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REGISTER OF NO\’ELTIES. 
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t. 1144, fig. 1—2).—A neat and pretty hardy bulb, 
with dark-coloured bulbs, smooth three-leaved one- 
flowered stems, 8—10 inches high, glaucescent narrow 
lanoeolate undulated lower leaves, those of the stem 
being linear-lanceolate and chinnellei, and smooth 
peduncles supporting the medium-sized flowers, 
which have the perianth setiments moderately 
spreading, elliptic acute, about two inches long, of 
a bright vermilion red with a small black angular 
spot at the base margined with yellow. It is allied 
to T. Oculis soils and T. Korolkowi, and was intro¬ 
duced by M. A. Kegel from Eastern Turkestan 
to the St. Petersburgh Botanic Garden. 
NEW ELOWERS. 
Abutilons. — The followinff new varieties raised 
by Mr. J. George are being distributed by Mr. G. 
Stevens, St. John’s Nursery, Putney:— Brilliant, 
bright crimson-red, dwarf habit, yet freely branch¬ 
ing ; remarkably free, and an excellent decorative 
variety. Cloth of Gold, golden yellow, fine shape; 
good bold outline, very free, fine for pot culture. 
Emperor, claret crimson, large and very fine; one 
of the boldest and most striking of the new Abuti¬ 
lons ; good habit, and very tree. Lustrous, fine 
bright red, very showy and attractive. King of 
Boses, rich deep rose, bold; very fine, and remark¬ 
ably free. Scarlet Gem, brilliant red, the nearest 
approach to a scarlet Abutilon; very dwarf habit, 
free blooming on quite tiny plants, small foliage, 
highly effect,ive. 
Amaryllis. — General GraAam, a very fine variety, 
having flowers fully 6 inches across, perfect in form 
and of unusual substance; the colour a deep velvety 
crimson-red, remarkable for its size, substance, and 
depth of colouring; Ist-class Certificate R.H.S., 
March 11. Ne plus ultra, a marvellously fine 
variety, majestic in size, and splendid in form ; fully 
8 inches across, with broad, overlapping petals of 
thick texture; colour glowing orange scarlet; Ist- 
class Certificate R.H.S., March 11. William Gold¬ 
ring, deep scarlet crimson, a very fine and bold 
variety of great substance, and of excellent form; 
Veitch & Sous. 
Azaleas. — Mrs. Alfred Meaner, a free-flowering 
semi-double variety, small, almost pure white ; com¬ 
pact growth, and makes a capital pot plant; Ist-class 
Certificate R.H.S., March 11; T. Todman. Little 
Beauty, a dwarf, small flowered, very free blooming 
form appearing to be mid-way between A. amoena 
and A. indica; the colour delicate rosy purple; 
rai'^ed by Mr. C. M. Hovey, U.S.A.; Ist-class Cer¬ 
tificate R.H.S., March 11; Veitch & Sons. 
CiKERARiAS.— Challenger, a deep velvety purple 
self of large size and thick substance, but somewhat 
coarse in appearance; bold and very striking for its 
great size; Ist-class Certificate E.H.S., March 11. 
Bollie Channing, flowers of remarkable size, nearly 
3 inches in diameter; there is a zone of white round 
the dark disk, and a thin broad band of rosy- 
magenta; Ist-class Certificate R.H.S., March 11. 
Royal Standard, a bright crimson magenta Self, 
large, bold, and striking, but with a tendency to 
become coarse; Ist-olass Certificate E.H.S., March 
11; all from J. James. 
Cyclamen, Princess Ida. —Delicate pink with 
rosy base, very pretty indeed; flowers large, finely 
formed, and freely produced ; habit very good ; Ist- 
class Certificate R.H.S., March 11; E. Edmonds. 
Pansies. —The following are Messrs. E. B. Laird 
& Sons’ new Pansies of the Show and Pane}' types 
offered for the present year:— 
Show Pansies. — Clarihel, white ground, belted 
with rich violet-blue, dark blotch, extra fine. James 
Lamb, a very fine and smooth dark self of the best 
form. Prince Leopold, a very dark purple self of 
the finest form and substance. Prince TeeJe, white 
ground, belted with deep violet-purple ; dense blotch, 
fine form and best quality. Sunbeam, yellow ground, 
bel el with rich maroon purple; extra fine quality. 
Saltan, yellow ground, with deep purple belting; a 
grand snow flower. 
Fancy Pansies. — George Boss, dark maroon 
blotch, edged with yellow, upper petals purple. 
Jessie Buddie, crimson, black blotch, edged with 
yellow; extra fine. John Simpson, white, with dark 
velvet blotch, fine form. Miss Ivory, fine creamy 
white velvet blotch; extra fine. Mrs. George C. 
Murray, purplish crimson blotches, edged with yellow, 
upper petals rosy crimson, edged white. Mrs. J. 
W. Bennett, chocolate blotches, margined with light 
chocolate and yellow, upper petals yellow and violet 
purple, edged with white. The Hon. Mrs. Baillie 
Hamilton, purplish-chocolate, edged with yellow, 
upper petals yellow, edged with chocolate. William 
Bennett, dark maroon blotches belted with crimson, 
edged white, upper petals crimson. Wil iam Lean, 
black velvety blotches, edged yellow, upper petals 
violet purple, edged with yellow ; extra fine. 
Polyanthus Primroses.—J aiwes Douglas, a 
large sulphur-coloured self, very fine pip and tru's; 
good habit. Princess Roual, a hybrid varle y, with 
large flat flowers, having a star-shaped yellow centre, 
margined -with bright rosy magenta; Ist-class Cer¬ 
tificate to each, E.H.S., March 11. Both from A. 
Waterer. 
Eoses. — Grace Darling, a lovely hybrid Tea- 
scented variety, and perhaps one of the finest of the 
pedigree roses raised by Mr. H. Bennett; the flowers 
are large, full, and the petals much reflexed as in the 
case of La France, colour is a pleasing salmon-pink, 
like that of Madame Lambard; a vigorous grower and 
very free; Ist-class Certificate E.H.S., March 11. 
Mrs. George Dickson (H.P.), a very strong grower, 
and an early, continuous and late bloomer; has 
always been mildew proof; flowers large, not too 
full; bright satiny pink, a new colour; opens 
very freely; Ist-cIass Certificate E.H.S-., 1883. 
Mary Bennett (H.P.), a seedling from Baroness 
Rothschild, without the slightest stain of Tea; 
dwarf bushy and vigorous in habit, the wood large, 
short jointed, not very thorny; foliage large and 
handsome; flowers large and of beautiful form, 
opening well; petals very thick, round, and smooth 
on the edges ; colour the same all through—a most 
brilliant rosy cerise, as bright as any rose yet pro¬ 
duced; thoroughly perpetual; a very fine exhibition 
rose, and the best known H P. for forcing under 
glass; has never yet produced a shoot without a 
flower, either indoors or out; Ist-class Certificate at 
Crystal Palace Rose Show, 1883; E.B.S., 1883 ; 
Manchester, 1883. 
Violas.— Columbine, white with broad margin of 
rosy lilac; distinct and very fine. Evening Star, 
rich rosy purple, upper petals lilac. Harlequin, 
lower petals rich purple, upper petals pure white; * 
very fine. Lady Abercromby, white, fine bold flower; 
very free. Lothair, fine rich crimson; bold eye. 
northern Light, pale lilac, distinct and very free. 
Pantaloon, fine rich purple, upper petals marbled 
with white; extra fine. 
NEW PEUIT. 
Pear Marie Benoist. —This grand new Pear 
is a good bearer and a healthy grower. The fruit is 
large, obovate, unequal, the e\ e of large open calyx- 
lobes set in a moderately deep ba-in, and the stalk 
in a much shallower depression. The skin is green 
more or less covered with bronzy russet, the gre n 
appearing in small irregular confluent patches most 
evident on the shaded side. The flesh is buttery, 
and the flavour very rich, of the Marie Louise smack. 
The fruits will keep in some years until February. 
It is altogether a very fine variety. 
