attempting its growth; on the contrary, our object in figuring 
these very beautiful varieties is rather to give a stimulus to it, 
and to second the efforts which have been made by Mr. Tyso 
towards that end. There are few gardens, comparatively speak¬ 
ing, situated as our own is; and in some cool and shady corner, 
not under the drip of trees, it will thrive very well. The ca¬ 
priciousness of bloom which used to be the complaint with re¬ 
gard to the old Dutch varieties does not apply now; owing to 
the success of those who have hybridized them, a race of fine 
blooming and strong-growing varieties has been obtained. 
The Scotch raisers (amongst whom Mr. Lightbody, of Falkirk, 
stands pre-eminent) and some English growers, especially Mr. 
Tyso, have for years seeded them and obtained some most beau¬ 
tiful flowers, both in self-colours and spotted and edged varie¬ 
ties. And we sincerely hope that when, another season, the 
Royal Horticultural Society revises its schedule, it will recollect 
the claims of this universal favourite, whose exquisite symmetry 
of form and brilliancy and delicacy of colour make it so de¬ 
servedly a ladies’ flower. 
The varieties which we now figure are Fidelia (fig. 1), a beau¬ 
tiful cream-shaded ground colour, edged wfith bright rosy-car¬ 
mine, very even in its markings and regular in its outline; and 
Linden (fig. 2), a delicate straw ground colour, the centre of 
each petal beautifully spotted with bright rose. W e think that 
there are few persons but will acknowledge that such lovely 
flowers ought to be extensively cultivated. 
