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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST 
[ August, 
Autocrat (W. Paul), awarded a first-class certificate, is a promising 
addition to the single mauve class, and when seen appeared capable of 
being produced much finer; resembling to some extent Feruk Khan, it is 
jet of a livelier hue, having more of reddish violet in the prevailing colour, 
while the segments have a perceptible stripe of black along them; the bells 
are small, but well formed, and set closely on the spike. Jescho (Cutbush), 
has a reddish mauve tint, the segments margined with a pale tint, small as 
shown, but a nice bright-looking flower, and shown fine last year at Amster¬ 
dam. Charles Dickens , a mauve-coloured variety, similar to Prince of Wales, 
is of a pale reddish hue, the bells small, the spike close and compact. 
Prince Alfred (Cutbush), is a single red variety of a deep rose colour, 
something in the way of Yon Schiller, but deeper and yet brighter in hue, 
of a pleasing shade of colour, and a promising flower. Eclipse (W. Paul), 
is a lively single red variety, but as shown not first-rate. Mirandoline (W- 
Paul), is a single red kind, like Yon Schiller, but darker, and having the 
same shape of bell. Sadowa (Cutbush), is in the way of Florence Nightin¬ 
gale, of a deeper hue of colour, but the spike not so good. Agnes Sorrel and 
Orange Boven are two rose and nankeen-coloured varieties, produced from 
Due de Malakoff; the former has the deepest colour, but both are very 
pretty and novel, and form good spikes. 
Of white flowers Bijou Celeste (Cutbush), is a small form of the liuge- 
belled single white variety Snowball; the bells are smooth, well shaped, 
and of the purest white. La Grandesse is in the way of Mont Blanc, but 
with larger and better bells. Michael Angelo is an improvement on that 
fine but uncertain single white variety, Madame Yan der Hoop, and pro¬ 
duces a larger, fuller, and more reliable spike. Van Hoboken, double white, 
though not new, is rarely seen because so unreliable ; the individual bells, 
though good, are loosely hung on an irregular spike. 
Many pretty novelties in early Tulips have also been seen, but these 
must be reserved for a further paper. R. D. 
ALLAMANDA GRANDIFLQRA. 
HIS, the best of all the Allamandas, is of comparatively easy culture, 
providing it is worked on Allamanda neriifolia. A young healthy 
plant started into free growth at this time, would form the foundation 
for a nice specimen for blooming next summer. If well rooted it 
should immediately be shifted into a pot one or two sizes larger 
(according to the strength of the roots), using a compost of one-lialf leaf 
mould, one-fourth loam, and one-fourtli made up of equal portions of peat 
and silver sand, all being mixed well together. Provide ample drainage, above 
which place some rough fibry peat or leaf mould to keep the drainage from 
