This remarkable and beautiful plant is now unfolding its lovely flowers for the first time, not only at this establishment, but in this country. It originated at the establishment of H. Hirschback, in Prussia, and was sent out by E. G. Henderson & Son, London, for the first time this spring. The description given by the Messrs. Henderson I fully concur in, and can not do better than give it in their own words:

"It forms a neat and compact half shrubby plant, densely branched habit of growth, from nine to twelve inches in height "The flowers, in their general aspect of growth, resemble a large specimen I of the florist's varieties of pinks, as grown for competition, bat differ in showing a single expansion of flower lobes rather than of double petal series, and each entire blossom being from two to three inches in diameter; while the entire series of petals, instead of all combining to form a single blossom with the usual dark ray or centre, as is the case in the varieties above quoted, in the present example range themselves into a series of colored spots at the base, converging to a crimson belt or zone, and together forming a large aggregate cluster or flower-head. The arrangement of these concentric series of picturesque petal rays within one simple base or crown, forms one of the most novel and singular combinations yet known in gardens. The pure white ground color of this variety will form a desirable contrast with the warmer and higher petal tints of 'Dianthus Heddewigii' and its allied species, and will be found a valuable addition for greenhouse decora-tion in spring, and equally adapted for the open borders in summer".

The specimen sent for your inspection, you will not fail to observe, agrees with the above description in every particular save diameter of flower, which, being taken from a plant so recently imported, is naturally not so fine as the succeeding flowers will be.

A beautiful and life-like figure is given in the Illustrated Bouquet, plate 36.