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all belong to the decussata section. The early-flowering sorts are not found to 

 thrive in the south. "We came across some splendidly -grown young Azaleas, 

 and in all the newest varieties. Pot-Roses we found in quantity, and looking 

 well. Close by a new nursery is being formed, in which the Pansies, Pentstenions, 

 &c., will be cultivated in future — the soil of the new nursery being more suited 

 to their requirements than the stiff clayey soil of the older one. 



A hasty good-bye and a run to Catford Bridge Station, and we were again on 

 our way to see more novelty. In due time we found ourselves in Station Road, 

 Woolwich, looking across the railway at an establishment we have often wished 

 to see — that of Mr Cannell. This gentleman goes in for all sorts of soft-wooded 

 plants which do not require heat to grow, the specialUe here being Fuchsias and 

 Pelargoniums, more particularly zonals. These we wanted to see, and were 

 not disappointed in finding perhaps the very largest collection of these to be 

 found anywhere. Of the Fuchsias we noted the following as the best, and 

 they are remarkably fine : Cannell's Gem, a variety with pure white corolla, 

 and is the very best in this class; Conspicua is a good'old sort of the same class ; 

 I)r Hessel and Lady Dorothy Neville, novelties sent out by Mr B. S. Williams, 

 are valuable acquisitions; Mr R. Pexton, Our Future Queen, Mauve Queen, 

 Will Sell, Try me, ! Wave of Life, Lucrezia Borgia, Guiding Star, Alinnie 

 Banks, Lucy Mills, Beauty of Sholdeu, Hon. J. Bright, First of the Day, Beauty 

 of Chiswick, Rose of Castile, Inimitable, and Noblesse. These are all single 

 varieties. Entirely failing to appreciate the monstrosities which obtain amongst 

 the doubles, we only marked Purple Prince, Sir Colin Campbell, and Princess 

 Alexandra as worth growing. The last-named variety is one of Messrs E. G. 

 Henderson & Son's introductions of the present year. From amongst the 

 Pelargoniums in flower we selected the following as the best : Mrs G. Gordon ; a 

 fine sort in the way of Madame Werle ; Truth in the same class is also good ; 

 Heartsease, the flowers in the way of Sambo, are in colour a magenta shaded 

 with purple, of most perfect form, though not large in pij) — it is of dwarf, free- 

 growing, and spreading habit, altogether a pretty variety ; Renown Improved, 

 a reddish scarlet and large trusser ; Lord Mayo, a good dark scarlet ; Clipper 

 is a free-flowering and promising variety. These are all novelties of the pre- 

 sent year. Mr Pearson's batch of new varieties were nearly all out of flower : 

 a dark crimson. General Outram, was magnificent. Only two of Dr Denny's 

 seedlings were in flower ; the size of the plants was not such as to enable one 

 to speak confidently regarding them. The new double whites, as here, are the 

 merest rubbish, though for hybridising they may prove valuable. Amongst 

 older sorts, Harry King, Sir C. Napier, Corsair, Circulator, Purple Prince 

 (magnificent in the way of colour), lanthe, Master Christine, Rev. C. P. Peach, 

 Lady Hawley, Wellington, Delight, President Thiers, Acme, L'Aurore, Flor- 

 ence Durand, Rose Bradwardine, Amaranth, M. E, Buenzod, Progress, Lady 

 Louisa Egerton, Charles Burrows, F. Bradley, Magnifica, Forest Hill Nosegay, 

 R. K. Bowley, Mrs Upton, Crimson King, and Magnum Bonum, will be sure to 

 give satisfaction. Marked as the best amongst the golden tricolors are E, R, 

 Benyon, Peter Grieve, Mrs Headly, Prince of Wales, Sir R. Napier, Achieve- 

 ment, Macbeth, Miss Batters, Lady Cullum, and Sophie Dumaresque ; the last- 

 named is also interesting as having been raised by a London omnibus con- 

 ductor. Of silver tricolors. Lass o' Gowrie, Mrs Laing, Lady Dorothy Neville, 

 Excellent, and Miss Burdett Coutts, are the best. 



Besides these species of soft-wooded plants, as before hinted, Mr Cannell is 

 great amongst all sorts of bedding-plants ; many of the hardy florist-flowers are 

 largely grown as well. A great part of Mr CanneU's business is carried on 



