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was shown. Preeminent, a purple flake, with regularly marked 

 broad petals, and in every way fine. Harry, a rose flake, also 

 well-marked and good. Bianca, a neatly marked rose flake. 

 Alboni, a good purple flake. Anna Keynes, a very handsome pink 

 and purple bizarre, described to be of better quality than Sarah 

 Payne. The flowers, both of Carnations and Picotees, exhibited 

 by Mr. Keynes on this occasion had been already successfully 

 shown at Leeds, and were many of them past their best. 



Picotees : — from Mr. Mousley : Arthur, a heavy red-edged 

 variety, which was considered a promising flower, but of which 

 only one bloom was shown.— From Mr. Turner: Miss Meeking, 

 a prettily marked, heavy-edged, light rose, something in the way 

 of Eiise.-^From Mr. Keynes : Diadem, a full-sized, fine-petaled 

 flower.of first-rate properties, marked with a medium edge of purple; 

 it was considered a highly promising variety, but as only one bloom 

 was shown no award could be made. Loveliness, a fine light rose- 

 edged variety. Standard, a large full-flower, of good properties, 

 with bold petals, marked with a light edge of purple ; a very 

 showy variety, Jenny Deans, a pretty well-formed flower, with 

 li§ht purple edge. Polly, a showy medium red-edged flower. 

 Jane, a good flower, with medium purplish-rose edge. Kew 

 Colour, a pretty sort, with medium reddish-purple edge. 

 Mrs. Naish. light purple edge. Lady Middleton, a fine variety, 

 with a medium rosy-purple border. 



Rose Madame Miellez :— from Mr. Keynes. A large showy 

 hybrid perpetual variety, which was stated" to resemble Aniia 

 Alexieff; the colour was a bright and very rleasing light or pinky 

 rose, but the petals were somewhat rough and confused, so that 

 it was pronounced deficient in the quality of evenness of outline. 

 It is, however, an attractive sort for general purposes. 



Scarlet Pelargonium Nonsuch : —from Mr. G. H. Bunney, 

 Stratford. A strong-growing green-leaved light scarlet variety, 

 of no peculiar merit. 



Hollyhock Reine Blanche : ~ from Mr. Bragg. A neat 

 compact globular white, of which only cut blooms were shown. 



Pelargonium [sweet-scented) Madame Csillag : — from Mr. 

 Bragg. This was again exhibited : several plants, of small 

 size, in a freely-bloomed condition, and bearing out the award 

 made at a previous meeting. It is a dwarf kind, with very neat 

 foliage, and flowers of a bright rosy lilac, having a small distinct 

 white and deep lilac spot on each of the upper petals. 



Calceolaria Gem of the Day :— from Mrs. Conway, Earl's 



