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is a fine bold flower, desirable alike for its novel colour, great depth, 

 and general good qualities. It presents a noble appearance in the 

 back row, in which situation it will, in all probability, be very fi-e- 

 quently seen for many years to come. Indispensable has scarcely justi- 

 fied its name ; nevertheless it possesses some desirable qualities. The 

 petal is of good form and great substance ; the colour bright and decided. 

 It has one property much desired by exhibitors, it will keep for an 

 almost indefinite period. On the other hand, it lacks depth, is too flat on 

 the face, and the un bloomed petals are not sufficiently incurved to form 

 a neat and finished centre. John Keynes is a fine, large back row 

 flower, of good average properties. It is a little low in the centre, a 

 defect which might be overcome by growing it closely under a pot. 

 The outline of this variety is very perfect, and its constancy indubitable. 

 In King of Ye/hzoswewere promised the "best flower of its class," and 

 the same eminence was predicted for two other yellows, Colonel Baker 

 and Indispensable. It yet remains to be proved whether either of 

 them can substantiate its claim to that post of honour. The variety 

 under consideration was certainly as nearly perfect as possible, when 

 shown last year ; and we will yet hope to see it again in the same 

 state. At all events, we must suspend judgment for the present. Lady 

 Bathurst may be dismissed without much comment. We trust we 

 shall be doing no injustice in the expression of an opinion that this 

 variety will never occupy a very high position. Lady Mary La- 

 bouckere has been termed an improved ]\Iiss Vyse : but the likeness is 

 by no means striking. The latter is a constant flower and only second- 

 rate in quality : the former is inconstant, but, when caught, is ex- 

 tremely delicate and beautiful. Magnet is almost a good Dahlia. 

 Miss Sitsan Sainsbiiry is another of the Bath flowers. It is much 

 after the style of Marchioness of Cornwallis ; and while it promises to be 

 no less chaste and elegant, it bids fair to prove no more constant than its 

 charming prototype. M^s. Rawlings is an exceedingly pretty kind, 

 with a remarkably high centre, so high that the bloom is, literally, the 

 segment of a circle. The raiser of this flower is evidently on the 

 right path : his productions have, almost all of them, tight and promi- 

 nent centres. He will do well not to lose sight of this important point. 

 Primrose Perfection must be content to occupy a secondary position. 

 Although it has the advantage of a high and prominent centre, its petals 

 are too much quilled, in consequence of which it is, at times, sadly 

 deficient in outline. In Rachel Rawlings we have, decidedly, the 

 flower of the season. It has been exhibited more frequently than any 

 of the new varieties ; and fully deserves the large amount of admiration 

 it has gained. Less constant, it may be, than its sister flower, Fanny 

 Keynes, it will, probably, be found to succeed better with the majority of 

 growers : a light soil will be more suitable to it than a heavy one. This 

 variety will continue for many years an ornament to our show boards. 

 Rosea elegans is remarkable no less for its very delicate and attractive 

 colour than for its peculiar stoutness of petal. It requires, and wiW. 

 bear, generous growth ; under such treatment it will amply repay the 

 care and attention of the cultivator. In Sarah we recognize no advance 

 upon other flowers of its class. Talisman has disappointed us much. 



