The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . carmine-red, andfreely produced. There are also not a few of thenewer kinds raised by that veteran, Mr. , ofClewer. Of these The Uaron is a fine reflexed flower,lower petals rosy-carmine, upper ones rich deepmaroon, and white centre—a very handsome has perfectly round flowers of soft rosy-carmine colour, and deep blotch on upper petals—acharming variety. has flowers somewhat scarlet, shaded with violet, upper ones dark maroon,edged wilh scarlet ; very striking and sho
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . carmine-red, andfreely produced. There are also not a few of thenewer kinds raised by that veteran, Mr. , ofClewer. Of these The Uaron is a fine reflexed flower,lower petals rosy-carmine, upper ones rich deepmaroon, and white centre—a very handsome has perfectly round flowers of soft rosy-carmine colour, and deep blotch on upper petals—acharming variety. has flowers somewhat scarlet, shaded with violet, upper ones dark maroon,edged wilh scarlet ; very striking and showy. Des-fontaines, pure while, wilh jiurplc blotch ; \enus,white, wilh soft purjile bio ch ; and Miss Maygill,flowers rosy-pink, are all striking kinds in the collec-tion of show varieties. Perhaps the gayest and most telling of the Telar-gonium family are found in the regal or spottedsection, of which some grand kinds are at Ililling-don. If lacking the perfect form found in the showkinds there is no want of bloom ; indeed, the plantsof this section seem to have reached a flower-pro-. FlG. 4.—SARRACENIA FLAVA VAR, ATROSANGUINEA, IIORT. BULL. (SEE P. 12.) cupped, soft rosy-pink ground, wilh deep shadedupper petals—a very pleasing flower. Sappho has adwarf habit, is exceedingly free to bloom, the flowersof perfect form, and in colour rich rosy-carmine, wilhdeep dark blotch. Fortitude is a noble flower, ofgood substance, and of a rich salmon hue, the blotchof dark maroon. Amethyst, of which there is a fineplant, is a remarkably distinct kind, ils rich deep pur-plish-maroon hue and handsome flowers standing marked effect. Amidst the lighter colours, andscarcely less striking, is Black Prince, which hasflowers of an exceedingly deep hue of colour, andthinly margined with rosy-while ; tlie petals are some-what rough, but the plant is very free and Silvio is a charming kind ; lower petals ducing power that can hardly be excelled. One ofthe most prom
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