THE FLOEIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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white round, said to be a sport from the Eed Emperor, but not established, in so 
far as my own trial has gone. Grampian,^ a handsome pale-red round, but rather 
deeper in the eye than Emperor, which it somewhat resembles. Cowntess^ a flat 
half-round red variety, quite distinct in appearance. Bedfont Prolific^ a pro¬ 
mising early flat kidney, of good table quality, and a great cropper. School- 
master^ a good main-crop, round variety, looking like a refined Regent, handsome 
in appearance, with a peculiar rough skin, a good cropper, and of fine table quality. 
There is, therefore, no falling-off in the production of new Rotates. The 
foregoing can lay claim to some distinctness of character. In addition, there 
were a number of other reputed varieties which did not appear to differ from 
those already in cultivation.— ^R, Dean, Ealing. 
EOSE MBS. LAXTON. 
WITH AN ILLUSTEATION. 
j'N the summer of 1875 some blooms of this fine showy new Rose were sent to 
us by the raiser, Mr. Laxton, of Stamford ; and during the blooming period 
of the present year, the specimen from which our plate was prepared was 
received from the same source. Our artist has, as usual, very faithfully 
^depicted the form and colour of the flower, but through an accidental lack of 
information he has not given the flower its proper which is erect, instead of 
nodding.. This slight correction should be kept in mind in relegating this new¬ 
comer to its rank amongst the English-raised Hybrid Perpetuals. 
The flowers of Mes. Laxton are of a beautiful bright carmine-rose, and are 
not only large and full, but of remarkable depth; the outer petals are smooth 
and prettily recurved at the edge, displaying the compact. and close-set centre. 
It is remarkably sweet-scented, the fragrance being of the most agreeable 
character. It gained certificates at the Crystal Palace and Alexandra Park in 
1875, and at the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, in July, 1876. 
—T. Mooee. 
YELLOW-FLESHED PEACHES. 
Q^HIS section of Peaches, from their large size and their showy appearance at 
A^/) exhibitions, have lately been brought into more prominent notice than usual. 
Some of the varieties, such as the Salway^ and Rivei's^ Comet a seedling 
from it, are amongst the latest Peaches grown, and although they are not so 
good in flavour as the white-fleshed sorts, they are yet very useful for dessert 
or for preserving, when all the mid-season sorts are over. 
The Crawford's Early is an American early variety, and has been shown this 
year so large and well coloured, that it has taken the lead as one of the best 
grown. Another variety, the Bathripe^ ripens about the same time in August, and 
is moreover very large, and of good flavour. Exquisite is a noble fruit, likewise of 
American origin, of delicious flavour when well grown, but is rather a shy bearer. 
The Thames Bank is an excellent large and good-flavoured variety, and ripens 
