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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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and under the roof, so as to form a very ornamental arch when full of fruit. B 
is a stage above the pipes for plants ; and c is a space in which the Vines are laid 
down when the fruit is cut, the space being boxed in as at D. At E is a louvre-board, 
by which cold air is let in among the Vines, while the house is being used for 
forcing plants, Strawberries, &c., the back wall being full of shelves. F shows the 
top ventilators. In a forcing-house Mr. Fleming advises the introduction of four 
rows of pipes. Houses of this character are not only useful, but ornamental.—M. 
NOVELTIES, Etc., AT FLOWER SHOWS. 
GREAT Exhibition like that held at the Crystal Palace on May 20, would 
be certain to bring together novelties in the way of Florists’ flowers. Fore¬ 
most among these was Foster’s Pelargonium Chieftain (f.c.c.), which had 
soft pinkish rose lower petals, becoming paler with age, and dark top 
petals, with margin of fiery rose, fine form, good pip, and bold truss. The other 
things receiving this award were Downie and Co’s. Tropceolum Mrs. Bowman 
(f.c.c.), and Mr. W. Paul’s Bose Princess Beatrice (f.c.c.), both previously noticed. 
Senecio argentea (f.c.c.) was shown by Messrs. Downie and Co. and Mr. B. S. 
Williams, and promises to rival Centaurea candidissima as a silvery-leaved bedding 
plant. 
The Royal Botanic Society’s first Great Show was held on May 25, and 
though much shorn of its former splendours, contained some good things. The 
group of Hardy Herbaceous plants in pots shown by Mr. Robert Parker, Tooting, 
was.so finely grown into bloom as to deserve the highest commendation. Many 
persons were surprised to see these old plants of our gardens figuring as attractive 
exhibition plants ; and their decorative value became much more apparent. 
They comprised Pyrethrum , Zm, Pceonia , Iberis , Veronica, Spircea , Anemone , 
Alyssum saxatile , Primula cortusoides amcena , Pentstemon procurrens , c}c. Of 
new flowers there were shown on this occasion large flowered Pelargonium Con¬ 
quest (f.c.c.), a fine soft-coloured flower of fine form ; Blue Bell (f.c.c.), lilac 
lower petals, with pale purple markings, red velvety dark top petals, novel and fine; 
and Caesar (f.c.c.), lively carmine-rose lower petals, and rich dark top petals, also 
very fine. These were exhibited by Mr. Foster, Clewer Manor. Also Variegated 
Pelargonium Mrs. Bousby (f.c.c.), and Virgin Queen (f.c.c.), a compact-growing 
white-edged variety, with pure white flowers ; the former from Mr. C. Turner ; 
the last from Mr. W. Paul, representing one of Mr. Postans’ fine strain. Lilium 
auratum ochroleucum , alabaster-white, handsomely streaked with yellow, is a 
handsome variety of this fine Lily, coming very close to that called virginale. 
At the first June show of the Royal Horticultural Society, held on the 7th 
ult., a few subjects were staged for judgment by the Floral Committee. Nosegay 
Pelargonium Flame (f.c.c.), fiery-scarlet; and Pollie King (s.c.c.), cerise-scarlet, 
represent a fine strain of these useful Pelargoniums, raised by Mr. J. George, 
Putney Heath. Perpetual-flowering Carnation Miss Joliffe (f.c.c.) received this 
