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named, would undoubtedly be first, bad it a few more petals; as it is, it is 
second only to Miss Lee. Morning Star, Obadiab, and Eegina are other varieties 
deserving general cultivation. In the light edges I incline to give the palm to 
Miss Wood, with Mrs. Allcroft for a good second ; and in the medium, or 
feathered edge, Ethel is undoubtedly first, though Mrs. Nicholl may very 
frequently change places with her. Miss Sewell has a finely-formed ^^petal, good 
form, and a clear ground-colour, but is very apt apparently to “ bar down^ the 
petal, a fault Bertha so obstinately persisted in as to compel me to bar her 
from my collection. 
A short reference to the Sheffield seedlings to which certificates were given 
at the National Society’s exhibition will bring these remarks to a close. 
Fourteen certificates were awarded, out of which Mr. Simonite had eleven. Of 
these, Othello, a Scarlet BizaiTe, has the darkest colours I have yet seen ; it is 
black on scarlet, with very distinct and definite markings. To save iteration, 
my readers will be good enough to understand that hrecidtJi, substance^ and 
smootlmess of joetal belong to each of the varieties in an eminent degree. Samuel 
Barlow, Frank Simonite, and John Simonite belong to the Crimson Bizarre 
class, and are each very distinct. Samuel Barlow has the darkest purple I have 
yet seen, combined with rich crimson, very distinct and dissimilar. Frank 
Simonite is another variety also dissimilar. John Simonite is clearly a seedling 
from Jenny Lind, but with a purer white, and what is very important, its habit 
of bloom is earlier. Purple-fiake James Douglas is a fine large variety, some¬ 
thing between Juno and Mayor of Nottingham. Eev. F. D. Horner, Scarlet- 
fiake, has the habit of bloom of a fine Sportsman, with a rich scarlet and plenty 
of it. Mrs. Simonite, Mrs. Gorton, and Mrs. F. D. Horner (In Memoriam) are 
three light-edged red Picotees, very distinct, and amply warrant the remark of 
Mr. Horner (vide p. .55), “ His light-red edges not only strengthen a weak class, 
but revolutionise it.” Mrs. Douglas and Silvia are purple-edged, the former a 
medium, with a lovely bright lilac or mauve tint, the latter with the finest wire- 
edge yet known—a better flower, judging from the bloom in my own garden, 
than Prima Donna, and what is more, a far better grower. The other varieties, 
Mrs. Dodwell, Rose-flake, and Miss Horner, Rose-edged Picotee, from Mr. Robert 
Lord; and E. S. Dodwell, Rose-fiake, from Mr. Bower, have been already de¬ 
scribed, and are referred to in their classes respectively. 
And now that I have come to the close of these papers, which for twelve 
months I proposed to put before the readers of The Florist and Pomologist, 
what shall I say ? If I may not believe that I have succeeded in the task I 
imposed upon myself at the outset—viz., ‘‘ To show that the successful develop¬ 
ment of these flowers depends upon the observance of the simplest elementary 
principles, and persistent attention to sound rules of cultivation,” I know the 
fault must have been with myself, and I hope that those who detect my short¬ 
comings will come forward and remedy them. I make no apology for attempt¬ 
ing the task, the work of. the florist requires none. With the Rev. George 
Jeans, and adopting his eloquent words, from his closing essay on The Philosophy 
