274 THE FLORIST. 



ROYAL SOUTH-LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Sept. \'2th. — There was a capital exhibition on this occasion as far 

 as Dahlias are concerned, and this being emphatically " the Dahlia 

 show" of this society, we shall confine ourselves chiefly to them. 



The blooms which prevailed most in the different stands were : 



Shylock, scarlet ; Mr. Seldon, shaded lilac ; Richard Cobden, 

 shaded maroon ; Duke of Wellington, orange ; Victory, rosy purple ; 

 Scarlet Gem ; Andromeda ; Yellow Standard ; Fearless, lilac ; Gre- 

 nadier, crimson; Marchioness of Cornwallis, blush; Toison d'Or, 

 buff; Black Prince, maroon ; the Hero, rose ; Nonpareil, red ; Mynn, 

 crimson ; Privateer, yellow and red ; Miss Vyse, white and purple ; 

 Gem, white and lavender ; Violet Perfection ; Queen of the East, 

 blush ; Louis Philippe, crimson ; Hector, maroon ; Box, scarlet. 



Fancies. — Among these the best were: Belle de Nogent; Bou 

 Maza, nankeen and white ; Comte de Flandre, dark red and white ; 

 Conspicua, crimson and white ; Empereur de Maroc, dark maroon and 

 white ; Gasparine Furstin Reuss, dark and white ; General Cavaignac, 

 violet purple and white ; Hermina, red and white ; Jenny Lind, maroon 

 and white ; Madame Wachy, purple and white ; Miss Jane, purple and 

 white; Miss Blackmore, white, with purple edging; Miss Stevens, buff, 

 orange, and white ; CEillet Parfait, orange striped with red ; Picotee, 

 yellow striped and spotted with red ; Postsecretaire Hane, violet and 

 white ; Rainbow, scarlet and white ; Remembrancer, rose and white ; 

 Striata perfecta, lavender spotted and striped with rosy - lilac ; Vi- 

 comte de Ressequier, purple and white. 



Seedlings were numerous ; Keynes' Magnificent is a shaded rosy- 

 lilac of fine form. The same may be said of Sir F. Bathurst, crim- 

 son. Legg's Premier is a well-formed purple ; also an orange flower 

 named Earl of Clarendon. Sylph is a promising white-ground vari- 

 ety ; Aurantia compacta, bright orange ; and Gaiety, yellow, with 

 red mottled. These constituted the principal objects in the seedling 

 stands, with the addition of a very fine constant dark Dahlia, of 

 medium size, exhibited by Mr. Soden of Oxford, and named Beauty 

 of the Grove. 



Fancy Seedlings. — Prockter's Elizabeth will make a very desir- 

 able addition to this class ; it may be described as a blush, with rosy- 

 purple stripes well defined ; Liddiard's Miss Compton is a bright red 

 and white, but too thin ; Bragg's Lady Grenville is dull white and 

 red, but very good in form. 



Hollyhocks were shewn by Mr. Chater and Mr. Bircham, the 

 spikes forming one mass of flowers. Mr. Chater's specimens were, 

 Mrs. C. Barron, fine rose ; Delicata, flesh white ; Enchantress, rose ; 

 Sulphurea perfecta ; Queen, blush ; Surprise, fine deep rose ; Comet, 

 rich crimson ; Model of Perfection, fine French white ; CocCinea, 

 bright red ; Aurantia, salmon ; Rosea alba, pink and rose ; and 

 Obscura, grey purple. Mr. Bircham sent Rosea alba, shaded rose ; 

 Defiance, fine maroon ; Model of Perfection, fine blush ; Rosea gran- 

 diflora, best rose ; William Tell, purple crimson ; Bicolor, mottled 



