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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
only ought to be used for this purpose, as they never, under this treatment, 
produce such fine flowers as when they have a place to themselves. 
Phloxes may he easily grown in pots by attending to the instructions 
given for growing them in the open ground, only they require more care in 
watering. • 
The varieties of Phlox decussata are the best and hardiest, and have 
been very much improved lately. There used to he some pretty varieties 
of Phlox pyramidalis, hut they are delicate, and have given place to the 
former. A selection of the best modern varieties of different colours will 
be found in the following :— 
Madame Corbay. —White, with violet 
centre. 
Madame Ducliemin. —White, with crimson 
centre. 
Comtesse de Turenne. —Deep purple centre, 
edged with pure white. 
Madame Lemont. —Mauve, flamed or suf¬ 
fused with purple. 
Madame Rosay. —White, with rosy centre. 
Monsieur de Launay. —Slate tinged with 
salmon, purple centre. 
Monsieur Donnaud. —Violet, suffused with 
salmon. 
L'Abbe Roussel. —Claret. 
Lucien Tisserand. —Bluish violet. 
Madame Devilliers. —Claret, with purple 
centre. 
Madame Emarant. —Rose, tinged with 
salmon. 
Madame Herbeaumont. —Brilliant rosy sal¬ 
mon, with purple centre. 
Reve d'Or.— Bright cerise salmon, purple 
centre. 
Lea Bridge Load. 
Monsieur Mittivier. —Brilliant crimson, suf¬ 
fused with salmon. 
Monsieur Paulmier. —Salmony crimson. 
Liervalii. —Bright purple, each petal edged 
with white ; this gives the flower the appear¬ 
ance of having a white cross on a purple 
ground. 
Etoile de Neuilly. —White, tinged with 
violet; beautiful purple eye. 
Mademoiselle Christine Nilsson. —White, 
with large carmine centre. 
Premices du Ronheur. —Rosy white, with 
bright cerise centre. 
Roi des Roses. —Rich rosy salmon. 
Vierge Marie. —Pure white, with large, 
rich, purple centre. 
Figaro.— Fiery salmon, very bright. 
Geant des Batailles. —Ash grey, tinged with 
orange or salmon; fine purple centre. 
L'Avenir. —Brilliant crimson, tinged with 
salmon. 
MadameLecomte. —Bright salmony crimson 
John Fraser. 
NOVELTIES, &c., AT FLOWER SHOWS. 
The Floral Committee which met on the 21st of May had before it some 
very fine Show Pelargoniums, among which first-class certificates were 
awarded to Example, from Mr. G-. W. Hoyle, of Reading, a flower of very 
fine quality, and to Victor (Hoyle), another excellent flower; while Heirloom 
(Hoyle), received a second-class certificate. These will be noticed more in 
detail hereafter. Azalea Lizzie, from Mr. F. R. Kinghorn, of Richmond, is 
a fine addition to the exhibition varieties ; the flowers are of very fine form 
and substance, the colour white, flaked with rosy carmine. This got a 
first-class certificate, and a figure will be published in due course. Viola 
pedata, long since introduced from North America, was shown by Messrs. 
Osborn & Son, of Fulham. It grows very dwarf, and forms a pretty and 
showy rock plant, though it does not continue blooming for a very long time. 
The flowers are of a deep lilac hue, becoming paler with age. Two more 
very fine rosy pink Nosegay Pelargoniums were shown by Messrs. Downie, 
Laird, & Laing—viz., Emmeline and Countess of Rosslyn. They are of diffe¬ 
rent shades of colour, the latter being suffused with violet, and they freely 
produce large trusses of fine flowers. They were the result of crossing 
Lord Palmerston and Rose Rendatler. First-class certificates were awarded 
to them. Another new Nosegay, from the same exhibitors, named Marks¬ 
man, came from King of Nosegays and Rose Rendatler; the colour in this 
