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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ OCTOBEU, 
A similar award was made to Mr. Jolin Keynes, Salisbury, for Fancy Dahlias 
Flora Wyatt, pale buff ground, flaked with dark red, fine form and substance ; 
and Richard Dean^ pale yellow ground, flaked with rich crimson, fine outline, 
petal, and substance ; both very promising. A fine yellow self-flower, named 
John Neville, was also shown by Mr. Keynes, but it was thought by the judges to 
be very similar to Toison d’Or, sent out by Mr. Turner last year. A First-Class 
Certificate was also awarded to Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing for Nosegay 
Pelargonium Pinh Queen^ conspicuous for the beautiful hue of deep pink seen on 
the flowers, very charming in colour, free-blooming, and a good trusser. In a 
splendid stand of Verhenas^ shown by Mr. Charles J. Perry, of Birmingham, by far 
the most striking and beautiful flower was Shakespeare, a rich fiery-red variety, 
of uncommon brilliancy; it is by no means new, but it should be noted by 
Verbena exhibitors, as it is one of those kinds that tell well in a stand. 
On the next day the Floral Committee met at South Kensington, and Seed¬ 
ling Dahlias were staged by several exhibitors. Mr. G. Harris, Orpington, Kent, 
received a Second-Class Certificate for a yellow self-flower named Flower of Kent, 
of good shajie and petal, but quite small in size, and looking as if it would not 
come much larger. The same award was made to Mr. G. Parker, Winkfield, for 
Mrs. Watts., a pale ground flower, slightly tipped with dark purple, of medium 
size and good shape. The same award was also made to Mr. H. Eckford, Coleshill 
Gardens, for Verbena Miss Chaydotte Mildmay, blush, with deep pink centre, 
reaching almost to the edge of the flower ; good pip, and truss. A splendid 
bright dark crimson-flowered Nosegay Pelargonium, David Garrick., with magni¬ 
ficent trusses, of immense size, sent by Messrs. Bell and Thorpe, Stratford-on- 
Avon, received a First-Class Certificate. Daphne elegantissima, a variety of D. 
indica., having lance-shaped leaves, with a stripe of green along the centre, and a 
creamy-yellow margin, received a First-Class Certificate, and promises to be a 
very useful addition to the class of evergreen variegated shrubs. It was shown 
by Messrs. Veitch and Sons.—E. D. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
E are glad to have an opportunity of recording, from information com¬ 
municated by Mr. A. F. Barron, who has lately paid a visit to Ireland, 
a case of complete success in dealing with the devastating Vine Disease 
'2S (see 1869, 246). The Vines at Powerscourt, it seems, were attacked by 
it, as many others have since been, some two or three years ago, and suffered so much, that it was 
necessary to have recourse to active measui’es to an-est the progress of the evil; consequently, 
the Vines were taken up, and their roots washed clean, and even scrubbed, so as to remove all 
trace of the insects. The soil was cleared out, and the Vines were replanted in entirely new 
soil, every precaution being taken to remove all traces of the pest, and to avoid all risk of 
contagion. These Vines are now gi-owing away with the utmost vigour. The remedy is com¬ 
plete, and others who unfortunately may have been troubled with the disease, may with some 
degree of confidence adopt the remedy. 
®HE new Metrop)olitan Florists' Society, wliicb lias for its object the 
