This rare and beautiful evergreen summer bedding plant continues to unfold its lovely flowers at this establishment. This will undoubtedly become one of the most popular bedding plants ever introduced to this country. Its neat and unique habit of growth, combined with the rich colors of its numerous flowers, produces a very ornamental effect, quite unlike any plants we yet possess for bedding purposes. Not only is it well adapted for beds upon the flower garden, but for pot culture it will be found a most valuable acquisition. The description of the flower, as given by £. G. Henderson, London, I cheerfully endorse, as being truthful in every particular, viz.: "Flowers very numerous, of a golden yellow color, from three to four inches in diameter, picturesquely marked at the base of each petal with converging cloud-like spots of a rich dark brown chocolate tint upon a black base, and these are again marked with white spots upon their disc or surface.

"The union of these rich colors produces a highly ornamental effect in blossoms of such unique and gorgeous hues, which, when fully expanded, produce an effect so brilliant that the most accurate description fails to convey an adequate impression of their beauty".

A most accurate figure of the above fine plant is given in part 7 of the Illustrated Bouquet.