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charmingly built, very double and compact, and the colour a similar 

 tone of flesh to Caroline de Sandal. Here let us halt. There remain 

 for characterization some day" the following : — Docteur Yingtrinier, 

 crimson scarlet, Gabriel Pegronny, deep rose, and hitherto very pro- 

 mising; George Prince, red shading to rose; J. F. Lombard, crimson, 

 well shown on several occasions this season ; J. Durand, crimson ; 

 J. Field, crimson shaded white ; Le Mont d' Or, pale rose ; Leopold I., 

 Roi des Delges ; Louise Damaizin ; Madame Dombrain ; Madame 

 Macker ; Marechal Canrobert, dark red ; Marechal Foreg, crimson, 

 and very promising, having been frequently exhibited and always well. 

 Pavilion de Pregny, white and rose ; Pierre Notting, dark red ; Sena- 

 teiir Peveil, crimson shaded purple ; Simon Oppenheim, deep crimson ; 

 Souvenir de Marechal Serrtirier, deep purple ; Triomphe de Yille- 

 cresnes, red ; Vicomtesse Douglas, pink ; Hamlet (Paul and Son), Dr. 

 Lindley (W. Paul.) 



Among the new Bourbons we can recommend JBaronne Daumesnil, 

 rosy crimson, cupped, full, stout; Madame Josephine Guyet, violet 

 crimson, globular, cupped, small, but exquisitely formed; Pev. PL. 

 Dombrain, carmine, cupped, large, stout, a noble flower. Madame de 

 Stella and Madame Dore are probably as good as any, but we cannot 

 speak so certainly respecting them as of those to which we have 

 assigned distinct characters. Respecting roses less new than those of 

 1S64, but which are as yet not generally known, we shall offer some 

 remarks next month, and at the same time cast up accounts as before 

 with new and old varieties with a view to a fresh selection. 



FLOWER SHOWS FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 



Royal Horticultural Society, 

 Aug. 6. — To do real justice to this 

 show is a rather diflicult matter; in 

 fact, we do not feel quite sure that it 

 ought to be spoken of as a show at 

 all. There were about a dozen yards 

 of table space occupied with autumn 

 flowers in the arcade on the western 

 side of the conservatory, and as a 

 show it was so pitifully small as to 

 be ridiculous. Yet as the few con- 

 tributions sent were of a high order 

 of merit, it would be an injustice to 

 the exhibitors to pass it by as if only 

 worthy of contempt. Those few ex- 

 hibitors had put themselves to much 

 trouble, and had sent objects worthy 

 of the admiration of crowds, and they 

 had for their pains a few worthless 

 certificates, and the admiration of 

 some fifty visitors, some of whom 

 were working men's wives with 

 babies in their arms, and it is to be 

 hoped that the wives and the babies 



were alike gratified with the enter- 

 tainment. The management is fast 

 attaining to its highest triumphs, and 

 when it has completely banished hor- 

 ticulture from Kensington, there will 

 no doubt be the fullest possible scope 

 for croquet in summer and skating 

 in winter, and fashionable dawdling 

 at all seasons. 



Among the subjects that gave 

 character to the show was a collection 

 of stove and greenhouse plants from 

 Messrs. A. Henderson and Co., of 

 Pineapple Place, Edgware Road, com- 

 prising numerous interesting objects, 

 most of which have been noticed in 

 previous reports. From Mr. Gr. 

 Smith, of Tollington Nursery, came 

 Geranium Princess, the flowers finely 

 formed with broad petals, the colour 

 purplish-rose ; also Prime Minister, 

 a good scarlet. From Messrs. F. and 

 H. Smith, of Dulwich, Fuchsias 

 Curiosity and Blue Beard, which did 



