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plants are about a foot in height, they should be thinned, allowing each plant to 
carry one, two, or three spikes of bloom, as the case may be, according to the 
strength of the plant; when tall enough, each of these should be supported by a 
stake some four feet in height, driven firmly into the ground. Growers invari¬ 
ably recommend that the stakes be placed in position early in the season, and the 
young shoots be carefully tied to them, so as to induce erect growth. When 
intended for exhibition, the flower-buds will have to be thinned, so as to give 
the flowers ample room to expand. 
The following varieties constitute a fine eighteen, and can be confidently 
recommended for exhibition purposes. They are selected for the fine spikes they 
fonn, as well as for the quality of the individual flowers :— 
Countess of Craven. —^Delicate rosy peach. 
Earl of Rosslyn. —Bright glowing scarlet. 
Fred Chater. —Pale yellow. 
Invincible. —Deep salmon, tinted with 
rose. 
James Whitton. —Clear rosy salmon. 
J. B. XJllett. —Bright rosy crimson. 
Lord Clifden. —^Light rosy crimson. 
Lord Rokehy. —Bright magenta. 
Lord Stanley. —Dark ruby crimson. 
Mrs. P. — Light rosy peach. 
Mrs. Downie. —Delicate soft salmon rose. 
Miss Young. —^Light rosy crimson. 
Octoroon. —Dark mauve maroon, fine and 
distinct. 
Orange Boven. —Deep clear apricot. 
R. B. Laird. —Dark-shaded ruby crimson. 
R. G. Ross. —Deep rose. 
L'ournament. —Light salmon rose. 
Mrs. Todd. —Light rosy peach. 
The surface soil round the plant should be well mulched with rotten manure 
during the summer, and in the event of drought prevailing, there must be no 
stint of water. There must also be some shading arranged, if the exhibitor 
would have pure and finely-finished flowers, for splashed and otherwise dis¬ 
figured flowers are a great eyesore on the exhibition table, and invariably fatal 
to the chance of winning a prize.—Quo. 
NOVELTIES, Etc., AT FLOWER SHOWS. 
ARE at the earlier floral meetings of the year, meritorious novelties are 
becoming more and more numerous, as the season advances. January 
introduced us to a finely-coloured Cyclamen persicim — hermesimim, from 
Mr. Welsh, of Hillingdon, which had very deep rosy-crimson flowers, 
with a rich crimson mouth. This had a First-Class Certificate ; while a Second- 
Class was given to Cerasm Laurocerasus rotundifoUa, a new laurel from Mr. W. 
Paul, remarkable for its compact habit, and shorter, rounder leaves. The gems 
of this meeting were some choice forms of Cattleya Triance, from W. Marshall, 
Esq., some of which gained First Certificates, namelj'’, Atalanta, Venus, lo, and 
Penelope; they range from pale blush to pale rose, with richly tinted lips of 
varied hue. The February meeting brought another of these orchid gems from 
the Farnham Castle collection, C. Triance Laurenceana, a very large, deep 
blush flower, beautifully coloured ; and Libonia penrhosiana, from the garden at 
Penrhose, a very interesting hybrid, deserving a higher award than the Second- 
Class one it received. It was raised from Libonia floribunda, fertilized with 
Sericographis Ghiesbrecjhtiana, and was an evident cross, the leaves being larger 
