712 CHRYSANTHEMUM AND PEUIT SHOW, 



chioness of Hastings, West's St. Peter's, Muscat of Alexan- 

 dria, Black Prince, Trentham Black, Barbarosaa, Old Tokay, 

 Muscat Hamburgh, BidweU'a Seedling. 

 5tb Prize, IZ.— Mr. Thos. Ingram, Royal Gardens, Windsor. 

 A basket of Salway Peaches. 



The Sub-committee of the Floral ( 

 the • eeedliugs of Chrysanthei 

 bhow, reported as follows : — 



Chrysanthemum Lady H. St. Clair :— from Messrs. Downik 

 Laird & Laing, Forest Hill and Edinburgh. A very finely 

 developed large-flowered sort, one of the blooms exhibited being 

 four inches in diameter, and upwards of three inches in depth, 

 formed of broad florets, full to the centre, and incurved to form a 

 high globular mass ; the colour a white, of rather creamy tint. 

 It was awarded a First-Class Certificate for its fine properties, 

 and as being the best white yet produced. It is a sport from the 

 Queen of England. 



Chrysanthemum General Slade [Smith] :— from Mr. Salteu, 

 F.R.H.S., Versailles Nursery, Hammersmith. A remarkably 

 fine large-flowered variety, of full size, with incurved florets of 

 moderate length, closing in to form a convex centre. The colour 

 is Indian red, yellowish at the backs of the florets, which are, 

 moreover, tipped with yellow. It was awarded a First-Class 

 Certificate, as the best variety of its colour, and for its fulness 

 and general good properties. 



Chrysanthemum Striped Gueen:— from Messrs. Downie 

 Laird & Laing. One of the large-flowered section, shown with 

 flower-heads of medium size, which were full and incurved, but 

 flattish, blush white, the florets pencilled with purple streaks, 

 which are narrow but decided. This was CoMME^'DED for its 

 novelty of marking. It was stated to be sport No, 2, from a 

 white sport of the Queen, part of the stock at Edinburgh being 

 white, and another part, consisting of a couple of plants growing 

 together in a small pot at Forest Hill, striped, as in the flowers 

 exhibited. 



Chrysanthemum Carissima (Smif/t) :— from Mr. Salter. A 

 large-flowered variety of good properties, but hardly enough 

 developed. The flower-heads were of average size, with very broad 

 incurved florets, which were of a sulphury white. It was Com- 

 mended, and was considered to show pro-.'se of becoming a first- 

 class flower. 



Chrysanthemum Bessie:— from ^.r. Ingram, gardener to 



