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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ July,. 
In the remaining class for twelve flowers,, the Rev. S. Cresswell, Radford^ 
staged the following, a very fine lot of flowers :—George Hayward and Storer’a 
Seedling (feathered), Sir J. Paxton and Dr. Hardy (flamed), bizarres; Nepalese 
Prince and Lord Denman (feathered). Duchess of Sutherland and Adela (flamed), 
bybloeniens; Vicar of Radford and Heroine (feathered), Aglaia and Heroine 
(flamed), roses. Singular to state, out of seven competing stands, not less than 
three were disqualified, through containing too many flowers of one division. 
The best six flowers came from Mr. Barber, of Derby, who had Royal Sovereign 
(feathered), and General Lee (flamed), bizarres ; Mrs. Pickerell (feathered), and 
and First Rate (flamed), bybloemens ; Heroine (feathered), and Rose Celestial 
(flamed), roses. The best three feathered Tulips, shown by Mr. Lea, of Leigh, 
consisted of Sir J. Paxton, bizarre ; Adonis, bybloemen ; Heroine, rose. The 
best three flamed flowers were Dr. Hardy, bizarre ; Lord Denman, bybloemen : 
Triomphe Royale, rose. The premier feathered flower was a magnificent bloom 
of bybloemen Mrs. Pickerell, shown by Mr. S. Barlow ; the best flamed flower,, 
an equally fine flower of bizarre Sir J. Paxton, shown by Mr. Barber. 
A look through the various stands gave the following flowers as among the 
finest shown on this interesting occasion ;— Bizarres : Lord Byron, J. Sanderson, 
George Hayward, and Royal Sovereign, feathered; Lord Palmerston, Ajax,. 
Everard, Sir J. Paxton, very fine; Polyphemus, Dr. Hardy, and Richard Headly,. 
flamed. Bijhloemens: Mrs. Pickerell, very fine ; W. E. Gladstone, a fine flower, 
raised by Mr. R. Headly ; Talisman, very fine ; Exile, Victoria Regina, Adonis, 
Lord Denman, and Violet Amiable, feathered; Duchess of Sutherland (Walker), 
Queen of the North, John Kemble, and Princess Royal, flamed. Roses: Mrs. 
Lea, very fine; Sarah Headly, Vicar of Radford, very fine; and Heroine (some 
of the flowers of this variety, very numerously shown, were very beautiful indeed), 
feathered; Prince of Wales, very fine; Mary Barber, very fine; Aglaia, Rose 
Celestial, Triomphe Royale, flamed. 
In the matter of Breeder Tulips, Mr. Headly distanced all competitors. Some 
of the flowers were of singularly beautiful colours; and could some of the rich 
violet-magenta hues be transformed to the useful class of early single bedding 
Tulips, they would create quite a floricultural furore. Altogether, this was a most 
successful gathering, the Northern growers especially being in strong force.—Quo. 
LADY^S SLIPPERS.— Chapter IY. 
present illustration represents a species of comparatively recent introduc¬ 
tion to our gardens, a dwarf-growing and a free-growing plant, very distinct 
from any others, and one which should be included in every collection. It 
is called Cypripediwn concolor.^ and we are indebted to the Messrs. Veitch 
and Sons for the specimens figured, which bloomed in February last. 
The plant is of low, tufted habit, stemless, with distichous leaves, spreading 
horizontally, oblong-obtuse, four or five . inches long, keeled, leathery, unequally 
