DESCRIPTIVE FLOWER LISTS. THE TULIP. 
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was Triumph Royal under another name, 
when it bloomed the first year. The second 
season, the identical parties decided it was 
not Triumph Royal, and that they did not 
know what it was. In the midst of all this 
hubbub, Mr. Lawrence, in allusion to the sen- 
sation created, named it Rose Astonishing. 
It is something like Triumph Royal, so much 
so, perhaps, as to render it unnecessary to 
grow the one where there is plenty of the other. 
Coronation (Walker's). — A very beauti- 
ful bizard, second row, and clean, both in the 
ground colour and the marking. We have 
never seen it higher than the second row, but 
have been told it will go up to the third row. 
It was sold after Mr. Walker's death, but is 
still a scarce and desirable flower. 
Fabius. — A bold, uncertain bizard, but 
when it is in condition, a striking and effective 
flower. It goes well up to the third row, and 
looks conspicuously four. It is apt to come 
with the breeder colour, which is very dirty, 
and spoils the bloom altogether. In some 
localities, it is remarkably constant. At 
Slough, for instance, it was rare to find a bad 
flower ; at Hampton it is generally beautiful ; 
yet at Twickenham and Hammersmith, where 
many others grew better than ordinary, Fabius 
was not fit to be seen. 
Addison. — A byblomen of very dark colour 
and good white, deeply feathered as Washing- 
ton, somewhat taller, not much unlike Law- 
rence's Friend as to the style of flower, though 
very perceptibly different. A good second- 
row flower, and a fine root does for third. 
Belle Actrice. — A second-row byblomen 
of no great repute, and very plentiful, con- 
siderations which greatly affect the price of a 
flower. It is used in most beds as a sort of 
make* up, but there is little excuse for plant- 
ing it while there are so many finer flowers. 
Bienfait. — A first-row flower, of coarse, 
indistinct marking in general, but occasionally 
very fine ; so much so as to deceive the old 
growers, and there have been many instances 
of such flowers being re-named, and sold as 
new things. Bienfait is used by every grower 
as a first-row flower. A fine strain of it has 
been sold under the name of Adelaide. 
Queen Adelaide (Groom). — A very beau- 
tiful and delicate byblomen, good white, very 
clean, lilac markings, as distinct and pretty in 
a bed as any flower that is grown. A second- 
row variety, in great request, and deservedly so. 
Comte de Verginnes. — A third and fourth- 
row rose, of not a good form, but very pure 
and distinct, and useful for its height in 
arranging a bed. High coloured, and not a 
dear flower. It can hardly be done without 
in a bed, at least a bed would be arranged 
under a disadvantage if there were not two 
or three of these useful roses in it. 
High Admiral. — One of the most remark- 
able flowers in cultivation when in fine con- 
dition. It was shown and figured for Mr. 
Strong, who either broke it or named it. It 
is called by Mr. Strong a rose ; we consider it 
a bizard ; but the flower is very rarely seen 
in sufficiently good condition to be a favourite. 
It is a second and third-row flower, and only 
worth growing in the out-beds, for the chance 
of there being one day a fine bloom. There 
is a rich scarlet in the markings at times, 
which is indispensable to make it tolerable. 
Rose Guido. — One of those straw-grounded 
flowers which take some time to bleach, and 
are similar to many others of Mr. Strong's 
flowers. We dislike nearly all flowers that 
open yellow and bleach white; they are neither 
one class nor the other. It is a third-row 
rose, and at times striking and pretty ; but 
we should not want it if we grew the Duchess 
of Clarence, which is after the same stamp. 
Lavinia. — A large-sized rose of Mr. Clarke's 
raising, as much as seven or eight inches 
across, when fully expanded; comes out a deep 
rose, and the colour actually darkens to a 
purple, and renders the flower a byblomen. 
It is extremely pure in the white and bottom, 
generally marks in a uniform style, and is 
every way desirable. It does not rise more 
than second row generally, but will occa- 
sionally get up to the third. 
Trafalgar (Davy's). — A flower of the style 
of the Duke of Clarence, and has been often 
confounded with it, whether justly or un- 
justly ; nor is it denied that the Duke of 
Clarence was broken from the Trafalgar 
breeders. It is a singular thing that no 
flower comes more diversified than the Duke 
of Clarence, and that and the Davy's Trafalgar 
are so much alike occasionally, as to be pro- 
nounced the same, and, so far as the original 
breeders are concerned, perhaps they are. 
David. — A byblomen for the first or se- 
cond row, as showy as Louis XVL, and far 
more pure. There is scarcely a more effec- 
tive byblomen planted. The white is clear, 
the bottom fine, the colour dense, and the 
character at all times good. Few people, would 
think a bed at all complete without some of 
them. 
Domingo. — Afourth-row rose, coarse, and of 
no account, in the ordinary way, for a good bed. 
Emperor of Russia. — A second or third row, 
feathered bizard, uncertain, but very useful 
when in fine order. It rarely blooms well 
with strong growth ; but with some it is a 
moderately certain variety ; as, however, we 
procure thicker petals, brighter colours, and 
clean bottoms, many of the flowers which are 
the reverse of either will be discarded. In 
some beds the Emperor of Russia would not 
bloom well once in three years. 
