. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. e the thick corolla, though of bad form,might give rise to thick corollas combinedwith a better form ; while on the other hand,a splendid form, with a very flimsy corolla,may yield seedlings which partake of the 482 THE PETUNIA, thick substance with its own form. To getrid of the points is a great object, and it isas stubborn a blemish as the thin flowers ;and of many hundred seedlings, very few, ifany, will be found that has improved in morethan one or two of the necessary qualities,and perhaps not half a dozen
. The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening. e the thick corolla, though of bad form,might give rise to thick corollas combinedwith a better form ; while on the other hand,a splendid form, with a very flimsy corolla,may yield seedlings which partake of the 482 THE PETUNIA, thick substance with its own form. To getrid of the points is a great object, and it isas stubborn a blemish as the thin flowers ;and of many hundred seedlings, very few, ifany, will be found that has improved in morethan one or two of the necessary qualities,and perhaps not half a dozen will be foundsufficiently improved to be worth saving. Itis quite certain that nothing but perseverancewill ensure success ; and as the flower is stillfar inferior to what it may be, our hints forthe culture of the Petunia shall commencewith the saving of the seed and the raising ofseedlings, with a view to advance the quality. RAISING FROM SEEDS. The first object is to procure half-a-dozenvarieties of the best that can be variety called Punctata is a star amongst. Petunia punctata. these flowers, because without being a verybad form, it is remarkable for its colour, andfor a sort of variegated stripe of white, whichforms a pretty contrast with the groundcolour, which is a near approach to blue. Asis the case, however, with many variegatedflowers, they do not come striped at first, norif they are grown very strong. This kind isalso not so thick in the flower as we couldwish, but it may be the origin of other varie-gated sorts, and should be one among thosewe seed from. There were three varietieslet out by Mrs. Girling of Stowmarket nursery?—Madame Celeste and two others—all ofwhich have very distinct properties, chiefly,however, form and particular characters inthe colour,—one has deep, rosy veins, another somewhat lighter, and the third is a richpurple, with remarkably fine texture. Afifth, called Jenny Lind, is somewhat thinnerthan we like, but is, without
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