gay, and decidedly the best of the kinds belonging to the common 
Nasturtium series. 
Veronica syriaca (Thompson).—This was an early-flowering plant, 
out of bloom by the end of June. It formed a neat dwarf early annual, 
of compact habit, pretty when seen in masses or lines. The plants 
were 3—4 inches high, and had roundish ovate-toothed leaves, and 
abundant small starry flowers, about half the flower being blue and 
half white. 
Viscaria cceli rosa nana (Carter & Co.).—A dwarf-habited variety, 
growing 12—15 inches high, and uniform in habit. It did not prove 
sufficiently enduring, being soon out of flower. The flowers were rose- 
