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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Erica Cavendishii, Cordyline indi- 

 visa, and Cypripedium barbatum 

 superbum. Messrs. A. Henderson 

 and Son were second, and Mr. W. 

 Young, gardener to E. Barclay, Esq., 

 Higbgate, third. 



Pelargoniums. — There were some 

 fine collections of show varieties from 

 Mr. Turner and Mr. Wiggins, among 

 them being beautiful plants of 

 Canopus, Phoebe, Dr. Andre, Eugene 

 Duval, Orion, Sir Colin Campbell, 

 Rosabella, Princess Mathilde, Pline, 

 Madame Corbay, Amazon, and 

 Madame Heiner. 



Pansies. — The collections of cut 

 flowers were of great merit ; Mr. J. 

 James sent a stand of twenty -four, all 

 of which were models of beauty. 

 They were, Jeannie's Rival, Lord 

 Cardigan, Baronet, Banger, Gem of 

 the West, Rev. H. Dombrain, White 

 Lady, Perfect Model, William Austin, 

 Prince Imperial, Arcturus, Flora, 

 Thos. Martin, Queen, Ladyburn 

 Beauty, Chas. Turner, Beauty, General 

 Young, Sarah, Lord Palmerston, 

 Cupid, Miss Muir, seedling very much 

 like Lord Palmerston, but darker ; 

 and Vesta. Messrs. Dobson and 

 Sons and Mr. W. Bragg also had very 

 beautiful collections. 



Novelties. — Messrs. Veitch sent 



an interesting hybrid Cattleya, inter- 

 mediate between Epidendrum auran- 

 tiacum and Cattleya Skinneri. Pri- 

 mula cortusoides amozna, from the 

 same firm, is a charming addition to 

 our spring llowers, and an improve- 

 ment on the old form of P. cortu- 

 soides. Clematis regince is a fine 

 hybrid, with large flowers of a bluish 

 lilac colour. Mr. Bull sent a charming 

 zonale geranium called Eve, the leaves 

 being marked with a dull zone, the 

 flowers a soft tint of rosy pink, ono 

 shade lighter than Christine, and the 

 trusses much finer in carriage and 

 proportions. Petunias, Holland's Pet 

 and Crimson Gem, from Mr. Wil- 

 liams, are fine flowers, the form ac- 

 cording to the type of all the seed- 

 lings of this careful breeder, the 

 colour of the latter being a deep, rich 

 ruby. Euonymus Japonicusfol. argen- 

 tea major, from Mr. Bull, is one of 

 the best of the nearly hardy varie- 

 gated shrubs, being a glittering mass 

 of silvery-margined leaves. Collinsio 

 verna, from Mr. W. Thompson, of 

 Ipswich, is a valuable addition to our 

 spring flowers, as it produces myriads 

 of blue and white flowers in April, 

 the effect of which, when bedded out, 

 is similar to that of Lobelia Pax- 

 toniana. 



EOSE GOSSIP.— ~No. 7. 



Feom the middle of May to the 

 middle of June is the best time for 

 planting roses out of pots. The earth 

 has usually becomeof a genialwarmth, 

 well calculated to induce immediate 

 growth ; danger of injurious frosts is 

 passed, and occasional showers assist 

 the plants to get well hold of the ground 

 and to make an effectual start. Eorthe 

 assistance of those who require tomake 

 good the ravages of winter, or to com- 

 mence the formation of a rosery 

 at this season, I have, therefore, 

 appended a list of the best kinds for 

 such purposes, which will be found to 

 include several varieties introduced 

 so recently as during the past year ; 

 they are as follows :— 



Hybrid Perpctuals: Anna Alex- 

 ieff, Baronne Prevost, Beauty of 

 Waltham, Charles Lefebvre, Comtesse 

 Chabrilland, Due de Rohan, Due 

 d'Anjou, Duchess of Sutherland, 

 Francois Lacharme, General Jacque- 

 minot, Jean Goujon, John Hopper, 

 Jules Margottin, Le Rhone, Louise 

 Darzins, Madame Bruni, Madame 

 Charles Wood, Madame Clemence 

 Joigneaux (a most robust grower) 

 Madame de Cambaceres, Madame 

 Domage, Madame Knorr, Madame 

 Laffay, Madame William Paul, Ma- 

 dame Therese Appert, M. de Mon- 

 tigny, Mrs. Elliott, Praire de Terre 

 INoir, President Lincoln, Prince Ca- 

 mille de Eohan (worth risking on ac- 



