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Cutbush bad it with that distinct marking of rosy lake on its pale fawn ground, 
that makes it so attractive. In Mr. Paul’s group it was almost entirely devoid 
of the marking, and in one or two instances it was quite without it. At the 
Regent’s Park, on April 9th, Mr. Cutbush had a small spike of this variety, 
but one of the most perfect that ever I saw. I also noticed that, at the same 
Show, the beautiful clear pale yellow variety, named Ida, was produced 
exceedingly fine. So were the groups of Tulips from both of the foregoing 
exhibitors. It was a show of Tulips par excellence , finer and more beautifully 
marked than ever I had seen them before. This year’s culture is a lengthened 
stride in advance of last year’s. At some future day I must return to these 
again; for there were some beautiful varieties here that I do not remember to 
have seen before. There, too, were groups of Hyacinths that were a show in 
themselves—an “army with banners.” The perfection of each flower seemed 
to have culminated here. And then the Roses were wonderfully fine for the 
time of year. Among the plants in pots I noticed splendid flowers of Bon 
Victor Emmanuel (rich dark crimson), John Hopper, Mrs. C. Wood, Comtesse 
de Kergolay, Lord Clyde, Virginal, Celine Forestier, and Niphetos. And the 
boxes of cut blooms, too! Why, people lingered round them till dusk began 
to steal through the tent, and then reluctantly retired from the scene. And 
what shall I say of the six Azaleas from Slough ?—“ ragged plants,” as Mr. 
Turner jestingly termed them : I suppose in comparison with those monster 
plants that we are to see shortly, and which are reputed to be of surpassing 
quality. These six plants were covered with flowers, and of rare symmetry. 
They were General Williams and Prince Jerome, both rosy pink, and very 
similar; Coronata, a blaze of flower; Illustris Alba, Beauty of Reigate, and 
Criterion. In the class for six new varieties Mr. Turner had Cedo Nulli 
(bright purple), Due de Nassau, Sir H. Havelock, Sir J. Outram (rich bright 
crimson), the new white Louise Van Baden, and Madame Miellez. Cinerarias 
and Pelargoniums were very pretty; and six splendid forms of Amaryllis, 
from Mr. B. S. Williams of Holloway, gathered quite a group of visitors about 
them. So did some singular-looking rare plants from the same exhibitor; 
one of them especially (Sarracenia Drummondi it was called), quite a novelty 
in its way. A very fine variety of Lilac, named Dr. Lindley, from Mr. Bull, 
with flowers of a pale colour, but with very large pips, was much admired. 
Both of these subjects received first-class certificates of merit. I noticed a 
few very pretty seedling Cinerarias sent all the way from Chester, from the 
garden of A. Potts, Esq. One of these, Magnifica, large bright rosy crimson 
self, with dark disc, of fine form and substance, was awarded a certificate of 
merit; and the same privilege was bestowed on Cineraria Satisfaction, deep 
rosy purple edging to a pure white ground, and a dark disc; a fine flower. 
These were the most salient points of this, one of the prettiest spring 
Shows that could be wished for; and I was not surprised to see such a large 
and fashionable company present on such a lovely spring day. 
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CANON HALL MUSCAT. 
I haye read a most interesting account in the January Number of the 
“ Scottish Gardener,” by Mr. J. Edlington, of Crom Castle, Ireland, in support 
of the above Grape, which he styles the king of White Grapes, and I perfectly 
coincide with him in his views, for I have myself on more than one occasion 
advocated its more general cultivation. But as the subject is again brought 
up, it may not be considered out of place to again revert to it. The Vines of 
