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NOTES ON BLOOMING OABNATIONS AND PIOOTEES. 
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Mayor of Nottingham —P.F.; F. 2 to 3. Second early ; comes good from an old stool. 
Ft 'emier —P.F.: F. 2 to 3. Early; -white specky, bleaches as flower ages; plenty of 
colour; not grow too rich. 
Squire Meynell —P.F.: F. 2to3. Ex.; large and good from leading flowers; side-blooms 
liable to be thin. 
Annihilator —S.F.: F. 1 to 2. Small; disbud ; not grow many. 
Clipper— S.F.: F. 2 to 3. Second early; a grand sort; best Carnation in 1875. 
John Bayley —S.F.: F. 2 to 3. Ex.; disbud early; a grand sort. 
Lass o f Richmond Hill —S.F. : F. 3. Large petals ; good colours, but petals curled on 
edge; possibly caused by the cold wet weather. 
Mr. Battershy —S.F.: F. 1 to 2. Thin ; disbud hard. 
Splendour —S.F.: F. 3. Large; second early ; petals pointed ; not grow many of it. 
Sportsman —S.F.: F. 2 to 3. Ex. Ex.; disbud early. 
Wm. Harling —S.F.: dwarf; seedling from Sportsman ; very delicate. 
Flora's Garland —R.F.: F. 3. Good back-row flower. 
James Merryweather —!R.F.: F. 3. Early; very good and large; sometimes shows a 
small thread of bizarre in one or two petals. 
John Keet —R.F.: F. 3. Early; best rose-flake. 
Lovely Ann —R.F.: F, 2 to 3. Second early; flake shades; a fine petal. 
Maid of Athens- —R.F.: F. 2 to 3. Very constant and good. 
Mary Ann (Fletcher') —R.F.; F. 3 to 4. Ex.; very large; pod short; early; wants dressing 
down as the flower expands ; flake very broad, and strong in colour; a good back-row flower. 
Poor Tom —R.F.: F. 2 to 3. Short of flake; wants growing well, and disbudding early. 
Sybil —R,F,: only grow one flower to a stem; a fair sort. 
Red Picotees. 
John Harrison —H,: F, 2 to 3. Petals large; good edge ; first-class; late; a tall 
grower. 
John Smith —H.: F. 2 to 3. Early; thin; grow strong; never bars; very good. 
Miss Mellor —L.: F. 1 to 2. Good petal; flower rather small. 
Mrs. Bower —L.R.: F. 3 to 4. Flower very large; good pod and fine petal. The 
ground apt to come creamy in wet seasons ; requires good drainage, and plenty of charcoal 
in the compost. 
Mrs. Brown —H.: F. 2 to 3. Very full flower; delicate; shows its parentage from 
Headly’s King James; not grow too rich, as it is liable to speck. 
Mrs. Dodwell —H.: F, 2. Nice edge; good petal; thin ; disbud early. 
Mrs. Hornby —L.: F. 2. Discoloured at the back of the petal; not good this season. 
Mrs. Keynes —M.; F. 2. Ex.; late; disbud early. 
Princess of Wales —H.: F. 3, Early; large; a grand flower; best Picotee this year. 
Rev. F. D. Horner —L.: F. 2 ; late ; disbud early; petal thin. 
Robert Scott —H.: F. 2 to 3, Ex.; full; a beat on John Smith. 
Thomas Jivens —L.: F. 3. Ex.; full and large; pod short; fine in beds; a seedling, 
apparently, from Amy Robsart. 
William Summers —M.: F. 3. Ex.; large ; a fine sort. 
Purple Picotees. 
Alliance —M.: F. 2 to 3. Ex.; a grand sort; a beat on Mrs. Summers. 
Amy Robsart —^L.: F. 2 to 3. Ex.; good edge; disbud early. 
Chanticleer —H.: F. 3. Not grow too rich ; large; and heavy in colour, liable to bar. 
Ganymede —L.: F. 1 to 2. Small; thin; disbud early. 
Jessie —M.: F. 3. Very large; second early; ground very pure; petal inclined to curl. 
John Delaforce —H.: F. 2. Very heavy; not grow too rich ; second early. 
Mary —^L.: F. 2 to 3. Good petal; good edge; flushes at back of petal; not grow too rich. 
Mrs. Bayley —H.: poor in health; appears worn out. 
Mrs. Hanaford —L.: F. 2. Grow strong; disbud early. 
Mrs. Summers —M.: F. 2 to 3. Ex.; one of the best; late. 
Norfolk Beauty —H.: F. 2 to 3. Size medium; good; liable to bar if grown too rich. 
Nymph —L.: F. 1 to 2. Good edge ; petal thin; disbud early. 
Rose and Scarlet Picotees. 
Aurora —H. Rose : F. 2 to 3. Large flower ; fine petal; very late ; not grow many. 
Beauty of Plurnstead —L. Scarlet: F. 2. Medium size; good edge; bright scarlet; one 
of the best in beds. 
Bertha —L. Rose; F. 2. Thin ; bars slightly from edge; -white, very pure; Ex.; good. 
Charles Williams —H. Scarlet: F. 3 to 4. Very late ; pod very short; nearly impossible 
to keep from bursting; petal extra fine and large ; colour good ; flower immense, 
