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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
words, to classify them according to the prevalent shades of colour presented. 
The following kinds have all received first-class certificates at the exhi¬ 
bitions of the Eoyal Horticultural Society, the Royal Botanic Society, the 
Crystal Palace, or at the meetings of the Floral Committee, and, as just 
intimated, they are arranged according to the prevailing hue of the lower 
petals. 
To the Salmon-coloured flowers belongs the premier variety of the year—namely, 
Emperor (Foster), pale rosy salmon, the upper petals having a well-defined medium dark 
blotch, regularly margined with fiery crimson carmine, and broadly edged with pure salmon 
rose; flowers large, pure, and very smooth ; a beautiful and striking flower, the colours on 
the upper petals being very regularly defined. Another fine variety is Sceur de Charite 
(Foster), a novel and beautiful orange salmon flower, pencilled with dark ; top petals dark, 
margined with bright rose, and having a white throat faintly pencilled with rosy lines; a 
few of the flowers have been a little rough on the edges, while the majority were smooth and 
of fine quality; habit excellent. 
Of "White flowers there is one of fine quality— Hermit (Beck), a large flower, the lower 
petals white, slightly suffused with pink ; dark top petals, with margin of fiery carmine, and 
broad edging of pink ; flowers stout and smooth, and the habit good. 
Flowers of a Violet hue, or of shades of rose allied to it, are represented by the following :— 
Empress (Foster), salmon rose suffused with violet, and pencilled with orange crimson; dark 
top petals, the blotch lit up with fiery orange, and having a narrow edge of rosy pink; flowers 
large, very smooth, and of fine quality; good habit. Examvle (Hoyle), a flower of very fine 
shape and quality, the lower petals rosy pink suffused with violet, intense dark blotch on upper 
petals, bordered with fiery crimson, and margined with a slight edge of violet, a conspicuous 
white centre; very free-blooming, with bold effective trusses. Hermit (Foster), fiery carmine, 
suffused and edged with pale violet, and stained with dark; upper petals intense dark, shaded 
and rayed with bright crimson, and edged with pale pink; large white centre; free, and of 
good habit. Queen of Roses (Beck), lower petals vivid rosy crimson, the upper petals with rich 
dark blotch, shaded and margined with fiery crimson, the centre rayed with purple ; a very 
fine and striking shade of colour; medium-sized flower, a little rough. Rob Roy (Foster), 
rosy violet, with small blotch of pale rosy crimson on each petal; upper petals dark margined 
with rosy crimson, which runs into the dark blotch, and edged with rosy pink; a fine, bold 
and stout flower. 
Stained flowers have received good accessions in the following:— Grandee (Foster), clear 
pale pink, the upper petals pencilled and stained with crimson, and having a regular and 
smooth edge of pink; flowers of fine form and substance. Joan of Arc (Foster), deep rose, 
suffused with purple and stained with dark; upper petals dark, the blotch running into a 
vivid fiery margin, edged with deep rosy violet; a very bright and pleasing shade of colour; 
flowers large, stout, and bold. Lady of Quality Improved (Beck), a very finely formed and 
smooth flower, the lower petals vivid carmine rose, stained and pencilled with dark crimson; 
dark top petals, with narrow rosy crimson margin; habit good. 
The Spotted flowers have been augmented by— L'Empereur (Beck), warm pink slightly 
blotched with rosy crimson; upper petals dark, with margin of fiery crimson, edged with 
rosy pink, conspicuous white centre; a large and bold flower. Man of Mark (Hoyle), a 
cheerful-looking but somewhat small spotted flower, bright carmine rose spotted with rich 
dark; upper petals dark, with broad margin of glowing rosy crimson ; the habit somewhat 
spare and drawn. Victor (Boyle), a very fine spotted variety, rosy pink, heavily suffused 
with carmine, and blotched and pencilled with rich dark; upper petals glossy dark, with 
narrow margin of rosy crimson, white centre; the flowers bold, showy, and of fine form, and 
the habit good. 
A first-class certificate was awarded to Maanet (Dobson), for its obvious good qualities, 
both as a market and decorative plant. The colour is vivid crimson of a very rich and striking 
hue, it flowers profusely, and the habit is excellent. 
The following received second-class certificates, together with some others that subse¬ 
quently received the higher award:— Filomena (Beck), a somewhat novel, hut beautiful 
shade of colour, bright rosy violet, with regidar dark blotch on each segment; glossy dark 
velvet top petals, with narrow edge of vivid rosy crimson, white centre; good habit and 
very free; a flower of good character. Heirloom (Hoyle), a large and hold flower, with 
lower petals soft pale rose, dark top petals, bordered with fiery crimson, conspicuous white 
centre ; a fine exhibition variety. Prince Consort (Foster), carmine rose, with a just percep¬ 
tible shads of violet, a medium-sized blotch on the top petals, with broad fiery margin becom¬ 
ing paler towards the edge, and a white centre ; good habit, and free bloomer. 
The very wholesome practice of awarding certificates to seedling Pelar- 
