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THE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
ever, hear the prices mentioned, excepting by those di- 
Tectly interested in their production anchsale. It is the 
quotations of the prices, of what are known in the trade as 
■“ fancy flowers,” that excites so much surprise and com¬ 
ment. It is to the cultivation of this class of flowers 
that the flower-growers are now turning their attention. 
Whether they will be able to produce more than will bo 
required by the present class of buyers is a question to 
be answered. One thing is certain, if wc can judge by 
the past: that is, just as soon as the Roses, that now sell 
at such exorbitant prices, are produced in quantities so 
as to appear common, society will adopt something else. 
THE GIANT IXIA. 
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"We are chargeable with the responsibility of labelling 
this plant the Giant Ixia, and our justification is that 
the name is truly descriptive; for an Ixia with a differ¬ 
ence it is, and the name will suggest to our readers the 
place of the plant and its possible uses. It is a hybrid of 
the Montbretia Potlsi of Baker, a close relation of 
Tritonia Aurea, which is also known as Crocosma Aurea, 
a first-class frame and conservatory plant that, under 
