This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
As the collection at this establishment (Mr. Bliss's) is now in fine bloom, and being the best time to notice them, without trusting to memory, I will describe a few of the new with some of the older varieties, such as should be grown in all select collections:
This is decidedly the best blue which has come under my observation. Shape of flower, and habit of plant, first-rate; a splendid variety.
White, with beautiful lilac-purple margin, with dark disk petals, well formed, and producing large, compact heads of bloom; one of the best in cultivation.
A very beautiful variety; white, with pale blue-purple margin, and of excellent habit.
A charming variety in color; it is clear white, with broad, crimson margin, dwarf and beautiful habit An excellent exhibition variety, and should be grown in every select collection.
Rosy Queen (Bliss's), is a very attractive variety. Color, white, with a broad, rosy-crimson margin. Habit, very dwarf.
A splendid variety. Color, a rich purple-crimson, with a small, clear white ring around a black disk. Habit, first-rate, and, for exhibition purposes, unsurpassed.
A good variety for exhibition. Color, light blue. Habit, dwarf, and first-rate.
A fine and beautiful variety. Color, clear white, with a beautiful, bright, rosy-crimson margin, and a dark disk. Excellent form and habit.
Fair America, is a rich violet-purple and crimson, with a beautiful, clear white ring round a black disk. Good form and habit.
A first-class flower. Color, a bright, rosy crimson, with a clear, broad, white ring round a dark disk. A beautiful and very attractive flower.
Several other new kinds, just received from Europe, shall be reported on when sufficiently in flower.
 
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