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THE ELORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
“ new kinds,” many of which were quite valueless. They were Printemps, 
single, pale lilac, with purple stripes, fair spike, and small bells; Goutwida, 
another single flower, in the same way, but with lighter stripes, also a fair 
spike ; La Jeunesse, single, pale violet, with darker stripes, and fair spike. I 
must admit that there was a strong family resemblance between these three, 
varied only by a slight difference in the ground colour, and by a more marked 
variation in the depth of the colour of the stripes. A fourth of these lilac 
flowers, Fanny, was the best; its shade of colour was distinct from either of 
the others, being striped with a pleasing shade of violet; the tube of each 
bell and the back of each segment of the same being suffused with azure blue. 
It was veiy novel, and had also a good spike of flowers. I imagine these 
lilac flowers will scarcely become favourites; but they may be the means of 
founding a distinct section of flowers of this character, that in a few years 
hence may be so hybridised as to give us flowers of greater depth of colour, 
with finer spikes. 
Another new variety was Imperatrice Alba, very like Alba Maxima, but 
not so good as seen here. Close by was Madlle. Rachel, pale canary yellow, 
with small spike; and Prince Alexander, in the style of Couronne de Celle, 
and having large coarse semi-double bells. Among others, older in years but 
new by reputation, was Thorwaldsen, with very large azure blue bells, suffused 
with lilac, but hanging loosely on the spike without regularity or symmetry, 
a characteristic of several of the large-belled kinds; Pieneman, pale violet, 
with azure blue stripes, and remarkably large bells; Leonidas, clear bright 
blue, a grand flower; Bleu Aimable, deep lilac, with dark violet shading—the 
premier flower of the Exhibition. The spike of this truly magnificent specimen 
was measured in my presence, and was found to be 9| inches in depth, and 
11^ in circumference. Lastly, there was Emmeline, pale blush, with pink stripes, 
a beautiful and striking flower. Then there w r ere, besides, all the leading- 
flowers that have appeared at the exhibitions, from the fiery claret crimson of 
Solfaterre, down to the pure white of Madame Van der Hoop, through all the 
shades of colour, the gradations of size of the bells, and the aggregate substance 
of the spikes, It was just such a gathering of this noble flower as can only 
be seen at Highgate or Waltham Cross. 
One other feature of this pretty Show must be noticed—a group of 
extremely gay single Tulips, in one corner of the house. I took the names of 
a few of the best. These were Cardinal, gold scarlet, flamed with gold; 
Marquis de Wessenrode, bright yellow, pencilled with rosy crimson; Globe de 
Rigaud, white, with rosy purple flakes; Mathilde, pale crimson, slightly 
feathered with white; Fabiola, white ground, flamed with glossy rose and 
violet; Roi Pepin, white, with scarlet flakes ; and Due d’Aremberg, bright 
crimson, with edging of gold. 
I regret that a projected visit to Mr. William Paul’s, at Waltham Cross, 
was unavoidably set aside; but at the Regent’s Park, a short time ago, I was 
enabled to inspect some of the new varieties of Hyacinths he has been growing 
this season. I was pleased with a single blue named Darwin, in the way of Baron 
Van Tuyll and Marie, lighter in colour than the former, and with larger bells. 
Next were Ilex-a-lucida, or Silver Queen, pale pink, with carmine stripes, fine ; 
Professor Baume. a pale sulphur yellow; Michael Angelo, a pure white variety, 
with large bells; and Carl Kronfrina Von Schweden, double, deep lilac, with 
dark purple stripes. At this Show the two groups of twelve varieties of Hya¬ 
cinths, shown by Messrs. Paul and Cutbush, were remarkably fine; Mr. Paul 
being just ahead of his antagonist, and no more. I was struck here, as I have 
been since, with the marked difference in the character of that splendid 
Hyacinth, Due de Malakoff, as produced by these two famed growers. Mr. 
