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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ Januauy, 
resembling a mass of golden thread-like florets, or long quills ; very curious and 
novel. Colonel Hemery, the blossoms form a semi-globular mass of straight, 
stiff, long, narrow, strap-shaped florets, and being of a deep golden yellow, they 
are exceedingly showy. Gloriosa, with fine large flowers, formed of long, loose 
florets in the shape of a flattish head ; colour yellow, slightly tinted with red in 
some stages, but eventually becoming almost entirely yellow. Helen McGregor, 
rich deep chestnut red, the flower heads very full and fringe-like. La Chinoise, 
chestnut red, with yellow tips, and producing large flower-heads ; a very decided 
improvement on similar flowers of the same character. Mandarin, very fine, 
the colour canary-yellow ; a great advance in point of colour in this section, the 
hue being as deep as that in Jardin des Plantes, and the broad, ribbon-like florets 
curiously twisted ; very fine. Meg Merrilies, pure white, with sulphur in the 
centre, the florets tube-shaped at the base, but flat at the ends, and much jagged, 
and so forming large characteristic heads. Negro, very dark maroon, of a deep 
and yet bright hue of colour; very showy and distinct; one of the curled and 
twisted, narrow-petaled type. Loh Roy, very distinct as to colour, the tubular 
portion of the florets being of a dull purplish red, and the flattened, expanded 
parts, which show the inner surface, of a pale amber or buff. Sol, clear, wax¬ 
like yellow, with long, straight, strap-like petals, showy and novel. The Sultan, 
a very fine flower, which received a first-class certificate from the Floral 
Committee on November 16th ; a ribbon flower of a bright rosy lilac hue, very 
large and full, and a great acquisition as a decorative plant. Viceroy of Egypt, 
bright rosy lilac, with broad ribbon-like florets, distinct and good. 
To rightly appreciate the value of these Japanese Chrysanthemums as decorative 
agents, they should be seen when the flowers are fully developed, and at their 
best. Those who look upon them when the flowers are yet opening are apt to 
think lightly of them, and condemn them in consequence. The fact that many 
of them bloom later than the large-flowered varieties is not among the least of 
the claims they have on popular patronage.—Quo. 
NEW PEAS. 
J^NE of the most important of our esculents is the Pea; and without any dis¬ 
paragement of certain good old favourite sorts, it may fairly be stated that 
during the last few years, commencing with the labours of the late Dr. 
Maclean, a wonderful improvement in the quality of the garden varieties has 
taken place. Some of Maclean’s sorts, such as Little Gem, Advancer, Premier, &:c,, 
have proved to be grand acquisitions, and are not even yet surpassed in their respec¬ 
tive classes ; but improvements of this kind are stimulative, and since the advent 
of those just named, other novelties, bearing high characters on good authority, 
and for which horticulturists are indebted to Mr. Laxton, of Stamford, have 
made their appearance. 
Subsequently to the production of these later novelties, the Messrs. Caider 
