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.ample, Curion, Perseus, Wonderful, Aurora, Prince of Orange, Lord J. Russell, 

 Zabdi, and Princess ; '2d, to Mr. Over, Streatham ; 3d, to H. Harms, Esq., 

 Brixton Road. 



Seedlings. — Various certificates were awarded. Messrs. Ivery and Son 

 received one for a Polyanthus, named Conqueror, a clean, distinct, and promising 

 variety ; Mr. Dickson, Acre Lane, two for Auriculas, Sir C. Napier and Freedom, 

 clean flowers, but not better than others already in cultivation ; Mr. Kendall, of 

 Stoke Newington, one for Cineraria Richard Cobden, a well-formed blue ; Mr. 

 Henderson, one for Cineraria Pauline, purplish lilac ; ditto, to the same, fur 

 Mdlle. Perodi ; also for Adela Viliers, purple, with a white centre; and to Car- 

 lotta Grisi, a pretty clean-looking variety, white, edged with pale blue. Certifi- 

 cates were also awarded to Mr. Hamp, for a blue Cineraria, named Abdalonymus; 

 to Mr. Ambrose, for a Cineraria, named Alba purpurea, lilac, tinged white, with 

 a dark centre ; and to the same, for Modesty, white, washed with lilac ; ditto, to 

 Mr. Ivery, for a white and purple Cineraria, called One-in- the- ring. Two 

 Rhododendrons, a red and a white, to which certificates were awarded, were 

 exhibited by Mr. Gaines. Mr. Kendall shewed Queen of the Isles Cineraria ; 

 and a Pansy, named Hunt's Helen, shewn by Mr. Bragg, a fine showy flower, 

 white and purple, should not pass unnoticed. 



FLORAL REMINISCENCES. 



TULIPS IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES. 



In order to aid the good cause of floriculture, I am most anxious to 

 lend you some assistance ; and as every district in the kingdom has 

 its favourite flowers, its seedlings, and peculiarities, so the part of 

 the country in which I reside has in some measure added to the 

 common stock ; and though many flowers are now out of date and 

 forgotten, still others retain their hold on our admiration and regard ; 

 a brief notice of these may not be unacceptable to your readers. 



Whilst much around us changes, so also does taste or opinion in 

 floral matters ; for if we revert to the illustrated floral periodicals, 

 even for so short a period as ten or twelve years, we shall find that 

 very considerable improvement has been made since that period. I will 

 take, for instance, some Tulips which were originated in Derbyshire 

 and the adjacent counties, as illustrative of this position ; at the same 

 time pointing out those wdiich I consider worthy of cultivation at 

 the present time. Sherwood of Derby originated a considerable 

 number from seed ; but few of them will now come up to the im- 

 proved standard. 



Two of the early broken flowers were named Mrs. Darwin and 

 Lady Colville, flamed roses, and, though occasionally exhibited, call 

 for no particular remark. This, however, will not apply to Lady 

 Wilmot, a very splendid flamed rose, a trifle above the standard, but 

 first-rate in colour and style of marking ; with some growers, and in 

 some sorts of compost, this fine sort blooms perfectly clean, whilst 

 on strong heavy soils it is apt to stain ; when in its best state, how- 

 ever, it is a " gem of the first water." 



Lady Middleton, also raised by Sherwood, is a beautiful thing ; 

 though of this there are various breaks. The best is able to dispute 

 the palm of excellence with any feathered rose I have yet seen. The 



