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white, and tolerably smooth compared with others of its class : 
fine grower; not more than two blooms must be allowed on a 
stem. 
Headley's King James. —Heavy-red edge ; striking flower, nearly the 
shade of red or bright crimson of Cornelius, but without the 
principal faults in that old variety; good white, smooth on the 
edge; it appears thin, but there is a sufficient number of petals 
if they were larger, the principal defect in the flower. 
May's Sebastian. —Heavy-edged red, good white, with fine dark 
crimson margin, good stout petal, full, and good shape; medium 
size, strong robust habit. 
Burroughes General Jackson. —Heavy-edged purple, large good¬ 
shaped petal, good white, and useful. 
May's Olivia. —Heavy-edged purple; fine full flower, good white, 
and deep rich margin, tolerably smooth, and a very desirable 
variety. 
Youeirs Gem. — Light red edge, something the colour of Mrs. 
Bevan, of lighter margin, and good white, petal nicely cupped; 
a most desirable quality if it did not curl, as flowers moderately 
cupped make a handsome crown, and shew the margin of each 
petal to greater advantage; below the average size, but full and 
fine substance. 
Holliday's Ambrosine. —Purple edge, good white, colour bright, and 
confined to the edge, full, but petals rather small. 
CARNATIONS. 
May's Ariel. —Pvose-flake, good deep rose, well distributed through¬ 
out the flower in good distinct stripes; large, smooth petals; 
finishes well in the centre, without confusion: strong grower. 
Holliday's Thomas Hewlett. —Crimson bizarre, rich colours, and good 
white ; the colours are also remarkably well distributed in each 
petal; petal first-rate, smooth, and a little cupped; a few more 
of them would place it before any other of its class. 
Holliday's Queen of Scarlets. —Scarlet-flake, fine large flower ; colour 
rather pale, plenty of it, and well marked. 
May's Caliban. —High-coloured crimson bizarre, fine white, and very 
evenly marked ; good petal, and smooth on the edges ; one of the 
best of its class. 
Hale's Sir H. Smith. —Scarlet-flake ; a flower in the way of Lydia, 
not so spotted ; good rich deep colour, fine petal; white bad. 
Holliday's Lord Rancliffe. — Fine bold flower, large, and fine in 
cplours ; petal large, and of good shape; and one of the best 
scarlet bizarres. 
Ward's Sarah Payne. —Pink and purple bizarre ; a sweet flower in 
its class ; colours are somewhat pale, but the white is good, 
and clear of any specks or spots ; the colours are also very well 
distributed ; full, and the petals smooth on the edges. 
May's Lorenzo. —Rose-flake, lighter than Ariel, and different style 
of flower ; marking good, petal first-rate, and a very nice flower. 
Barrenger's Earl Spencer. —Purple flake; we think the best of its 
