VICK'S FLORAL GUIDE. 
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Lord Falmouth, various shades of crimson, yellow, 
orange and green, 
Mrs. K. Hugessen, very large beautiful golden 
ground color, foliage regularly netted and blotched 
with dark maroon. 
Multicolor, orange yellow, bronze, crimson and 
chocolate curiously blended. 
Pictus, a distinct variety, green, yellow, red and 
brown. 
Prince of Prussia, crimson scarlet, yellow margin. 
Scrrata, maroon bordered with yellow. 
’76, bronze-yellow, veined with purple ; under-side of 
leaf purple. 
The Shah, base of the leaf crimson, upper half bright 
yellow. 
Vcrschaffeltii, velvet-crimson. 
Verschaffeltii major, claret, turning rosy red. 
NEW COLEUS. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per dozen. 
Eclipse, scarlet, shaded with brown, yellowish green, 
serrated margin. 
Hiawatha, orange, yellow and crimson, flamed with 
dark crimson, serrated margin. 
Oriole, yellow and green, maculated with various 
tints of carmine, crimson and chocolate, yellow ser¬ 
rated margin. 
Princeps, large, serrated leaf, dark crimson stained, 
with rich velvety brown, greenish yellow serrated 
margin. 
Excelsior, yellow, slightly stained with green, and 
maculated with crimson. 
Bijou, crimson, shaded with chocolate, bright green 
margin. 
Quadricolor, variously maculated with bronzy red 
yellow, dark chocolate and green, serrated edge. 
Fairy, yellow and green, blotched with crimson 
scarlet. 
Hesperus, yellow, maculated with green and bronzy 
crimson ; serrated edge. 
Gold Pheasant, solferino, yellow, green and crim¬ 
son, mottled scarlet. 
Illuminator, yellow, flamed and veined with crimson, 
bright green margin. 
Charm, yellow, tinged with bronzy scarlet, stained 
with dark brown ; deeply serrated margin. 
Idyl, veined and mottled green and yellow, and stain¬ 
ed bronzy red. 
Parroquet, yellow, maculated crimson and green. 
Seraph, fiery crimson, spotted with chocolate, bright 
green, serrated margin. 
Asa Gray, orange crimson, violet veins and center, 
dark green maculation ; bright green, serrated edge. 
Miss Retta Kirkpatrick, large white center, shaded 
yellow, broad green lobod margin, large foliage. 
Speciosa, green, broad yellowish white central bar, 
resembling Hydrangea speciosa. 
Red Cloud, rich crimson, evenly marmorated with 
blackish brown, narrow green margin. 
Tcsselata, evenly marbled with green and pale yellow- 
Thos. Meehan, dark carmine shaded with brown, 
green margin; a new type with oak-leaf shaped 
foliage. 
Mrs. E. B. Cooper, rich purplish crimson, maculat¬ 
ed purplish brown, olive green margin. 
Marvelous, brilliant crimson, marbled with yellow 
and intense brown. 
Dr. Jos. Hooker, dark crimson, stained dark brown, 
very narrow dark green margin. 
Chas. Darwin, veined and mot'led with pink, sul¬ 
phur and olive green. 
Beacon, blackish purple, with brown and bright crim 
son midribs and veins, large broad foliage. 
Zephyr, rich bronzy crimson, slightly marbled with 
dark olive green ; violet purple veins, broad foliage. 
Amabilis, broad light green foliage, with pale sul¬ 
phur midrib and veins, stained with pink. 
Pharo, rich crimson scarlet, mottled with yellow ; 
blackish toothed margin. 
Superbissima, blackish maroon, with a brilliant 
broad purple band through the center of the leaf. 
NEW DWARF VARIETIES. 25 cents each; 
$2.5o per dozen. 
Daisy, orange red, brown and olive green, deeply 
laciniated foliage. 
Judy, pale green and white mottled, green margin. 
Gracillima, crimson center, surrounded with choco¬ 
late spots ; broad green margin. 
Puck, pale buff, tipped with green, carmine stems 
and leaf stalks. 
Fawn, buff marbled with green, leaves purplish un¬ 
derneath. 
Punch, green, marbled with yellow, purple stalk and 
midribs. 
Charter Oak, deeply serrated, oak-leaf foliage, mot¬ 
tled with various shades of green and white. 
Buttercup, marbled with bright green, mottled and 
marked centrally with pure yellow spots. 
Gem, carmine center, broad green margin, maculated 
with yellow. 1 
Ornatus, central part of the leaf pale yellow, chang¬ 
ing to white, broad light green margin. 
CRAPE MYRTLE. 
Crape Myrtle, pink, a very handsome shrub, har¬ 
dy in the Southern States, flowers very freely, al¬ 
most concealing the plant with blossoms. In 
the North the plants may be wintered in a cool, 
dry cellar, . . . 25 
CUPHEA. 
SEE ENGKAVING, PAGE 48. 
Cuphea platycentra, (Cigar Plant), tube of 
flowers scarlet ; lip white and black ; very free 
blooming; a good basket plant, also an excellent 
plant for house in the winter,. 25 
CYCLAMEN. 
The Cyclamen is particularly adapted for window cul¬ 
ture, and will give more flowers with less trouble than 
almost any plant we are acquainted with. The colors 
arc usually white, tipped at the base with rosy purple. 
Use a small pot, and place the crown of the bulb just 
above the surface of the soil. Keep the plants cool till 
the leaves are well grown. When the flower buds begin 
to rise on the foot stalks, remove to a sunny shelf, where 
they will soon show bloom. Place as near the glass as 
possible. After the blooming season (generally two or 
three months,) is over, gradually withhold water. 
Cyclamen Persicum, 
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