142 THE FLORIST AKD POMOLOGIST. [June, 



paler bar running along their centre ; this, too, is a beautiful flower. Duke of 

 Buccleuch, a pale grayish violet ; Lady Emily Talbot, blush, with a white bar 

 clown the sejjals ; and Lord Napier, pale reddish-tinted purple, also belong to 

 the same batch. A large, pure white forcing Pink, named Alba Multiflora, 

 received a First-Class Certificate. This was shown by Mr. Wadson, florist, 

 Hammersmith, and promises to be a most valuable acquisition. 



Some of the newer double-flowered Pelargoniums are just beginning to put in 

 an appearance. There are three varieties so thoroughly distinct and good as to 

 deserve record here, viz., Marie Lemoine, rosy-pink, much deeper than Madame 

 Lemoine ; Mons. de St. Jean, deep carmine, distinct, and very good ; and Wilhelm 

 Pfitzer, rich glowing scarlet, very showy and bright, and of a dwarf habit. 



Mr. Turner's pretty new Hybrid China Rose, Miss Ingram, was awarded a 

 First-Class Certificate at the Royal Botanic Society's Show, on the 19th ult. A 

 small plant was exhibited, having three well-developed flowers, the colour blush, 

 with a deep flesh-coloured centre. Perhaps it is open to doubt whether it be 

 judicious to give certificates to forced Eoses, but as there are plenty of precedents 

 for adopting such a course, it is too late to raise the question. 



Mr. J. Butcher's new grey-edged Auricula, Mrs. Butcher, has developed into 

 a first-class flower, and a First-Class Certificate of merit was awarded to it at one 

 of the meetings of the Royal Botanic Society, a few weeks ago. Alpine Auriculas 

 Constellation and Brunette, both from Mr. Turner, received the same award ; 

 both have rich maroon-crimson-coloured grounds, with bright gold paste, and 

 are undeniable additions of merit to Mr. Turner's already fine collection. A 

 dwarf-growing Wallflower of great promise, as likely to be useful in the spring 

 flower garden, has just been shown by Messrs. Carter and Co., and is called by 

 them Yellow Tom Thumb. The flowers appear to be nicely rounded, like those 

 of Cheiranthus Marshallii, and it blooms freely, and gives a good mass of colour. 

 However, yellow is the colour least wanted in the spring garden. R. D. 



MONTHLY CHRONICLE. 



"n'AY meetings have been plentiful in the world of Horticulture. There 

 HL have been held the usual Great Shows at the Regent's Park and Crystal 

 Palace, the former quite up to, the latter rather below, the average of 

 j§5 merit ; a Spring Show and a Special Show at Kensington ; a National 

 Show at Manchester, which was both comprehensive and excellent ; and the Show of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, besides the usual Committee meetings, &c. Mr. 

 Turner's large specimen Roses were the finest features at the Park, and an eloquent robuko to 

 those who would abolish what are called largo specimens and large pots at our great shows. 

 At the Palace the show of Bouquets was the most attractive feature, but rather from its 

 novelty than its excellence. However, the very fact that nothing very original or recherche 

 was brought forward, is a sufficient evidence that there is an opening in this direction, and 

 vre trust that bouquet exhibitions will be persevered in, with the improvement suggested by 

 a correspondent of the Gardeners' Chronicle, namely, that amateurs and artistes should 

 compete separately. The main features of the Special Prize Show at Kensington were the 

 groups of Variegated Zonal and Gold and Bronze Pelargoniums, the former showing beautiful 

 colouring, but not much advance in the direction of novelty ; the latter showing both high 



