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THE FLORIST. 
coloured with a paler centre, as in the taller form, the petals narrowish 
and bi-lobed, and the corona ^ of an inch long, deeply two-lobed, with 
narrow almost subulate lobes—in all these particulars agreeing with the 
taller common form. 
Viscaria coeli rosa alba. Syn: Agrostemma coali rosa alba 
(Thompson) ; Agrostemma, New White (Turner).—A variety of 
diffusely-branched habit. The flowers were white with deeply two-lobed 
petals, having an interval between them. The plants were too diffuse 
in habit, and the flowers too narrow petaled to be effective. 
Yiscaria oculata, var. splendida. Syn : Agrosteinma cceli rosa 
(Vilmorin).—This was by some error sent from Paris under the name 
of coeli rosa. It proved to be a large-flowered and highly-coloured 
variety of oculata, the flowers being of a very rich rose colour, remark¬ 
able for its brilliancy in some of the selected plants. In this species 
the petals are broadly obovate-emarginate or even obcordate, often 
over-lapping, and the corona is very short, one-eighth of an inch long, 
and obtusely bifid. 
Viscaria oculata nana (Carter & Co.).—This was pronounced a 
first-class annual, being dwarf and compact in habit, and uniform in 
character. The plants were about 15 inches high (growing up to 18 
inches later in the season), erect, and compactly branched. The flowers 
were of the lively rose colour with rich deep crimson eye, proper to the 
species, and had also the same broad obovate petals, forming a full 
circular flower. 
Viscaria oculata Dunnettii (Parker & Co). Syn : V. Dunnettii 
(Vilmorin; Truffaut).—A pale blush-coloured variety of V. oculata, 
too indistinct in colour to be an effective plant for decorative purposes, 
but forming a pretty variety in a border of annual flowers. 
Viscaria oculata Burridgii (Parker & Co.).—A large-flowered 
variety, with the flowers of a very pale slate colour or pale bluish lilac, 
almost white. Like the last, the colour is not distinctive enough to be 
effective for masses, but the plants form very desirable and rather 
attractive annuals for mixed borders.— Royal Horticultural Society's 
Proceedings, 
' PHILIBERTIA GRACILIS. 
The delicious fragrance of this plant must always render it an agree¬ 
able addition to any collection. Its beauty, however, is not of the most 
conspicuous kind, and unless the plants when in flower occupy a 
position which will enable the observer to see the interior of the blossoms 
with their singular markings, the appearance of the finest grown 
specimens will be anything but attractive or pleasing. The plant is a 
most profuse bloomer, producing from the axils of every leaf on the 
bearing wood a cluster of about five flowers, which are suspended by 
feeble peduncles, and invariably assume a drooping position. In the 
culture of pot specimens, this natural defect is easily obviated by 
training to a flat trellis placed in the pot, so as to stand at an angle of 
some SO^ from the point of observation. Like most plants which are 
profuse bloomers, this is rather a shy grower, and every encourage- 
