10 NOTES ON FLORISTS’ FBOWERS. 
a very pretty flower, fit for any stand of Fancies at the present day. 
We have the drawing before us of a new flower to come out in spring, 
named “ Striata Perfecta,” which is of a similar colour to the last 
described, but, if as represented, is of a greatly improved form, and 
will be a prize. 
In the other classes the best flowers which have been made known 
are, the Queen of England (Dodd), white, with a broad lace of rich 
purple, somewhat treacherous in the eye, but when caught right is 
beautiful in every respect. Shylock has proved a very useful flower, 
though, as we stated last year, it is seldom close enough. Toison d’Or 
is another flower which has been found very useful, it is an orange- 
buff colour, of great depth, but faulty in the eye, and the outline 
somewhat imperfect. To these we may add Black Prince (Mitchell), 
a rich well formed (almost black) flower, only partially let out last 
spring. 
On the whole, we refer our readers to our notes inserted in the 
January number of last year, the best flowers we there pointed out, 
and such, without an exception that we can call to recollection, they 
have turned out. The following notes may be equally relied upon, 
they were made most carefully, and should be taken just as we have 
copied them from our note book. The chance is, many of them may 
be shown better than we report them, because the specimens upon 
which our opinions were formed were only the productions of one 
person’s growth, and the plants might not have been treated in the 
most suitable manner :— 
Mr. Setpon (Turner).—Of precisely the same colour as the Marquis 
of Aylesbury, a sort of shade between purple and lilac, equally sym- 
metrical and circular, and, like it, rather flat in the face, but unlike it, 
in having a very safe looking well-disposed centre. 
Duxe or WELLINGTON (Drummond).—A good orange Dahlia was 
much required, and this is one; it has a fine centre and outline, is of 
medium size, and the colour is bright. Nothing yet produced in this 
class comes near it. 
QUEEN oF THE East (Barnes) —Distinct blush, round and sym- 
metrical, of full average size, petals of much substance, centre regularly 
formed, but disfigured by a greenish tinge. We hold it a great dis- 
qualification when the centre is different in colour to the body of the 
flower, but we have not seen sufficient of this to say such defect is 
permanent. 
QUEEN OF THE West (Spary).—A beat on Cleopatra (Atwell), 
clearer in colour, with a better petal and outline. Useful as a back- 
row flower. 
FEARLESS (Barnes).— Peach-lilac, a new colour; in all points of 
form excellent, and of full average size. Undoubtedly one of the best 
flowers of the season. 
Beauty or Hasrines (Barham).—White Jaced with rosy-crimson, 
as double and symmetrical as a ranunculus. Shown very small, but 
may be grown large enough at any rate for a front row, and it looks 
constant. The outer rows of petals incline back rather too much, 
after the way of Princess Radzville. 
