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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ November, 
golden yellow, prettily netted, thin-skinned, juicy, tender and melting, and when properly 
grown and well ripened, of excellent flavour. Flavour in Melons is almost entirely a matter 
of good cultivation ; hence the value of a variety possessing a good constitution, such as the 
Golden Queen, which is easily grown, and easily rendered of good flavour. 
- Some of the modem improved varieties of Cannas, are well 
adapted for flower-garden decoration, owing to the size and profusion of 
their flowers, and their continuous blooming properties. C. Bihorelli and 
C. grandiflora fioribunda are particularly deserving of this recommendation. They are both 
dwarfish sorts, scarcely exceeding 3 feet in height. The first-named is a dark-leaved variety 
of moderate size, very floriferous, the flowers broad-petaled, nearly twice the ordinary size, 
and of a bright showy red colour. The other is of similar habit, but has green leaves and 
bright orange-coloured flowers. Both are admirable flower-garden plants. 
- 2The Examinations of Gardeners by the Society of Arts, and the 
Eoyal Horticultural Society, seem to be exciting more interest, as their 
beneficial influence becomes more fully appreciated by young gardeners. 
Besides the Gardeners' Chronicle, Society of Arts, and Royal Horticultural Society’s several 
prizes, which were taken by Kingston, Keenan, Wynne, and Burbidge, the result as regards 
the award of certificates was as follows: — 
Society of Arts , April, 1S68. 
Royal Horticultural Society, July 1868. 
Certificates. 
Flori¬ 
culture. 
Fruit and 
Veg. Cul¬ 
ture. 
A. Bradley, Greenwich. 
2nd 
2nd 
F. W. Burbidge*. 
1st 
— 
D. Cargill, Liverpool . 
2nd 
1st 
C. Fryer, Lambeth. 
2nd 
— 
J. C. Higgs, Southampton _ 
2nd 
— 
R. Inglis, Richmond . 
2nd 
2nd 
W. Jones Richmond. 
2nd 
2nd 
R. L. Keenan, Richmond. 
1st 
1st 
R. C. Kingston, R. Polytechnic 
Institution. 
— 
1st 
C. Lawton, Hull. 
2nd 
2nd 
J. Macpherson, Southampton 
2nd 
— 
.T. McArdle* . 
2nd 
2nd 
M. Middleton* . 
2nd 
2nd 
A. Parsons, Edinburgh. 
3rd 
2nd 
J. R. Pocock, Bromley . 
3rd 
3rd 
F. C. A. Thomson, Liverpool_ 
3rd 
2nd 
B. Wynne* . 
1st 
1st 
Certificates. 
Fruit and 
Veg. Cul¬ 
ture. 
Flori¬ 
culture. 
F. W. Burbidge 1 ®. 
T. Bevan . .2 a. 
W. Stewart _ hl-S . 
J. McArdlk 25. 
R. Barnes . ) Occ. 
John Smith, Chiswick. 
R. Lee Keenan, Kew. 
M. Middleton, Kew. 
C. Pillans, Kew. 
William Jones, Kew. 
Robt. Inglis, Kew . 
James McGregor, Kew. 
David McArdle, Kew. 
James R. Pocock, Bickley, Kent 
Robert Mackellar, Colworth, 
Beds. 
2nd 
2nd 
2nd 
2nd 
3rd 
1st 
1st 
1st 
not 
passed 
2nd 
2nd 
3rd 
not 
passed 
2nd 
1st 
1st 
2nd 
2nd 
1st 
2nd 
1st 
1st 
1st 
2nd 
1st 
1st 
3rd 
not 
pass’d 
1st 
1st 
♦Chiswick Students. 
- U, new dessert Apple, called Coole’s Seedling, has been recently 
shown by the Messrs. Yeitcli, and obtained a first-class certificate. It is 
a roundish ovate fruit, even and regular in outline, of a rich yellow colour 
on the shaded side, streaked and mottled with crimson ; the flesh is very 
tender, juicy, and sweet, and with a fine flavour. 
- !cImong recent acquisitions in the shape of Ornamental Trees of a 
distinct character, a variety of the common Elm called Ulmus campestris 
Webbiana may be strongly recommended. The leaves are small and 
curiously folded, so that the pale colour of the lower surface is made to 
contrast with the deeper colour of the upper surface. As a standard, this 
new variety promises to be very useful for ornamental purposes. 
