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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[September, 
NOVELTIES, Etc., AT FLOWER SHOWS. 
EW varieties of the Gladiolus are appearing in strong force at the various 
■ Exhibitions just now. Thus at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the 2nd of August, First-Class Certificates were awarded to 
Messrs. Kelway and Son, of Langport, for Pictum , carmine ground, with 
pale flakes, and having a rich maroon-purple throat; Hogarth , pale ground, 
feathered with deep bright rose, the throat flamed with purple ; and Oheron , pale 
ground, feathered with very bright rosy purple, the throat rich dark crimson. 
These were of massive proportions and fine quality. On the 16th of August, 
seven First-Class Certificates were further awarded to the same grower for the 
following :— Araximenes , vermilion-scarlet, feathered with crimson ; Arclielaus , 
•white, feathered and flamed with crimson ; Astrcea , bright scarlet, feathered with 
crimson ; Lady Bridport , shaded pink, feathered with bright rosy crimson ; 
Lord Bridport , rosy pink, pencilled and flaked on the edges with crimson ; 
Phidias , claret-crimson, with white markings ; and Yellow King , pale yellow, 
flamed with crimson. This last supplied a great want among Gladioli, namely, 
a fine yellow-flowering variety. The foregoing fully sustained the reputation of 
Messrs. Kelway and Son as raisers of new varieties, and having been finely grown, 
the splendid qualities of the flowers were fully developed. Mr. Douglas, Loxford 
Hall Gardens, who is coming to the fore as a raiser of new Gladioli also, received 
the same award for three fine varieties of his own raising, viz., Francis Whit - 
bourne , white, handsomely flaked and pencilled with rich crimson; Mrs. Francis 
Whitbourne , pure white ground, feathered with crimson-purple ; and William 
Earley , pale citron, flamed with reddish pink. Talisman (Souchet), clear deep 
rose, also staged by Mr. Douglas, was similarly awarded. Clearly there is no 
want of energy and perseverance on the part of raisers of Seedling Gladioli. 
Some seedling Picotees of fine quality were shown by Mr. N. Norman, Wool¬ 
wich; and Messrs. Wood and Ingram, on August 2nd. Ada Ingleton (f.c.c.), 
having a narrow edge of bright deep purple ; Miss Ingleton (f.c.c.), the petals 
having a wire edge of rose ; and Grand Monarch , a heavy red-edged flower of fine 
proportions, but with the colour much run, were the best from the former raiser ; 
and from the latter, Delicata (f.c.c.), very dark purple thread-like edge; Mr. 
Ingram (s.c.c.), heavy purple-edged ; Miss Fanny Ingram , heavy rose-edged ; 
and Rev. M. J. Berkeley , medium purple-edged. All the foregoing were of full 
substance, and had stout well-formed petals. 
To Mr. Thomas Laxton, of Stamford, is due the credit of having raised one 
of the finest and most distinct double-flowered Pelargoniums yet seen ; it has been 
named Crown Jewel (f.c.c.), and is of a bright fiery red hue, with petals like those 
of the rose, that are handsomely reflexed, and was said to have been raised from 
the double-flowered Tom Thumb. Equally distinct and fine in character was a 
very handsome Coleus , named Tryoni (f.c.c.), shown by Mr. Guildford, gardener 
