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of Lady-Fern, called At Jiyr in m Filiv-foemina ceratophyllwn, which 

 has the fronds finely cut. A boxful of blooms of Marechal Niel 

 Rose was shown in admirable condition by Mr. Keynes, of Salis- 

 bury. The most interesting feature, however, of this Meeting 

 was formed by some seedling Hollyhocks, from the Rev. E. 

 Hawke and Mr. Chater, of Saffron Walden, the latter contribu- 

 ting a fine lot of spikes as well as cut blooms. Mr. Hawke's 

 flowers were Buoy Queen, brilliant ruby-red, large and full ; and 

 6r<°?;?,deep salmon-rose, large, and of full substance, both remarkably 

 fine. Mr. Chafer's varieties were : — Alba superba, pure white, 

 large, and full ; Walden Queen, pinkish salmon, the flowers some- 

 what small and loosely set on the spike ; Whitley King, not so 

 good as Hawke's Grem ; Queen of Yelloivs, a very good shade of 

 colour, but wanting colour in the guard petal, which was also too 

 large; and Moonlight, a glossy, dark kind, wanting quality. 

 Among seedling Dahlias, Mr. Keynes showed Mrs. Dodds, white 

 ground, tipped with lilac, the centre deeper in colour, good form 

 and outline, and high close centre ; and Caroline Tetterell, some- 

 thing like the foregoing in character, the lilac being, however, 

 of a deeper hue and distributed more over the ground, good 

 form, and high close centre. Mr. Standish, Ascot, brought a free- 

 blooming perpetual Picotee, Ascot Yellow, bright-yellow ground, 

 edged with rosy red, the habit excellent, a capital variety for 

 cut flowers. Mr. Eckford, Coleshill, showed a Yerbena, The Cure, 

 rose suffused with purple, having a well-defined centre of bright 

 crimson ; pips stout and large, and very attractive. 



September 3. — Eoremost among the subjects exhibited at this 

 meeting were seedling Dahlias. The most remarkable were the 

 following: — Erom Mr. Turner, Yellow Perfection, a good stride 

 in the improvement of the yellow flowers, the colour rich golden 

 yellow, of a beautiful hue, centre close and high, good outline, 

 plenty of substance, and said to be very constant. Erom Mr. 

 Eawlings, of Eumford, Hebe, a light-ground flower, very regularly 

 and evenly tipped with rosy lilac, deepening to purple, the 

 blooms of medium size, centre close and high, good outline, and 

 fine form of petal. Erom Mr. Keynes, Sir Greville S?nythe, a 

 bright orange-red, the centre suffused with purple, a flower of 

 good properties, but not perfect in form, the centre petals being 

 ted upright : Lady Derby, a very pleasing popular flower, though 

 not perfectly first-class from the florist's strict point of view; the 

 colour pale ground, heavily tipped with bright rosy purple ; good 



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