Instead, however, of giving detailed directions for cultiva¬ 
tion, which Mr. Cutbush himself has supplied to former num¬ 
bers of this Magazine, we prefer adding short notes of some of 
those that most struck our fancy at Kensington. Heine cles 
Jacinthes is a fine deep red, deeper than Lina , which is itself a 
very fine flower. Pelissier is another fine shaded flower of the 
same colour. Macaulay is another excellent red. Madame 
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Van der Hoop is a lovely pure white, with large bells. The 
same may be said of Mont Blanc , Queen of the Netherlands , 
and Grandeur a Merveille . Paix de VEurope was also another 
flower of great beauty. Then there were, Haydn , a violet, ma¬ 
genta-coloured flower, very bright, and striking; Ida , a clear 
canary colour; Mrs. Beecher Stowe , large and fine with pink 
bells; Charles Pickens , shaded porcelain blue ; General Have - 
lock , very dark bluish black; Koh-i-noor, salmon red, new and 
very fine; and Hue de Malakoff\ the subject of our Plate, 
a very striking flower, nankeen-yellow ground, with broad 
stripes of crimson in each petal. Many of these are high- 
priced varieties, single bulbs selling at a guinea each, while 
others are very moderate, the more expensive kinds being 
mainly purchased by those who compete for prizes. 
