204 THE FLORIST. 



July \st, 1852. — Censors: Messrs. Keynes, Sharp, T. Barnes, 

 J. Cole (Birmingham), Epps, Hamp, and Wilkinson. A first-class 

 certificate to Pink, Colchester Cardinal : colour purple, with fine bold 

 broad petal ; large ; smooth and full ; pod good ; by far the best of its 

 class — from Mr. J. Norman, Colchester. Censors : Messrs. Keynes, 

 Sharp, and J. Cole. Ditto to Antirrhinum, Modestum : colour of tube 

 whitish ; of throat yellow ; lip and cap regularly striped ; remarkably 

 bold, and of fine form — from Messrs. Garaway, Mayes, and Co., Bristol. 

 Censors : Messrs, Keynes, Sharp, and T. Barnes. A certificate of 

 merit to Pink, Esther : colour light purple ; petal fine ; pod good — 

 from Mr. C.Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough. Censors : Messrs. Keynes, 

 Sharp, and Cole. Ditto to Pink, Perfection : colour purple ; petal 

 smooth; full — from Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough. Cen- 

 sors : Messrs. Keynes, Sharp and Cole. Ditto to Pelargonium, Cloth 

 of Gold : lower petals salmon- scarlet, veined ; upper petals almost 

 black, margined with scarlet crimson ; good habit and a free bloomer ; 

 the colours somewhat inclined to sport ; substance not first-rate ; 

 very attractive on account of its brightness — from Mr. Black, Clewer 

 Manor, Windsor. Censors : Messrs. T. Barnes, Epps, and Hamp. 

 Ditto to Pelargonium, Zaira : lower petals salmon -pink, distinctly 

 blotched with deep crimson ; upper petals somewhat similar in colour, 

 and nearly covered with deep orange-crimson blotch ; habit not very 

 strong — from G. W. Hoyle, Esq., Reading, Berks. Censors : Messrs. 

 T. Barnes, Epps, and Hamp. Ditto to Fancy Pelargonium, Nil des- 

 perandum : lower petals white, with purple blotch ; upper petals 

 shaded purple crimson ; of dwarf and compact habit — from Mr. W. 

 P. Ayres, JBrooklands Nursery, Blackheath. Censors : Messrs. T. 

 Barnes, Epps, and Hamp. Ditto to Pink, Koh-i-noor : colour pale 

 purplish rose ; petal passable ; full ; desirable on account of its dis- 

 tinct colour — from Mr. Bragg, Star Nursery, Slough. Censors : 

 Messrs. Keynes, Sharp, and J. Cole. A label of commendation to 

 Pelargonium, Novelty : lower petals rosy pink, splashed and veined 

 with maroon ; upper petals deep maroon, margined with rose ; form 

 tolerable ; habit good ; and an excellent trusser — from Mr. C. Turner, 

 Royal Nursery, Slough. Ditto to Fuchsia, Lady IMontague : sepals 

 and tube pink ; corolla rosy purple — from Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nur- 

 sery, Slough. Ditto to Pelargonium, Diadematum variegatum: colour 

 white ground, veined and blotched with pink ; shewn with varie- 

 gated foliage, which if it maintains, will add to its value as a bedding 

 variety — from Mr. W. P. Ayres, Brooklands Nursery, Blackheath. 



August 5th, 1852. — Censors : Messrs. C. Lidgard and Black. 

 A first-class certificate to Hollyhock, Charles Lidgard : colour 

 salmony flesh ; large and bold ; form good ; guard-petals very 

 smooth, and in fine proportion with its high centre — from Mr. W. 

 R. Bragg, Star Nursery, Slough. Censors : Messrs. Lidgard and 

 Black. Ditto to Hollyhock, Cream of the Valley : colour cream, 

 quite new and distinct ; flowers large, well-formed and smooth, a 

 remarkably fine spike — from Mr. W. R. Bragg, Star Nursery, Slough. 

 Censors : Messrs. Lidgard and Black. A certificate of merit to Holly- 

 hock, Crimson King : colour dark crimson ; flower very bold, smooth; 



