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goniums only of tlie second year, does not prevent the appearance of flowers 
of the first year at the shows, as it is invariably the rule to empower the 
judges to give commendations to flowers having special and promising 
features. 
A commendation was given to Needle Gun (Hoyle), a painted flower, with, deep orange 
lower petals, stained with dark; upper petals dark, with narrow edge of fiery rose, small 
flowers, but of good shape, and very smooth: commended for its hue of colour. Other 
yearling flowers, which are introduced here in order to confine them under one head, were : 
—Patrimony (Hoyle), a large and bold flower, very smooth and stout, that promises to make 
a first-class variety ; lower petals pale rosy pink ; dark top petals, with medium blotch, lit 
up with fiery orange crimson, and having a narrow edge of pale rose—a flower not without 
a defect or two that another year’s growth may possibly do much to remove. Miss Hervey 
(Hoyle), a large stained flower, not in good condition, being loose and thin, but having a 
very striking white throat. Prince Imperial (Dobson), pale orange salmon lower petals; 
rich dark top petals, margined with fiery rose; medium-sized smooth flowers, and good 
habit; a very promising flower. Lord Derby (Dobson), a rich-coloured small stained flower, 
but badly shaped. 
The following varieties are selected as the best of those not certificated, 
but many of which will, no doubt, be sent out in the coming autumn, as the 
majority have no mean pretensions to high merit, and possibly were not 
shown as seedlings in their best condition. These, also, are arranged as 
far as possible according to the hue of the ground colour. 
Of High-coloured and Stained flowers the following have appeared:— Bacchus (Foster), a 
stained flower, with a large and bold white throat, rich dark top petals, and bright rosy 
edge, of good habit, and blooming freely, but the trusses had not more than three pips on 
each. Darkle (Beck), intensely dark flowers, the lower petals broken into and lit up with 
vivid crimson, and having a narrow edge of the same; the upper petals intensely dark; 
flowers small but very striking. Captain John (Hoyle), a stout and well-formed stained 
flower of remarkably good quality, and very free blooming; bright rose suffused with pale 
violet towards the margin, and blotched and stained with dark; the upper petals dark, rayed 
with bright rosy crimson, and having a smooth and regular outer edge of pink. Etrennes 
(Hoyle), vivid deep carmine, stained with dark; rich dark top petals, with narrow edge of 
bright rosy crimson, and striking white centre; the flowers as shown somewhat crumpled, 
but a showy variety. The Peer (Foster), a very fine and stout stained flower of a rich hue, 
with bold and smooth flowers, but not shown in good condition. Prince of Orange (Beck), a 
small flower, but noticeable for its superb shade of dark orange scarlet, with broad edging of 
dark scarlet to the upper petals; a rich and striking hue of colour. Prince of Orange (Hoyle), 
a good flower, too much in the way of John Hoyle, but with more dark colour in the lower 
petals, while the top petals are not so good. Success (Hoyle), pale rose, heavily pencilled 
with dark, the white centre somewhat confused by being run into with the dark pencilled 
lines; top petals dark, with narrow margin of pale rose ; quite novel in character, and very 
free blooming. 
The following are of Carmine and bright Rose shades :— Aspasia (Beck), rosy pink, with 
dark top petals, margined and run into with bright rosy crimsoii, edged with pink, and having 
a conspicuous white throat; a large and bold flower. Autocrat (Foster), pale carmine rose, 
stained with fiery crimson, and conspicuous white centre ; top petals dark, margined with fiery 
crimson, which breaks into the dark blotch, and broad edging of pink; very pretty flower, but 
having a somewhat sportive tendency. Calypso (Beck), clear orange carmine lower, and dark 
top petals, with broad rosy crimson margin, run into by the dark. Northern Star (Foster), a 
flower of good quality, bright orange scarlet, with slight dark blotch; upper petals dark, 
margined with glossy rosy scarlet; a taking flower, but rough on the upper petals. Rival 
Queen (Foster), a very bright-looking flower, having veined rosy carmine lower petals, richly 
stained with dark, white centre suffused with violet, and dark top petals, with narrow margin 
of bright crimson carmine. 
The Spotted class receives the following additions :— The Cardinal and’ Firefly , both 
from Mr. Foster, two self-coloured flowers, belonging to the French class ; the latter very 
bright, having vivid rosy carmine flowers, with a small dark blotch on the upper petals, the 
flowers small, but plentiful; the first-named with a somewhat dark colour irregularly 
distributed over the top petals; habit good, and very fine; they will make good decorative or 
market kinds. Mr. C. Kimberley, of Stoke, near Coventry, showed a good-looking spotted 
variety named Grand Arab, having light lower petals, with a medium dark spot on each 
petal, lit up with fiery rose, dark top petals margined with fiery rose, and edged with pale 
