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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ May, 
2-^- ft. higH, and bearing fine beads of bloom. Messrs. Standisb and Co. bad in 
a pot a grand tree of tbe bigbly-coloured Rose Duke of Edinburgh^ witb a 
vigorous bead, bearing nearly thirty buds and flowers. 
At tbe meeting beld on April 20, Pansies were a somewhat unusual feature. 
First-Class Certificates were accorded to Golden Redder^ a bedding variety pro¬ 
ducing large golden yellow self flowers, of fine substance, and having a dark 
blotch, exhibited by Messrs. E. Gr. Henderson and Son; to Sunshine, a showy 
fancy variety, having a golden ground-colour and broad margin of orange-brown ; 
and to Mrs. Shirley Hibherd., of a rosy-lilac hue, both novel in character, but 
lacking the qualities of form, substance, and marking usually looked for in the 
Pansy. Possibly the Committee gave these awards as to bedding kinds, but it is 
difficult indeed to judge of the value of Pansies as bedders when only cut blooms 
are shown. The two latter came from Mr. Henry Hooper, Bath. Mr. Turner, 
Slough, received a First-Class Certificate for his grand new grey-edged Auricula., 
Colonel Champneys., which was admirably portrayed by Mr. Andrews in our 
volume for 1868, and which was now shown much finer than it had hitherto 
been seen. There were also collections of Auriculas, both show and Alpine 
varieties, the best of which came from Mr. Turner, who, as usual, had some very 
nice flowers. Mr. Williams, Holloway, had a First-Class Certificate for Gloxinia 
Scarlet Gem., an erect-flowered sort, and the brightest in colour which has yet 
been seen,—a vivid carmine-scarlet, with bluish throat. Mr. Noble, Bagshot, 
had a group of flowering plants of his two fine new early varieties of blooming 
Clematis, Miss Bateman, and Lady Londesborough., the former white, slightly 
tinted with lavender ; the latter pale violet, both well adapted for conservatory 
decoration in the spring months. 
There was a competition for prizes with six varieties of Bedding Pansies, shown 
in boxes 12 in. square, the boxes filled with 10 or 12 plants of one variety, put 
closely together. Mr. Henry Hooper was the only exhibitor. The three best 
were Sunshine, just described. Sunset, self yellow, and The Bride., self white ; the 
other three were fancy kinds, very unpromising as bedders. 
Mr. Smith, Wilton Eoad, Salisbury, brought a box of flowering plants of his 
Viola cornuta., var. Perfection, a fine and effective bedding variety. Whether or 
not identical with that sent out from Eotherfield Park, one thing is certain, 
that, as to habit and freedom of blooming, this Viola comes nearer to a good 
ideal bedding Pansy than anything I have yet seen.—^E. D. 
ON PINKS : NOKTHEKN SOUTHERN. 
HE list of Pinks from Mr. Turner (p. 72) reminds me of bygone days, when 
nearly every Northern town had a pink show, and some of them even 
three or more. Sheffield has, I believe, kept up the fancy to the present 
time, and still maintains three shows. In other places this lovely little 
gem has been for many years neglected. We, however, intend to revive the fancy 
here, by having an Exhibition during the present summer. 
