2d J THE FLORIST. 



Alice (D?'ummond) . Fawn, with small bronze tip ; quite new in 

 colour ; of medium size ; very smooth ; outline good. 



Bob Drummond (Drummond). Deep scarlet ; plentiful as scar- 

 lets are, this is about the best ; Sir R. Peel, Sir C. Napier, and this 

 variety, are all fine ; but are of very different shades of colour, and 

 can be shewn together ; a full -sized constant flower. 



Malvina (Howard). White, mottled, and ti})ped with purple ; 

 the best and most constant white-ground Dahlia ; centre and outline 

 very good. 



Dr. Frampton {RawUngs). White and rose, mottled in the 

 style of Princess Radziwill; not so large, but more compact, and 

 better in form ; should be grown in a moist situation. 



Morning Star (Turner). Orange; much brighter than Wel- 

 lington or Clarendon ; very full-sized well-formed flow^er, with close 

 high centre ; the brightest of this class. 



King of Scarlets (Green). Deep scarlet; petal something re- 

 sembling Scarlet Gem ; wnll be a useful flower. 



Globe (Turnei-). Rich brown; novel and good form; rather 

 small. 



Una (Keynes). White, large ; rather open ; good centre. 



Douglas Jerrold. Yellow tipped with lake ; very attractive ; 

 early. 



Edmund Y osier (Turner). Crimson; full, deep, and symme- 

 trical. 



Ariel. Good white ; by the same raiser, but appeared to be 

 uncertain. 



NOTES ON STRAWBERRIES. 



Kitley's Goliath proves to be a valuable variety, resembling the 

 British Queen in size and form, but of a deeper and brighter colour. 

 The plants also seem to be more hardy ; however it certainly is not 

 equal to the Queen in flavour. 



Myatt's Eleanor deserves a somewhat better character than it 

 received at p. 8. In colour and flavour it has been better this season 

 than I had previously found it, although by no means good enough 

 to be recommended as a dessert Strawberry. 



Myatt's Surprise is well spoken of by some who have grown it, 

 and may therefore be worthy of a trial. 



La Liegeoise, a large dark Strawberry of continental origin ; and 

 Patrick's Seedling, a home-raised variety of somewhat similar cha- 

 racter, promise to be serviceable sorts. 



Several seedlings are advertised to be sent out for the first time 

 this autumn ; but it would be premature to oflfer an opinion upon 

 their quality till they have been further proved. 



J. B. Whiting. 



