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The following eleven varieties have been returned by four growers : 

 Coeur de Lion, Diadem, Edwin Harrison, Exquisite, King of Yellows, 

 Louisa Glenny, Ne plus Ultra, Port Royal, Rosea elegans, and Scarlet 

 King ; and these ten varieties by three growers : Absalom, Admiral, 

 George Glenny, Glenlyon, Goldsmith, Lady Mary Labouchere, Plan- 

 tagenet, Royal Sovereign, Shylock, and White Standard. These ten 

 sorts get each two votes : Colonel Baker, Deutche, Duchess of Kent, 

 General Canrobert, Immortal, King of Dahlias, Mon Dugere, IMorning 

 Star, Mrs. B. Stowe, and Queen of Beauties — equal to 81 varieties. 

 There yet remain thirty-three sorts, each with but a single vote. 

 Of these, not one is returned by that leviathan grower, Mr. C. Turner, 

 and therefore not worth occupying the pages of the Florist by enume- 

 rating them. Mi. Keynes gives one vote each to Haidee and Omar 

 Pacha. I therefore for the present close from public gaze 31 sorts, 

 leaving 83 varieties from which to make selections. 



Of the 50 most popular sorts I think I am correct in assigning 12 as 

 emanating from Mr. Keynes's establishment, and 20 from the Royal 

 Nursery ; five sorts were raised by Mr. Sainsbury, although bearing the 

 name of Drummond or Turner ; four sorts were raised by the Rev. C. 

 Fellowes. Mr. Keynes also has many sorts to which his name is 

 affixed, that were raised by Mr. Brown, Mr. Dodds, &c. Mr. Raw- 

 lings claims the parentage of some sterling sorts, while Mr. Barnes and 

 Mr. Bragg are represented by only one sort each. 



Of these 50, 15 were sent out in 1855, eight in 1854. Essex 

 Triumph has been before the public by far the longest, dating back to 

 1843. Richard Cobden was sent out in 1848, and the only variety of 

 that year now enumerated ; 1849 gave us Mr. Seldon, Duke of Wel- 

 lington, and Fearless ; these, after seven years' probation, maintain 

 forward positions, the Duke being one of five sorts returned by the 

 whole twenty growers. What a triumph for Mr. Sainshury, its raiser ! 



In conclusion, I give the returns received in reply to my hurried 

 application for the names of the best twelve fancy varieties ; these are 

 treated in the same way, except the use of initial letters by way of 

 abbreviations ; these will doubtless be readily understood. 



B., Mr. Barnes ; DL., Messrs. Downie & Laird ; F., tlie Rev. C. Fellowes ; 

 J., Mr. Jarvis ; K, Mr, Keynes; L., Mr. Legge ; Po., Mr. Pope; Py., Mr. 

 Perry; R., Mr. Robinson ; RP., Messrs. Robertson, Paul, & Co.; Sc, Mr. 

 Schofield; Sm., Mr. Smith; SI., Mr. Sladden ; T., Mr. Turner ; and W., Mr. 

 Walker ; in all 13. 



Votes, 



1. Ba,ron Alderson (Ferry), returned by all 15 



2. Duchess of Kent (Knight) ,, „ except DL 14 



3. Pigeon (De Knyff) „ „ except J. and Sc. . . 13 



4. Miss Frampton (Rawlings) ,, ,, except B. F. J. . . . 12 



5. Gloire de Kaiu (Cailloux) „ „ except F. K. L. R. RP. . 10 



6. Topsy (Keynes) „ ,, except F. J- Py. R. Sm. . 10 



7. TriomphedeRoubaix (Busine),, „ except J. Po. R. RP. S. W. 9 



8. I aura Lavington (Keynes) returned by i. K. Po. R. Sc. Sm. SI. W. 8 



9. Butterfly (Salter) „ F. J. Py. R. RP. SI. T. . 7 



10. Comet (Keynes) „ DL. F. K. L. Py. R. Sm. . 7 



11. Imperatrice Eugenie (Addis) ,, DL. F. K. Py. R. Sm. SI. . 7 



12. Empereur de Maroc (Haidoux) „ DL. F. L. Po. RP. Sm. . 6 



13. Marvel (Pope) „ DL. K. L. Py. RP. T. fi 



14. Mrs. Hansard (Edwards) „ J. Py. R. Sc. SI. W. . . 6 



15. Elizabeth (Prockter) „ K. Po. SI. T. . . .4 



