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THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 



cultural Societies, three of the most prosperous of the many local associations which 

 now thrive in the promotion of horticulture in their respective districts. The dates 

 of the Lincoln shows we announced in our last. The Maidstone meetings will take 

 place on the 30th of June and the 7th of September. That at Alnwick on the 6th of 

 September. We note with pleasure that cottagers' prizes have a good place in each 

 of the lists. Stamford, we presume, will make its movements known shortly. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS AND NEW PLANTS. 



SELECTION OF NEW CHEYS-AN- 

 THEMUMS, 



HOW BEINa SENT OUT BY MB. SALTEP. 



Large Flowers. — Golden Queen of 

 England (Salter), golden canary, finest in- 

 curved yellow ever sent oiit ; Aurora (Sal- 

 ter), clear ochre yellow, lighter than 

 " Ruth " ; Cassandra, fine white with rosy 

 tips, and wide incurved petals ; Curtiu? 

 Quintus, salmon red, finely incurved ; Ex- 

 celsior, bright crimson, very double ; Fa- 

 bius, orange and salmon, large, incurved ; 

 Jardiu des Plantes, bright gold yellow, 

 incurved ; Julie Lagravcre, dark velvety 

 crimson, finer colour than " Bob," dwarf 

 habit, free bloomer, fine for specimens ; 

 Madame Clos, rose lilac, very double, fine 

 for specimens ; Mount Vesuvius, fiery red, 

 better than " Mount Etna " ; Orange 

 Brilliant, bright golden orange, incurved ; 

 Prince Albert, bright crimson, large 

 double, fine for specimens ; Sulphuria 

 Superba, clear sulphur, very double, beau- 

 tiful for specimens. 



Fompoiies. — Andromeda (Salter) , creamy 

 yellow with brown points, very double, fine 

 for specimens ; Ariel (Salter), lilac blush, 

 double, and dwarf ; Baron d'Adswaerd, 

 blush tipped rose lilac, double and fine ; 

 Esmeralda (Salter), red salnion with 

 orange, very free ; Golden Cedo Nulli, 

 hybrid anemone, golden yellow with brown 

 points, a sjiort of " Cedo N ulli " ; Maid of 

 Saragossa, rose anil blush, fine habit; 

 Miss Julia, fine dark chcsnut, very double ; 

 Miss Talfourd (Salter), piu-e white, double, 

 and fine ; Mrs. Dix (Salter), blush bor- 

 dered rose, full size, very double, the finest 

 flower yet raised in this colom* ; Shirley 

 Hibberd (Salter), hybrid anemone, bright 

 rose lilac and gold centre, very fine and 

 distinct. 



[Prices, 5*. to lO*. Qd. eacli.l 



THE BEST OLD CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN 

 COIOUKS. 



White. — Lueidum, Vesta, Louisa, Ma- 

 dame Leo, Defiance, IMadame Domage, 

 Aimee Feriere (Salter), finest yet raised, 



pure pearly white, incurved petals, tipped 

 with crimson. 



Blush. — Alfred Salter, Hermione, Queen 

 of England, Beauty, Duke, Aristee, L'Ad- 

 mu-able, Nonpareil, and Miss Kate. 



Deep Hose (a rich class). — Versailles 

 Defiance, Leon Leguay, Themis, Baron de 

 Scalebert, Alix, alias Voltaire, and Augus- 

 tine rosea. 



Crimson.— Trogne (Salter), too tall for 

 specimen culture, but a splendid colour, 

 Pius the Seventh, Compte de Morny. 



Purplish and Indian Red. ■ — Albin, 

 Beaute du Nord, Pio Nono, Auguste Mie, 

 I'Emir, and Christophe Colomb. 



Rosy Yellow, and Brounish Yellow. — 

 Dupont de I'Eure, Lisias, Two-coloured 

 incurved, Cassy, Cardinal (fine), Poudre 

 d'Or, Euth, and Le Bourrcau. 



Gold. — Golden Cluster, Golden Queen 

 of England, Annie Salter, Chevalier Dom- 

 age, and Cloth of Gold, 



Liffhl I'e^^w.— Etoile Polaire, Plutus, 

 Crebillon, and M. Deschamps. 



Anemone-flowered . — Louise, peach ; 

 King of Anemones, crimson ; Nancy de 

 Sermet, white ; Gluck, yellow ; Margaret 

 of York, canary ; George Sand, brownish 

 yellow ; Madame Gorderau, blush and 

 sulphur ; and Marguerite d'Anjou, light 

 yellow. 



POMPONES. 



White.— l^vwvis Eburnea, Argentina, 

 Modele, and Marabout. 



Blush White. — Madame Fould, Exqui- 

 site ; Cedo Nulli ; Rosinante, large hy- 

 brid ; Bijou de ITIorticulture ; and Gra- 

 ziclla. 



i?i'tt*7c.— Sui'prisc and Madame Eous- 

 sclon. 



Pale Rose. — Madame Maillard, Adonis, 

 Duruflet, Elise Miellez, and Pearl du 

 Prado. 



DarJc Rose. — Ceres, very stifi"; Clcobis, 

 dwarf; Daphnis and President Decaisnc. 



Dailc Crimson. — Eequiqui, Grand Sul- 

 tan, and Fleurette. 



Dark Red, and Reddish Broivn. — Bob ; 

 Brilliant; Scarlet Gem; Dr. Bois Duval; 

 La Pactole ; Chedeville ; Clarissa, tall ; 



