liUDDKU KUSKS, 



ifr. Pope, of Piinlico, exhibited Omer Pacha., scarlet, and Mrs. JToward, light yellow, 

 shaded and tii)i)ed witli deep salmon ; a Certificate of Merit was awarded to tlie latter 

 variety. Mr. Kawunos also exhibited his seedling Dahlias, iJr. Jieid, dark puriile, and 

 J/r. Critchett, deep scarlet. 



'^'^ September 21. — Dahlias were again exhibited in considera])le numbers. Tlic Kov. C. 

 Fei.i.owks, of Shottishan; liect<iry, near Norwich, sent eight varieties, consisting of Cossacl; 

 a brilliant carmine, full-sized tlower, with close, well-formed center; tlie Ni(j>jer^ which is 

 perhaps the darkest flower grown, K-ing nearly black, and smaller in the petal than Eaaex 

 Trhuitph. Tliree blooms of eacli of the above two varieties were shown, and both hail 

 certiticates awarded them. Mr. Fem.owes also sent twelve blooms of his I'ree'ninent, a 

 largo deep purple, and very constant, but not in a condition to receive any award. Tlie 

 other five were — Tdsso, dark shaded puce, rather small, but fine in petal and form; Por- 

 tntit^ a light orange-scarlet; Harbinger an improved Shylocl; a very deep flower; Agin- 

 court^ bright purple, and very promising; and GlcnJyon and General Washington; the two 

 latter not good. Mr. C. J. Perry, of Birmingham, was awarded a first class Certificate 

 for his seedling fancy Dahlia, Baron AlJerson, orange, tij)ped with white. Mr. J. S. Pkock- 

 TEU, of Bermondsey, sent three varieties — Fanny Russell, Ewpres's, and Miss liusscll. The 

 first named is a pretty fancy flower, of good shape and medium size, salmon-buff, tipjiod 

 with pale flesh-color ; this is a neat, smooth flower, and had a Certificate awarded to it. 

 Empress is a pretty light kind, something like Annie Salter. Miss Jiussell, lilac, is all that 

 can be desired in form, but has a loose imperfect center, the petal stjinding upright instead 

 of incurving. Lollipop, exhibited by G. Holmes, Esq., is a large reflexed flower, with a 

 liigh center ; the outline is very good, being nearly half a globe, of a curious pinkish-buff 

 color. Three blooms were exhibited, and a Certificate was awarded to it, although a seed- 

 ling of 1854:. A first class Certificate was e,warded to Mr. C. Turxer, of Slough, for 

 Espartero, a flower of great substance, smooth, and of good form ; the center is close and 

 high ; the petals small, close, and well-arranged, nine blooms of this variety were exhibited. 

 Z^r. Peed, a dark maroon Dahlia, was exhibited by Mr. Kawlixgs, and has some good 

 points, but as exhibited there was not enough of it. There were also nine blooms of 

 Holmes' Eingleader, exhibited in excellent condition. Mr. Holmes sent twelve blooms of 

 named varieties, in which we noticed a fine bloom of Sir John FranHin, Avhich, when 

 large, is without an equal in form ; this bloom was deservedly admired." 



BUDDED ROSES. 



BY THOMAS MEEHAN, GEEMAXTOWN, PHILADELPniA, PA. 



Fasiiiox is very capricious; — now it is on the verge of a precipice, engaging every 

 6y6 — threatening, as it were, by its extravagance, to ruin its votaries, and end its very 

 existence, — and now again disappearing in the caverns of obscurity, till we almost 

 speak of it as we would talk of an Indian tale. Still we Lave to follow. Society 

 commands ; 'tis ours to obey, " If we are out of the fashion, we might as well be 

 out of the world." 



The little world of Horticulture, like our every-day world, has also its fashions ; 

 less perceptible, perhaps, but little less imperious; — fashions in style and in varieties, 

 and fashions in even abstract ideas. We must not think of planting this tree, because 

 nobody would plant that thing;" nor do this, because "every body says it will 



It wont do to say that every one is a fool : apart from its impoliteness. 



