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NOVELTIES, &c., AT FLOWER SHOWS. 
,T tlie meeting of the Floral Committee, on the 15tli of September, 
our two prime raisers of new Verbenas, Messrs. Perry, of Birming¬ 
ham, and Eckford, of Coleshill, came out in strong force, though Mr. 
Eckford was not so successful in obtaining certificates as Mr. Perry. 
The latter received first-class certificates for the following new 
Verbenas :— Model, salmon pink, with large deep rose centre, pip large and 
of fine shape ; Perfection, a beautiful flower of a shining pink hue, the pip 
large, smooth, and circular, a flower of high quality ; and Wonder, pale 
pink, with rosy purplish eye, the pip large, smooth, and of fine shape. In 
addition, Mr. Perry had Mrs. Pochin, bright deep pink, a pleasing and 
striking colour; Mauve Queen, opening pale mauve, but getting too pale as 
the flowers age; Packard Dean, dark plum purple, with conspicuous light 
eye ; and Chairman, purple, with a white ring round a dark eye. Mr. Eck¬ 
ford received a similar award for Anna Keynes, a very fine and distinct 
variety, of a dark mulberry purple hue, the pip very fine and smooth, and 
the truss grand; and a second-class certificate for Lotty Eclford, brilliant 
plum colour, with small lemon eye, the pip rather small, but bright-looking. 
There was a great number of Dahlias staged, though but few in good 
condition. A fine and distinct flower was King of Primroses, shown by Mr. ■ 
Geo. Rawlings, of Romford, and to which a first-class certificate was 
awarded; the colour was quite new, being of a soft primrose, the flowers 
large, full, and of fine build. Second-class certificates were awarded to 
Mr. C. Turner for Queen of Beauty, the ground colour blush, tipped with 
magenta, but wanting outline and finish; and for Louisa Burgess, a fancy 
flower, with a salmon buff ground, striped and flaked with crimson, good 
outline and petal. A very promising flower, named One in the Pang, came 
from Mr. J. Keynes ; it has a pale ground, edged with rosy purple, the 
substance and centre good, but with a tendency to coarseness, probably 
owing to being somewhat out of condition. The uncertificated flowers 
were numerous enough ; perhaps they will be seen a twelvemonth hence in 
better character than was apparent on this occasion. 
The meeting of the Floral Committee, on the 6tli of October, was the 
occasion of the last appearance of new Dahlias for this season. Late as it 
was—'when flowers might be reasonably supposed to be out of character, 
the Committee did not shrink from awarding a first-class certificate to Mr. 
Geo. Rawlings, for Emperor, a flower of much novelty of character, the 
colour bright claret, shaded with crimson, and tinted with purple, a pro¬ 
mising flower, of good build, outline, and centre. In the third year of its 
exhibition as a new variety, Mr. W. Bragg, Slough, received a second-class 
certificate for Commander, a pleasing-looking buff flower, the ground suffused 
with gold, the backs of the petals shaded with rosy crimson, florets and out- 
