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Florists' Flowers. — The return of the great exhibitions is the occasion 

 for the production of new florists' flowers, and these are putting in appearance 

 with wonted profusion. At the exhibition of the Royal Botanic Society on the 

 19th ult., Mr. Turner was strong with new Continental Azaleas, the majority of 

 them partaking of fiery hues. The darkest was Eclatante, deep red, a fine and 

 strong hue of color much wanted ; the flowers small and somewhat cupped. Next 

 came President A. V^erschaffelt, salmon-red, spotted with purple on the upper 

 segment ; a bold but somewhat loose flower. Duke of Buccleuch was in the 

 same way, but slighdy paler. Frederick II., paler still, of a pale salmon-red hue, 

 the upper segments plentifully marked with small blotches of rosy purple ; a very 

 free-blooming variety. George Eyles, still paler, and of a softer hue ; a bold and 

 showy, stout and well-formed flower ; awarded a first-class certificate for its un- 

 doubted good qualities. Le Paix, a light rosy-purple flower, something in the 

 way of Charmer, and certainly not equal to it. Reine Marie Henriette, pale pink, 

 with narrow margin of white, the upper segments heavily marked in a striking 

 manner with deep violet-rose (in the case of a few flowers, one or more of the 

 segments marked with pale scarlet) ; a fine and bold flower, though somewhat 

 rough looking, awarded a second-class certificate ; and Mrs. Turner, a thin and 

 somewhat flimsy-looking form of Criterion, scarcely so good in color. 



Here, too, were seen the first representatives of the new show pelargoniums 

 of the season. Mr. Turner had Northern Star (Foster), the lower petals glow- 

 ing orange-red, with slight dark blotch in each ; dark upper petals, with irregu- 

 lar margin of fiery orange ; flowers small and somewhat rough ; a valuable high- 

 colored decorative variety, of vigorous habit. Needle-Gun (Hoyle), a showy 

 painted flower, the lower petals violet-rose overlaid with orange, and painted 

 dark red ; upper petals good, regularly margined with a slight edge of pale rosv- 

 crimson ; free blooming and showy. Herald (Foster), lower petals deep or 

 orange rose, heavily painted with dark, glossy, dark top petals, with regular nar- 

 row edge of rosy-crimson ; free blooming and good habit. Heroine (Foster), soft 

 rich pink lower petals, large pure white throat, upper petals blotched with dark 

 close to the throat, broad margin of deep pink lit up with orange ; good habit. 

 Lady of Lyons (Foster), delicate pink lower petals, with very slight blotches ot 

 rose ; dark top petals, margined with fiery orange, and slight edge of pink ; a 

 large and somewhat rough flower. That grand variety. Troubadour (Foster). 

 was shown in excellent condition by Mr. Turner. Of fancy pelargoniums, Mr. 

 Turner had Marmion, a very fine dark jjurplish-rose self flower, very slightly 

 edged with white, and white throat ; a striking exhibition variety. Excelsior, 

 shaded rose upper petals, with a kind of blotch of violet towards the centre of 

 the flower ; lower petals rose, dashed with violet, and veined with white, and 

 narrowly edged with the same, white throat. Leotard, a deep violet-pink self 

 flower, slightly edged with white, and large white centre ; very fine and free. 

 Agrippa, white lower petals pencilled with pink, violet-pink upper petals, mar- 

 gined with white; free blooming and showy. A capital silver-edged pelargonium, 

 named Bright Star, was also shown by Mr. Turner ; the leaves are edged with 

 creamy wliite, and the plant has bright orange-scarlet flowers, larger and much 

 finer in quality than is generally seen in this class. Miss Ingram Rose also 



