The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ful Fern-leaved variety might also beclassed with the pinks, but the colour is richer and The Stellata section is still popular in gardens, andis used largely for decorative purposes; this type isrepresented in pink, blue, white, and carmine. Thevariety Mont Blanc, white, is particularly handsome. Cyclamens.—Most readers of this Journal are familiarwith Messrs. Suttons Cyclamens. Some of the mostpopular varieties are the Giants, in white, cherry-colour, rose, pink, crimson, purple, and crimson andwhit
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ful Fern-leaved variety might also beclassed with the pinks, but the colour is richer and The Stellata section is still popular in gardens, andis used largely for decorative purposes; this type isrepresented in pink, blue, white, and carmine. Thevariety Mont Blanc, white, is particularly handsome. Cyclamens.—Most readers of this Journal are familiarwith Messrs. Suttons Cyclamens. Some of the mostpopular varieties are the Giants, in white, cherry-colour, rose, pink, crimson, purple, and crimson andwhite. White Butterfly of a somewhat different formthan the others, is liked everywhere; and Vulcan isindispensable for its exceeding rich crimson is also pretty; but one of the most distinct,and a variety of especial charm to the writer is SalmonQueen — its colour is so rare in Cyclamens, and sopleasing withal. It only remains to be said that the Cyclamens fornext season could be seen just in their first seed leaves,and that the Gloxinia tubers had commenced to //fly ^§M Fig. 34.—windmill for pumping purposes, (see p. 74.) more Rose like. Brilliant Rose is a capital variety,rich in colour, and appears always to grow and flowerwell and freely. Of reputed Blue Primulas, ReadingBlue is the deepest in colour and produces fine boldtrusses of large flowers. Blue Fern-leaved is of thesame type except in respect to the character of thefoliage; but a variety that has been much admired forthree years or more, is that known as Cambridge Blue :the colour is paler than in the two varieties alreadydescribed, and the flowers have a fine fringe andgenerally a margin of white —it is a favourite withmost visitors. Reading Scarlet and Crimson King maybe recommended for their exceedingly rich colours. Abatch of Crimson King has a splendid effect, and itblooms continuously for a long period, but as is fre-quently the case in such vaiieties, the colour is some-what
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