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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
raisers, until at length the mantle fell on the shoulders of E. Banks, Esq., 
of Deal, to whom we are principally indebted for the very marked advance 
which has taken place within the last few years. Finally, the double 
varieties have not been lost sight of in the general improvement, for Mr. 
Cannell, who is one of the best Fuchsia growers of the metropolis, and a 
leading authority on the subject, in alluding to some which are to be in¬ 
troduced this season, describes them as being of extraordinary dimensions, 
with the corollas more like small Boses than Fuchsias. In one of these, 
called Monster, the corolla is said to measure from 2 to inches across. 
I shall now add the names of twenty-four of the best exhibition 
Fuchsias, relying partly on my own judgment and observation, and partly 
on the recommendations of the best growers :— 
Single Scarlet Fuchsias with Dark Purple Corolla. 
1. Enoch Arden. —A bold and effective as well as free-blooming variety. 
The sepals are recurved, and the corolla cup-shaped, the latter of a rich 
indigo blue passing into violet red. This has proportionately the largest 
corolla, and the stoutest substance of any variety yet raised. 
2. Harry George Henderson. —This remarkably effective variety has broad 
well-reflexed bright coral scarlet sepals, and a very large rich plum-violet 
corolla of great substance. It is certainly one of the finest Fuchsias ever 
seen, having, moreover, a good habit, and being a strong grower. 
3. Light Heart. —A very good and distinct sort, the best in habit of all 
the very dark kinds. It has broad reflexed sepals, and a black purple 
corolla, changing to a violet plum-colour when fully expanded. The foliage 
is of medium size, and the habit short-jointed. 
4. Lizzie Hexam. —Certainly one of the finest Fuchsias ever sent out; 
it is a beautiful telling dark variety, the tube and sepals being of a brilliant 
scarlet properly reflexed, and the corolla large and of a rich dark purple. 
It is, moreover, a good grower, of fine habit. 
Single Scarlet Fuchsias with Pose or Lavender-coloured Corolla. 
5. Beauty. —A beautiful exhibition variety, with broad bright carmine- 
scarlet sepals gracefully recurved, and a pure lavender-coloured cup-shaped 
corolla of a model outline. The growth is free and vigorous, and adapted 
either for pyramid or bush specimens. 
6. Consolation. —A very free-blooming kind, of good habit, and one of 
the best for any purpose. The sepals are light carmine, and the corolla 
bluish lavender, changing to plum colour when fully open. 
7. Father Ignatius. —The very free-blooming habit and fine form of this 
variety render it one of the finest of all for exhibition purposes; indeed, 
the corolla has the finest outline of any Fuchsia extant. The habit is bushy 
and short-jointed, the foliage small, and the corolla beautifully cup-shaped, 
of an indigo blue, striped sometimes with rose, and that chiefly on the first 
batch of flowers. 
8. Roderick Dhu. —A free-blooming variety, of excellent habit; the 
sepals well recurved, and the corolla of a lavender blue, very large, opening 
out a-la-crinoline. The flowers being large, and of a fine colour, and the 
habit being neat and bushy, it is one of the most effective varieties in cul¬ 
tivation. 
Double Scarlet Fuchsias with Dark Purple or Blue Corolla. 
9. Agamemnon. —A fine-habited sort, and the freest bloomer of all the 
doubles ; it is a very showy variety. 
