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Mr. Whiting and Mr. Drewett. 

 Salsafy well shown by Mr. Drewett 

 and Mr. G-. Morris. Carrots from 

 Mr. Whiting and Mr. Veitch, the 

 latter gent Belgian white. Onions of 

 fine quality from Mr. Whiting, Mr. 

 Scrymger, and Mr. Masters. Re- 

 markably fine mushrooms from Mr. 

 Young, who attributes his success in 

 part to the excellent qualities of the 

 milltrack spawn supplied by Messrs. 

 Cutbush and Sons, of Highgate. 

 These were not of large size, but 

 were beautifully fresh and clean, 

 with a fiue velvety appearance, and 

 the gills delicately tinged with rosy 

 pink. 



There was a large and interesting 

 show of potatoes. Mr. J. Veitch 

 first for cattle potatoes, the variety 

 being the celebrated Chardine, an 

 ugly white potato which grows to an 

 immense size, and is found of great 

 service as cattle food. Mr. H. Bent- 

 ley first for the best large table 



potato, the variety Lemon Kidney, 

 a very handsome and excellent potato. 

 Six Kidneys: Firs, Mr. Moffat, 

 with Flesh-skin, Imperial, Fluke, 

 Royal Ashleaf, Prince of Wales, and 

 Lemon Kidnejr. Six Hound : First, 

 Mr. Moffat, with Daintree's Early, 

 Devonshire Bed, Pheasant's Eye, 

 Fransell's Seedling, Painted Lady ; 

 second, Mr. Ford, with Late Forty- 

 fold, Bed Eobin, Forty-fold, York 

 Begent, Nonesuch, Bed Begent. Mr. 

 W. Hand, of Newcastle, Stafford- 

 shire, sent samples of a seedling 

 potato, not named ; it has the appear- 

 ance of being good in quality, and 

 bears some resemblance to Lapstone, 

 the skin rough, the eyes inconspicu- 

 ous. It is described by the raiser as 

 the result of a very careful selection 

 from a stock of seedlings grown for 

 several years in succession, and 

 proved to be prolific, free from 

 disease, and possessed of every good 

 quality. 



EOSE GOSSIP.— No. IX. 



THE NEW VARIETIES EOK 1865. 



By the time the November number 

 of the Floeal Woeld is in the hands 

 of its numerous readers, the French 

 rosarians will have commenced their 

 annual importation of new varieties, 

 nine-tenths of which may be pro- 

 nounced at once unworthy of, or 

 unsuitable for, cultivation. Nearly 

 seventy sorts are announced for in- 

 troduction the ensuing season, if the 

 enterprise of English nurserymen can 

 be induced to b.y them, or the insa- 

 tiate thirst for novelty of our florists 

 be excited to demand them. 



The following are translations of 

 the Mons. C. Verdier'slist : — 



HYEEID PEBPETUALS TO BE SENT OUT 



Nov. 1, 1864:— 



1. Duchesse de Ccylies (C. Verdier, 

 fils). — Shrubby, vigorous, very thorny, 

 fine foliage, full, and very perfect 

 form, clear brilliant carmine. 



2. Due de Wellington (Granger). 

 — Shrubby, vigorous, with stout wood, 

 leaves large and fine green, flowers 



four inches or more in diameter, lively 

 velvety red, shaded with black, fiery 

 in the centre. 



3. Reubens (C. Verdier). — Shrubby, 

 flower medium, half full, red velvety 

 garnet, glowing. The issuer of the 

 list here translated states it to be the 

 most brilliant colour he knows. I 

 should say have nothing to do with 

 flowers described as " nearly full," or 

 " medium size," which usually mean in 

 England loose and little. 



MICBOPHVLLA. 



4. Triomphe de la Guillotiere 

 (Guillot, pore). — Shrubby, vigorous, 

 flower large, full, clear rose, opening 

 well. 



TEA. 



5. Madame Charles (Damaizin). 

 — Shrubby, very vigorous, and free 

 flowering ; flower large, full, well 

 made, saffron yellow, salmon in the 

 centre. 



BOUEBONS. 



6. Adrienne de Cardoville (Guillot, 



