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notch or little point at the end of the petals, and the flower is somewhat too flat 

 as compared with a perfect model. 



Certificate of Merit. — Magician ; Mr. Turner, florist, Chalvey ; noticed 

 page 2A6. Salmon-red) the disposition regular, but flower too thin, and conse- 

 quently the outline presents angles between the petals; the flower, too, is defi- 

 cient in depth. We consider it only a good second-class fljwer. 



Certificate of Merit. — Bumham Champion ; Mr. Bragg, florist, Slough ; 

 very much after the shape of Eclipse (YVidnall), from which we should say it is 

 a seedling, but of a deeper red colour; like that kind the flower is very double 

 and symmetrical when perfect. 



Certificate of Merit, — Queen of Perpetuals ; Mr. Girling, nurseryman, Stow- 

 market ; noticed page 245. Twenty-four blooms of this were exhibited, and 

 the centre in all oi them very even ; some of the blooms appeared thin, but the 

 six placed for the judges were compact enough ; the size is quite of the average, 

 it is a pretty colour, and its best blooms fit for any stand. 



Certificate of Merit. — Mazeppa ; Mr. Spary, florist, Hungerford ; a beautiful 

 clear orange colour, not above the medium size ; the petals are broad and the 

 outline is very good; the centre moderately high. 



Certificate of Merit. — Lady Stopford ; Mr. Tientfield, Lewisham ; noticed page 

 2-15. Fourteen blooms of this were shown ; it is a symmetrical flower and the 

 outline is perfect ; in two or threa of the blooms the centre was tolerably high, 

 but generally it appears rather too low ; frequently, however, it may be found an 

 useful show-flower. 



Certificate of Merit. — Marchioness of Cornwallis ; Mr. Whale, florist, Elcot ; 

 noticed page 246. A beautifully formed flower, though the eye is doubtful; it 

 will be well to grow with Antagonist, as one may furnish a flower when the other 

 tails. Both these flowers are somewhat too flat, though when perfect very excel- 

 lent. 



Certificate of Merit. — Newington Rival ; Mr. Smith, Hackney; noticed page 

 2 1.3. A well arranged flower; rather more flat, yet partaking of the shape of 

 Standard of Perfection, and near that colour, but certainly not so good a flower. 



Certificate of Merit. — Prometheus; Mr. Smith; noticed page 246. This 

 flower was shown better than when we saw it before; of the average size, and 

 tolerably compact. Although the colour is not new.it is perhaps worth growing. 



Certificate if Merit. — Pride of Surrey; Mr. N. Gaines; bright clear purple, 

 of rather below the medium size ; the petals well rounded and the outline 

 very good. Like many of the cupped flowers, however, the centre is generally 

 low. 



Certificate of Merit. — Miss Prettyman ; Mr. Turner. The colour is not 

 favourable to this flower, though it may be sometimes very pretty; the dispo- 

 sition of the petals (as noticed in page 246, but where our printer very un- 

 geniously transposed them into details), is very good, and we have no doubt it 

 will be a desirable flower. 



The following we noticed as being the best amongst the many 

 others shown, to which no certificates were adjudicated : — 



Dawn of Day (Mitchell). Only two blooms of this were shown ; the colour is 

 delicate peach and rather new ; the outline is good and the centre tolerable ; 

 the size is rather deficient, but when well grown it will be a lovely flower. 



Mrs. Caudle (Turner) ; noticed page 246. Though the disposition of the 

 petals in this flower is very regular, the eye good, and the colour distinct, still it 

 will never be a great favourite, because the petals fold over too much and sully 

 the face of the flower with the dull colour of their backs ; sometimes, however, 

 flowers of this character produce blooms in the finest order, and we expect to see 

 Mrs. Caudle now and then associated with the first quality. 



Countess of Bandon (Sparry). A sort of nankeen orange tipped with a small 

 point of yellow ; shown very thin and is also deficient in depth. 



Beauty of Hants (Oakley). Creamy-white, with a faint lace or tinge of pink ; 

 rather above the average size ; the outline good, but the flowers are generally 

 thin and flat. 

 Midland Beauty (Burbury). Rosy-peach, rather lighter to the centre of the 



