Ailsa still holds its own as the whitest of White Trumpets, 
and several of the best growers consider it the finest flower of 
its class. 
In the Leedsii section, Empire stands supreme. Christalla, 
one of our own seedlings, is exquisitely portrayed in the Rev. 
J. Jacob’s new book on Daffodils, and Evangeline is finding its 
way into every garden. To those who have not yet tried Fairy 
Queen, we would strongly commend it, as in the open garden 
or in pots or bowls it is equally fascinating, and for perfect 
purity of whiteness and elegance of form it has no rival. 
In the Incomparabilis section, Giraffe remains the best 
flower of its type ; Marigold is quite the foremost of the early 
varieties, and Bert Sands is a giant flower of the Lady M. Bos- 
cawen type. Macebearer has the thickest petals of almost 
any flower we know, while Whitewell is of great promise, and 
commanded much attention at Birmingham this season. 
Another superb novelty that we offer for the first time is Miss 
Wilmott, which created a furore when it gained an Award of 
Merit. 
It is also our privilege to offer an entirely new set of the 
Rev. G. H. Engleheart’s Poeticus, and needless to add they 
are of the highest quality. Writing to us about them, the raiser 
says : “ These are all of my very best advanced strain, and can 
be fully depended on. For instance, Kestrel, grown two years 
in my very best ground alongside of them is nowhere in com- 
parison. Bard of Avon is a grand thing, and bound to make 
a big mark; it is perhaps the earliest of the batch.” 
The varieties alluded to by Mr. Engleheart, in addition to 
the one already named, and which we introduced last season, 
are Algernon Swinburne, Coventry Patmore, Matthew 
Arnold, and Rudyard Kipling. We have carefully tested each 
of them in our Nursery, and have proved them to be magnificent 
additions to the race. Matthew Arnold has already received 
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