varieties in boxes, and so to bloom them, and the effect is exceed¬ 
ingly good; they can be then removed into the dining-room, 
where they will continue in beauty for some time, and though 
the dry atmosphere and dust of such a situation is injurious to 
them, yet as they are treated as annuals this is of little conse¬ 
quence, provided that, after their beauty is gone, they are placed 
where the tubers will have an opportunity of making their full 
growth. 
Achimenes , var. carminata elegans , is no doubt the finest of all 
the small and free-flowering section, producing spikes eighteen 
inches in length ; its good branching habit is capable of pro¬ 
ducing specimens of three and four feet in diameter; thus mak¬ 
ing it a charming object for the summer and autumn months. 
It was raised by Mr. Parsons, of Danesbury, near Welwyn, Herts., 
and has passed into the hands of Mr. B. S. Williams, of Para¬ 
dise Nursery, Seven Sisters Poad, Holloway, by whom it will 
be distributed, along with Mauve Queen , about the middle of 
April. Amongst others of this style we may mention carminata 
splendens , as approaching closely that now figured. Those who 
are desirous of beginning the grow T th of this beautiful tribe 
will find the following to be amongst the best:— Ambroise Ver- 
schaffelt , Dazzle , Doctor Duenzocl , Georgiana discolor , longiflora 
major , Meteor , Parsoni , Bosea elegans , Mauve Queen, and Sir 
Trelierne Thomas. 
