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pale sulphur paste a little restricted in size, pips large, smooth, and of good 
quality; and Fascination (Turner), rich dark ground colour with narrow margin 
of pale violet, pale sulphur paste, pips smooth and even, a very pleasing 
and effective variety; these were awarded first-class certificates at the Royal 
Botanic Society. Lady Middleton (Butcher), has a dark crimson ground colour 
margined with violet, and pale sulphur paste, a flower of fine properties; 
awarded a first-class certificate at the South Metropolitan Show. Bertha 
(Turner), has a dark crimson ground colour, and is distinctly margined 
with pale purple on each segment of the pip, pale greenish yellow x>aste; 
awarded a first-class certificate at the Royal Horticultural Society. Jessie 
(Turner), is of a rich velvety crimson ground colour with narrow margin of 
rosy-violet, bright yellow paste, flowers large and fine ; awarded a second- 
class certificate at the Royal Botanic Show. Other flowers of this prevail¬ 
ing hue of colour were Princess (Turner), dark ground colour with margin of 
clear violet changing to rosy violet with age, a novel and handsome flower; 
and Annie (Turner), narrow dark circle of ground colour, broadly edged 
with rosy crimson and lilac, clear white paste, smooth but thin flowers. 
The presence of more than two tints of the ground colour has given 
rise to a division that has been well denominated “ Fancies.” These are re¬ 
presented by Trumpeter (Turner), rich dark red ground colour, bordered with 
pale rosy crimson, and margined with rosy buff, large and smooth yellow 
paste, the pips large and very novel; and Selina (Turner), dark blotch of 
ground colour, bordered with rosy violet, and edged with a paler hue, which 
becoming very pale with age deprives the flower somewhat of its attractive¬ 
ness—awarded second-class certificates at the Royal Botanic Show. Novelty 
(Turner), has a dark ground colour, bordered with pale violet and edged 
with buff, pale yellow paste, a novel and striking flower; awarded a second- 
class certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society. Marion (Turner), has a 
silken velvet ground colour, bordered with rosy crimson and distinctly mar¬ 
gined with pale violet, and is a very striking flower, but wanting in quality. 
This list, extensive as it is, by no means exhausts all the new varieties 
of the present season; it gives the cream of these new and beautiful forms, 
which appear capable of being indefinitely multiplied by means of careful 
crossing and seeding. q ^ 
ORMSON’S PARADIGM FRUIT AND PLANT HOUSES. 
The difficulty which gardeners and pomologists generally, more espe¬ 
cially those whose gardens lie in exposed situations, experience in combating 
successfully the destructive effects of cold easterly winds and spring frosts— 
evils which usually occur just at the time when fruit trees are putting forth 
their tender blossoms—has led to a very general desire for cheap glass 
houses, since they are not only useful in securing a crop, but also in pro¬ 
longing the season of supply. Neither expensive walls nor costly coverings 
can be thoroughly relied on for enabling the cultivator to cope successfully 
with the elements ; for even when spring frosts have been rendered harmless 
by these appliances, a sunless summer or an excessively wet autumn will 
often prevent the elaboration of the sap and ripening of the wood, which 
are necessary to the fertility, if not, indeed, to the very life of the plant. 
Among other plans for coping with these evils, that of Mr. Ormson, as 
exhibited in the eastern arcade of the Royal Horticultural Society’s gardens 
at South Kensington, and publicly announced under the name of Paradigm 
