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4. Brookii gracilis.-Flowers pale yellow.
5. Ciliatum.-Flowers blush and white.
6. Javanicum.-Flowers bright orange.

7. Nuttalii.-Flowers pure white, tinged with rose on the outer surface.

8. Retusum.-Flowers reddish orange.

9. Thibaudiense.-Flowers bright red, mouth of the tube pale yellow.

ROSES.

Hybrid Perpetuals.

1. Anna de Disbach.-Rose.

2. Beauty of Waltham.-Rosy crimson.
3. Charles Lefebvre. -Bright red.
4. Francois Lacharme.-Carmine.
5. John Hopper.-Rosy crimson.
6. Jules Margottin.-Cherry colour.
7. Senateur Vaisse.-Scarlet.
8. Victor Verdeir.-Cherry rose.

9. Pierre Notting.-Blackish red.

10. Miss Ingram.-White, centre blush.

11. Alfred Columb.-Bright fiery red.

12. Captain Christy.-Delicate flesh colour.

13. Etienne Levet.-Carmine red.

14. Horace Vernet.-Reddish purple, shaded dark purple.

15. La France.-Bright lilac rose, centre silvery white.

16. Duke of Edinburgh.-Fine vermilion.

17. Madame Lacharme.-Lovely white.

18. Star of Waltham.-Bright pink.

19. Xavier Olibo.—Velvety black, shaded amaranth.

20. Miss Hussard.-Flesh colour.

Bourbon Varieties.

1. Souvenir de la Malmaison.-Clear flesh colour, large and double. 2. Acidalie.--White, beautifully tinted.

3. Baronne Gonnella.-Bright cerise, shaded rosy bronze.

4. Reine Victoria.—Brilliantly pink, deep green foliage.

Noisette Varieties.

1. Maréchal Niel.-Deep yellow.

2. Aimée Vibert.-Pure white; blooms in clusters.

3. Celine Forrestier.-Bright yellow; profuse bloomer.

4. Lamarque.-Pale straw.

5. Unique Jaune.-Deep bronzy yellow.

1. Adam.-Rosy pink.

Tea-scented Varieties.

2. Belle Lyonnaise.-Deep canary yellow.

3. Catherine Mermel.-Delicate flesh colour. 4. Devoniensis.-Creamy white.

5. Gloire de Dijon.-Buff, orange centre.

6. Letty Coles.-Fine bright pink; free bloomer.

7. Marie Van Houtte.-Yellowish white; flowers large.
8. David Pradel.-Rose colour.

9. Souvenir de Paul Néron.-Fine hardy white-edged Rose.
10. Madame Falcot.-Apricot colour; beautiful in bud.
II. Cheshunt Hybrid.-Cherry carmine; very hardy.
12. Souvenir d'Élizie.-Creamy white.

Climbing Varieties.

1. Cheshunt Hybrid.-Cherry carmine; a good climber.
2. Maréchal Niel.-Deep yellow; a first-rate climber.
3. Climbing Devoniensis.-Creamy white.

4. Banksiæflora.-White, centre pale yellow.

5. Flora. Bright rose; full.

6. Spectabile. Rosy lilac; large and double.
7. Reine des Français.-Flesh, tinged with rose.

Perpetual Moss Varieties.

1. Eugène Verdier.—Crimson; large and fine.

2. Superb et Notting.-Light rose; flowers large. 3. Madame Moreau.- Bright red; full.

4. James Veitch.-Deep violet, shaded with crimson.

5. Perpetual White Moss.-Pure white.

6. Salet.-Bright rose, blush edges; large and full.

TROPEOLUMS.

1. Mrs. Treadwell.-Brilliant red.

2. Coronet.-Bright yellow.

3. Canariensis. - Improved bright yellow; deep crimson heartshaped spot on each segment of the flower, deeply and beautifully fringed or scalloped.

4. Crystal Palace Perfection.-Orange scarlet; fine winter flowerer.

5. Hunterii.-Fine dwarf scarlet for bedding.

6. The Moor.-Deep dark maroon crimson; very dwarf habit.

7. Yellow Dwarf.-Bright yellow; very dwarf habit.

8. Alfred Collier.—Dark rich crimson; compact grower.

TULIPS.

Early Varieties.

1. Belle Alliance.-White, feathered with violet crimson.
2. Bride of Haarlem.-Scarlet, feathered with white.
3. Canary Bird.-Yellow.

4. Cottage Maid.-Light rose or blush, white ground.
5. Imperator.-Crimson.

6. Lord Wellington.-Purple lilac.

7. Molière.-Deep purple.

8. Monument.-Rose, streaked white.

9. Queen Victoria.—White.

10. Royal Queen.-Pure crimson, green and yellow base.

II. Thomas Moor.-Buff orange.

12. Vermilion Brilliant.-Scarlet.

VERBENAS.

1. Flower of Dorset.-Crimson maroon, suffused purple; one of the darkest flowers in cultivation.

2. Life Guard.-Vivid scarlet, with a well-defined large white eye. 3. General Picton.-Deep crimson; large and full.

4. Blue Boy.-Brilliant blue; strong grower.

5. La Lovie.-Delicate mauve, white eye; free and distinct.

6. Lady of Lorne.-White, suffused pink.

7. Annie.-Improved white ground, beautifully striped rose.

8. Regalia. Carmine or lake scarlet, with canary eye.

9. Carl Seigling.-Dark violet blue; most fragrant.

10. Lady Langlesbury.—Light purple, striped and edged white. 11. Iona.-Bright crimson.

12. Cheerful.-Pink, crimson centre.

13. Mars.-Orange crimson.

14. Star of Erin.—Cherry carmine, white eye.

SELECT LISTS OF FRUITS.

APPLES.

Culinary Varieties.--Alfreston, Blenheim Orange, Keswick Codling, Winter Codling, Dumelow's Seedling, New Hawthornden, Norfolk Beefing, Kentish Fillbasket, Lord Suffield, London Pippin, Royal Russet, Yorkshire Greening.

Dessert Varieties.-Ashmead's Kernel, Cockle Pippin, Cox's Orange Pippin, Court Pendu Plat, Golden Pippin, Hubbard's Pearmain, King of the Pippins, Lord Burghley, Ribston Pippin, Scarlet Nonpareil, Worcester Pearmain, Wyken Pippin,

APRICOTS.

Royal, Moorpark, Shipley, Turkey.

CHERRIES.

Kitchen Varieties.-Kentish, Morello.

Dessert Varieties.-May Duke, Florence, Governor Wood, Elton, Frogmore Early, Bigarreau, Royal Duke, Warder's Early Black.

CURRANTS.

White.-White Dutch, White Grape.

Red.-La Fertile, Red Grape.

Black.-Black Naples, Lee's Prolific.

FIGS.

For Walls.-Brunswick, Brown Turkey.

For Forcing.-Black Ischia, Grosse Verte, Royal Vineyard.

GOOSEBERRIES.

Red.-Champagne, Crown Bob, Champion.

Yellow.-Glory of Oldport, Leader, Yellow Champagne.
Green. -British Queen, Green Gage, Greenwood.
White.-Queen of Trumps, Large Early White, Whitesmith.

GRAPES.

For Walls.-Espérione, Miller's Burgundy, Royal Muscadine. For Cool Vineries.-Black Hamburg, Buckland Sweetwater, Court Muscat.

For Heated Vineries.—Frankenthal, Muscat of Alexandra, Muscat Hamburg.

For Late Heated Vineries.-Muscat of Alexandra, Alicante, Lady Downes.

NECTARINES.

For Walls.-Lord Napier, Pine-apple, Violette Native.

For Orchard and Forcing-House.-Elruge, Lord Napier, Pitmaston Orange.

PEACHES.

For Walls.-Barrington Bellegarde, Early Rivers, Lord Palmerston. For Orchard and Forcing-House.-Early Grosse, Mignonne, Royal George.

PEARS.

For Standards and Orchards.-Aston Town, Jargonelle, Williams's Bon Cretien, Winter Nelis, Swan's Egg, Autumn Bergamot.

For Bushes and Pyramids.-Beurré Diel, Brockworth Park, Brown Beurré, Beurré Rance, Beurré Easter, Louise Bonne of Jersey.

For Walls.-Marie Louise, Ne Plus Meuris, Hacon's Incomparable, Joséphine de Malines, Alexandre Bivort, Souvenir du Congrés.

PLUMS.

Culinary Varieties.-Early Prolific, Gisborne, Victoria.

Dessert Varieties.--Coe's Golden Drop, Green Gage, Purple Gage.

RASPBERRIES.

Red.-Carter's Prolific, Semper Fidelis.

Yellow.-Yellow Antwerp, Yellow Globe.
White.-White Antwerp.

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