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MIMULUS.

Show Varieties.

1. Bridal Beauty.-White ground, bright crimson lobes, margined cream colour.

2. Empress of India.-Clear scarlet, large yellow throat, spotted with crimson.

3. Rosy Gem.-Rose ground, cream throat, spotted yellow mouth. 4. Mottled Beauty.-Ruby red, amber coloured mouth, blotched and mottled crimson.

5. Soleil.-Bright crimson red, yellow mouth, centre marked with tiger-like spots.

6. Versicolor.-White ground, spotted over with dark rose.

PANSIES.

Show Varieties.

1. Agnes B. Holt.-Pure white self, solid blotch.
2. Alexander McNab.--Very dark maroon shaded.
3. Clipper.-Bright yellow self.

4. Dr. Robert Lee.-Mulberry self.

5. Golden Queen.-Light yellow, solid blotch.

6. Inimitable.-Primrose.

7. Locomotive.-Dark maroon, shaded with crimson.

8. Yellow Queen.--Deep yellow.

9. George Wilson.-Golden yellow, with bronzy purple belt; dense blotch.

10. Lochiel.-Yellow, bronze belt.

II. Oriel.-Rich yellow, light blue belting, fine blotch. 12. Francis Lightboy.-White, with large purple belt.

Fancy Varieties.

1. Alfred Elliott.-Fine smooth red, with blotches.

2. Cloth of Crimson.-Bright crimson and gold.

3. Cloth of Rose.-Pinky rose and sulphur.

4. Collin Bell.-Cream colour, suffused with claret; large black blotch.

5. Countess Pauline.-Dark red, with large black blotches.

6. Durrit.-Bright red, with large blue blotches.

7. Elvina. -Yellow and white, edged with bright mauve; fine blotch.

8. Georgiana.-Pearl white, edged light blue; large dark blue blotches.

9. Leigh Hunt.-Light mauve and white, with large dark mauve blotches.

10. Magpie.-Sulphur, with large black blotch.

II. Striped Queen. -White, striped pale blue.

12. Sunrise.-Orange, shaded with rose; large blotch.

Massing Varieties.

1. Purples.—Cliveden Purple, Prince Bismarck, Tyrian Purple, Violet King.

2. Blues.--Blue Gem, Blue King, Cliveden Blue, Imperial Blue Perfection.

3. Yellows.

Cliveden Yellow, Golden Perfection, Perpetual Yellow, Prince of Orange.

4. Whites.-Great Eastern, Lily White, Snowflake, White Bedder.

PENTSTEMONS.

1. T. Loader Brown.-Flowers brilliant coral red, with a pure white throat.

2. Stephen Amey.-Colour bright magenta scarlet, white throat. 3. Lady V. Sanders.-Dark purple scarlet, with blush lip, white throat.

4. Black Knight.--Maroon throat, shaded with white.

5. Ceres.-Violet-purple rose, lilac lobes, throat striped with rose on white ground, and blotched rich chocolate.

6. Atalanta.-Rich magenta crimson, white throat, red lines.

7. Countess of Rosslyn.-Delicate pink, white throat, slightly pencilled with pink.

8. Stanstead Rival.-Bright scarlet crimson, pure white throat, slightly pencilled light carmine.

9. Purple King.-Purple shaded violet, throat pencilled purplish violet.

10. W. P. Laird.—Light blue, throat pure white.

PETUNIAS.

Double Varieties.

1. Madame Hengist.-Deep crimson, striped white.
2. King of the Crimsons.-Rich purplish crimson.
3. Heroine.-Crimson and white.

4. Little Rose.---Rose pink.

5. Romulus.-White ground, flaked and mottled purple. 6. Neptune.-Pure white.

Single Varieties.

1. Dr. Denny.-Deep crimson maroon.

2. Mrs. Wright.--Deep rich lake, starred with pure white.

3. Dr. Daniel.-Crimson maroon, white throat.

4. Spitfire.---An intense bright purple, shaded crimson.

5. Mrs. William Elder.-Splendid white band, edged bright purple. 6. Illustration.-Bright lilac, blotched rose.

PHLOXES.

I. Aurore Boreale.-Bright salmon.

2. Liervalle.-Dark rose, striped white.

3. Eugène Tanner.-White, rosy crimson eye. 4. The Queen.-Pure white.

5. Victor Hugo.-Brilliant scarlet.

6. Madame Cailliaird.--Fiery salmon, crimson centre.

7. Princess Louise.-Pure white, purple crimson eye.

8. John Alexander.-Salmon, scarlet-stained violet, dark crimson eye.

9. Erato.-Carmine red, shaded white and lilac.

10. Son de Berryl.-Crimson, purple centre.

11. Le Lion.-Rose, edge of petals blotched carmine. 12. Mrs. Laing.-Soft rosy lilac.

13. Oberon.-Coppery cerise.

14. Pepin.-Orange red, bright centre.

15. Statuaire Cabet.-Vermilion red, with purple centre.

16. York and Lancaster.-Violet, veined and edged white.

PICOTEES.

1. Beauty of Plumstead.—Rose and scarlet edge.

2. Mrs. Fordham.-Rose and scarlet edge.

3. Bertha.-Rose and scarlet edge.

4. Mrs. Keynes.-Red edge.
5. William Summers.-Red edge.
6. Mrs. Browning.-Red edge.
7. Norfolk Beauty.-Purple edge,

8. Amy Robsart.—Purple edge. 9. Pygmalion.-Purple edge. 10. Flower of the Day.-Rose edge. II. Northern Star.-Rose edge. 12. Mr. J. Reeve.-Yellow edge.

PINKS.

1. Amelia.-Bright red, heavy lace.
2. Ayrshire Lass.-Purple, narrow lace.
3. Captivation.-Crimson, narrow lace.
4. Clara.--Lilac, heavy lace.

5. Device.-Maroon, purple lace.
6. Gladiator.-Crimson, purple lace.
7. Highland Lad.-Bright rosy lace.
8. Monarch.-Reddish purple.

9. Mrs. Gladstone.--Pink lace.

10. Napoleon.-Very heavy lace of bright crimson. II. Richard Andrews.-Light maroon, heavy lace. 12. Rose of England.- Bright rosy lilac lace.

POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS.

1. Bazelman major.-White, yellow cup.
2. Lord Mayor.--Yellow, orange cup.
3. Lord Canning.-Primrose, yellow cup.
4. Louis le Grand.—White, primrose cup.
5. Paper White.-Pure white.

6. Perle d'Amour.-Primrose, yellow cup.
7. Sulpherine.-Sulphur, light yellow cup.
8. White Pearl.-Pure white, primrose cup.

PRIMULAS.

1. Aurora.-Maroon, laced with deep bright yellow.
2. Comet.—Dark bright red, laced with bright yellow.
3. Emperor.-Dark purple, laced with yellow.

4. Iphigene.-Bright purple, laced with bright light yellow. 5. Miss Bella.-Magenta, laced with sulphur.

6. Norma.-Red, laced with bright yellow.

PYRETHRUMS.

1. Andromeda.-Lilac rose, with yellow centre.

2. Aurora.-Creamy white, with orange centre.

3. Brilliant.-Rich rosy purple.

4. Charles Baltet.-Rosy carmine, with yellowish centre.
5. Delicatum.-Pure white.

6. Dr. Livingstone.-Very pale lilac, centre petals white.
7. Émile Lemoine.-Purplish crimson, tipped golden yellow.
8. Fulgens Plenissimum.-Rich carmine.

9. Impératrice Charlotte.-White, shaded with rose.

10. Mrs. Dix.-Blush, shaded with purple.

II. Nancy.-Blush white, shaded with salmon.

12. Paul Journu.-Outer petals pale rose, centre petals cream, shaded lilac.

13. Peau Rouge.—Rosy crimson, with orange centre.

14. Roseum perfectum.-Outer petals pale red, centre petals delicate pink, spotted with white.

15. Solfaterre.-Sulphur, with golden yellow centre.

16. Voi Lactée.-Pure white, suffused with delicate pink; centre orange.

RANUNCULUSES.

I. Belladonna.-White spotted.

2. Californian Gold.-Golden yellow.

3. Commodore Napier.-Primrose, tipped with purple.

4. Fireball.-Bright red.

5. Grandiflora.-Rose-lake, mottled.

6. Léon d'Orange.-Orange.

7. Mont Blanc.-Pure white.

8. Mount Vesuvius.-Red spotted.

9. Nosegay.-Yellow spotted.

10. Eil Noir.-Jet black.

11. Prince de Galitzin.—Yellow, tipped crimson.

12. Victoria Scarlet.-Vermilion.

RHODODENDRONS.

1. Argenteum.-Flowers white, throat spotted black.

2. Aucklandii.-Flowers pure white.

3. Barbatum.-Flowers deep red.

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