238 THE FLORIST. 



Hollyhocks were shewn. A first-class was awarded to Mr. Bircham 

 for Model of Perfection, a pale primrose flower of fine form and tex- 

 ture, guard-petals smooth, centre well proportioned ; ditto to Pourpre 

 de Tyre (Bircham), a rosy-purple sort, and one of the best of its 

 colour. Certificate to Penelope (Bircham), deep/osy pink, large and 

 fine, guard-petals smooth, centre not sufficiently elevated. First-class 

 certificate to Mr. Parsons, Ponder's-end, for Safranot, a desirable 

 pinkish salmon-coloured variety, with buff guard-petals ; ditto to 

 Pillar of Beauty (Parsons), a bright rosy-crimson flower of fine form ; 

 ditto to Trium])hant (Parsons), a pale primrose kind, occasionally 

 tinted with delicate rose. The above were all shewn in spikes. 

 Among Dahlias, a first-class certificate was awarded to Mr. Turner 

 of the Royal Nursery, Slough, for Miss Ward, bright lemon, with 

 tips of pure white, a decided improvement on Mrs. Hansard ; ditto 

 to Morning Star (Turner), orange suflfused with scarlet, fine in shape, 

 and certainly an improvement on Earl of Clarendon. Certificate to 

 Mr. Keynes of Salisbury, for Una, a good white ; ditto to Mr. Raw- 

 lings, for Sir F. Thesiger, a rosy-lilac flower, which has been favour- 

 ably noticed by us on former occasions. 



OUR MONTHLY REMEMBRANCER. 



Auriculas. They may be removed to a southern or w^estern 

 situation for the winter ; the latter is preferable. Cleanse the frames 

 and glass, that when necessary to cover the plants, they may have 

 the full benefit of the light. Continue to keep the soil moist through 

 the month, and open the surface as often as it appears closed. 



Calceolarias. The shoots which were removed from the pa- 

 rent plants, and are now well-rooted, should be shifted into about 

 4-inch pots, with plenty of drainage, for the winter. Seedlings which 

 require it should also receive the shift which is to serve them until 

 the days lengthen. Keep the plants free from green- fly. 



Carnations and Picotees. Potting for the winter should now 

 be completed. Care should be taken to remove all dead foliage ; 

 and they should be grown as hardy as possible. 



Cinerarias. Winter them in a cold pit or frame, with a good 

 dry bottom. If frosty nights occur, roll a mat over them; but let 

 the lights be drawn oflf at every opportunity. Some of them will 

 now be forming the flower-stems ; if early flowers are desired, a few 

 should be placed in a greenhouse. Shift into larger pots such as 

 require it. Water should be given more sparingly. Green-fly and 

 mildew are the greatest enemies of the Cineraria. There is no 

 excuse for the first; tobacco, either by fumigation, or syringing with 

 a solution, will extirpate that : the second is not so easily disposed 

 of; dust with sulphur on its first appearance; it is an unsightly 

 remedy, but the only sure one at present known. Let the compost 

 be one barrow of good brown turfy loam, one ditto good old well- 

 decomposed horse or cow-dung, half ditto leaf-mould, quarter ditto 

 silver-sand. 



Dahlias. They should be gone over before the bloom is past, 



