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confounds the purchaser, who cannot hope to discriminate between 
the claims of the multitude offered. A course at once novel and just 
has been adopted this season by some of the growers, who, feeling 
confident of the merit of their flowers, have challenged all others to 
compete with them individually. It certainly is the most forcible 
mode of recommending, when the raiser stakes both his money and 
professional credit on his productions; and we are bound to believe, 
under such circumstances, that his intentions are bona fide for 
the benefit of the purchaser. However, we abstain from further 
remarks on the flowers themselves, as to express a preference in 
this stage of the proceedings would be to prejudge them. Their 
names will be found in the list we give, and any of them may be 
added with advantage to the best collection. 
Light fiowers . Hally’s Empress, Dickson’s Acantha, Epps’s 
Countess Cornwallis, Lane’s Mrs. Lane, Miller’s Miss Prettyman, 
Jennings’s Giantess and Napoleon—a variety of French origin, 
but which may be had, we suppose, of any nurseryman. 
Lark varieties. Fowle’s Colossus, Miller’s Great Britain, and 
a new species imported by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, of Exeter; 
the latter is of novel character, with flowers resembling those of 
F. corymbifiora , most profusely produced, but without petals. 
It is not yet named, but we presume will be sold this season. 
CHCENOSTOMA POLYANTHA. 
In accordance with your request I forward an account of my 
mode of management hitherto pursued with this lovely little 
plant, premising that nothing I have before grown ever gave me 
so much pleasure, and predicting a very extensive adoption 
of the species both for in-doors decoration and for bedding pur¬ 
poses. The first lot of seed is sown in March, and successions in 
April and May for the summer supply. These are all placed in 
a gentle heat, to cause them to vegetate quick and freely ; they 
are continued here until fit to pot, when they are placed three or 
four in a moderate-sized pot filled with leaf-mould and loam; a 
lower temperature, such as that of a common frame, kept close 
for a few days, is best for them at this time, and by degrees air 
is admitted until they will bear a full exposure to the atmosphere. 
In this manner they are grown until fit for the purpose originally 
