i24 THE FLORIST. 



Competitor, with tlic exception of a similar fault, I have seen 

 a j^oocl feathered bizarre ; but it is either uncertain or scarce, as it is 

 seldom cither staged or noticed in any part of the countrj^ as far as 

 my observation goes. 



The great majority of these breeders are byblosmens ; and T much 

 fear, that^Nvhen broken feathered, they have been christened one thing, 

 and when flamed, from the same breeder, another. 'J'his is the case 

 with Princess Royal (llame) and Maid of Orleans (feathered). The 

 breeder is light coloured, and remarkable for its purity and the large 

 and bold anthers which surround the seed-vessel. In the flamed 

 state it is often beautiful ; but when well feathered, there are few 

 bybloemens to beat it. 



Criterion is a very distinct variety, beautifully flamed with violet ; 

 a broad petal, of much substance, and with an excellent-formed cup ; 

 it will reach about the third row. 



Model of Perfection is a plum-coloured feathered bybloemen ; a 

 strong root will reach the third row : it is, however, very uncertain ; 

 the colour apt to be muddy. The form is good, and the marking 

 very heavy ; in fact, there is too much of it. 



Duchess of Sutherland, alias Midland Beauty, is a feathered rosy 

 bybloemen, rather sportive, and has been shewed both as a rose when 

 young, and, at a more advanced period of its growth, as a byblcemen. 

 I fear this sort has other designations than those above quoted. 



Grace Darling is a flamed bybloemen, nine times out of ten, I 

 should say, with too much colour in it. It is very difficult to meet 

 with the correct variety, as most Florists who broke any thing very 

 good from unnamed breeders all concluded they were possessed of 

 " the heroine." I should say that there are several better flowers 

 amongst these seedlings, and certainly much more to be depended 

 on. The cup is good, and the marking peculiarly rich and glossy ; 

 the flame is very heavy, and the feathering laid on in a piece, without 

 those delicate markings and pencillings so desirable in the feather. 

 I do not think that even the raiser knows the breeder when he sees 

 it ; in fact, one of the oldest and best judges amongst the growers 

 of the neighbourhood has repeatedly stated as much. 



The Countess of Harrington is, when in good character, one of 

 the best ; but the great fault of this, as well as many others of these 

 flowers, is, the beam breaking out heavily at the top of the petal, 

 instead of stopping short, and the feathering meeting it. This 

 variety has an excellent cup, pure and well marked. There has 

 been a feathered flower lately broken, certainly a beautiful thing, 

 appropriately called " The Chellaston Beauty." This has all the 

 character of the Countess, except being a deep, dark feather. I think 

 it likely to be one of the best amongst them. Whether Sir James 

 Harper Crew, a recent aspirant for public favour, is also broken, 

 from the same breeder, I cannot say, but certainly appearances are 

 very much in favour of the supposition. 



Britannia. About this variety there appears to be great diversity 

 of opinion : in its true character it should be a fourth-row flower, 

 with large bold cup, finely feathered with dark purple. I under- 



