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THE FLORIST. 
6. Goliath.—From Messrs. Rollisson and Sons. Vigorous ; flowers 
large, well formed, in good-sized trusses, reddish-scarlet. Inferior. 
7. Harkaway.—From Mr. Taylor. Dwarf, slender habit; flowers 
narrow-petaled, in small trusses, scarlet. A useful bedding sort. 
8. Indispensable.—From Mr. Turner. Dwarf; flowers scarlet, in 
small truss 3S. Inferior. 
9. Lamartine. From Mr. Scott. Medium spreading habit; 
flowers light scarlet, of good form. Inferior. 
10. Little David.—From Messrs. Low & Co. Dwarf; flowers 
scarlet. Inferior. 
11. Lord Raglan.—From Mr. Turner. Medium habit; flowers 
large and showy, in small trusses, scarlet. Inferior. 
12. Magnum Bonum.—From Mr. Scott. Vigorous; flowers small, 
in compact trusses, deep scarlet Inferior. 
13. Mrs. Bloomer.—From Mr. Taylor. Dwarf compact habit; 
flowers medium-sized, scarlet. Inferior. 
14. Punch.—From Messrs. Fraser and Mr. Taylor. Rather vigorous 
in habit; flowers large, scarlet. A fine variety for large beds. 
It appears that there are several distinct seedling forms of this variety, 
and that the best of them has a small white eye. 
15. Rigby’s Queen.—From Messrs. Fraser. Vigorous ; flowers 
large, loose, bright scarlet. Inferior. 
16. Royal Dwarf—From Mr. Turner. Medium habit; flowers 
medium-sized, in small trusses, scarlet. Inferior. 
17. Scarlatina.—From Mr. Turner, Messrs. Fraser, and Messrs. 
Low & Co. Vigorous ; flowers large, in medium-sized trusses, bright 
scarlet. Inferior. 
18. Tom Thumb.—From Messrs. Fraser. . Medium or dwarfish 
habit; flowers scarlet Inferior. 
19. Wellington Hero. From Messrs. Fraser. Vigorous habit; 
flowers large and well formed, in fine trusses, scarlet with white eye. 
A fine variety for pot culture, and for conservatories. 
§ 2. Flowers cerise^ or rosy-scarlet. 
20. Beaute de Meldoise.—From Messrs. Fraser and Mr. Turner. 
Moderately vigorous; flowers large, well formed, in good-sized trusses, 
rosy-scarlet, similar in colour to Jjady Middleton. A very fine variety, 
superior to Le Titien. 
21. Judy.—From Messrs. Fraser. Dwarf; flowers rosy-scarlet. 
Inferior. 
22. Lady Middleton.—From Mr. Taylor and Messrs. Fraser. Mo¬ 
derately vigorous, compact habit; flowers large, well formed, abundant, 
in good-sized showy trusses, rosy-scarlet. An old variety, of good 
quality. 
23. Le Titien.—From Mr. Turner. Medium habit; flowers finely 
formed, and growing in compact trusses, better shaped than those 
of Lady Middleton, which they resemble in their rosy-scarlet colour. 
A useful variety, of excellent properties. 
24. Lord John Russell.—From Messrs. Rollisson & Sons. Dwarf 
spreading habit; flowers medium-sized, reddish scarlet, deeper than the 
