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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
ground being shown. It is of a deep scarlet colour with lemon eye, and 
keeps its colour well; the pips are large and of fine quality, and judging 
from its character as seen on this occasion, it will make a fine bedder. 
One of the special features of this Show was the competition in the 
class for twenty-four varieties of cut blooms of stove and greenhouse plants. 
The first prize was awarded to Mr. J. Woodward, Ewell, for a box of flowers 
of such fine quality, so fresh, so tastefully and accurately arranged, that 
too much cannot be said in its favour. The contents of the box comprised 
such fine things as Pancratium speciosum, Vallota purpurea, Allamanda grandi- 
flora, A. Hendersoni, Lapageria rosea, Peristeria data, Pleroma elegans, Onci- 
dium flexuosum, &c. Each bunch of flowers was a bouquet in itself. 
The meeting of the Floral Committee at South Kensington, on the 
17th of September, had a greater significance than usual attaching to it, in 
consequence of the show of Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums being held in 
connection with it. New Dahlias were in strong force on this occasion, 
though a great many of those shown have already been noticed. The 
following were flowers not previously noticed: —Rosamond (Turner), clear 
pinkish lilac, a very pleasing colour, and a good exhibition flower; Memo¬ 
randum (Church), light ground tipped with rosy lilac, very pretty, and of 
full substance; and President (Legge), a superb rich crimson flower of very 
fine quality. These were awarded first-class certificates. Gipsy Queen 
(Hopkins), heavily tipped with crimson on a pale ground, a telling exhibi¬ 
tion flower; Chameleon (G. Wheeler), a rosy purple-tipped flower on a 
yellowish buff ground, very pleasing and useful-looking; Rosy Circle G. 
Wheeler), clear vivid rose, the tips of the petals round the flower so heavily 
suffused as to form a band of purple, a very showy flower, wanting outline; 
Billy Button (Turner), a fancy flower, flaked with dark crimson on a dull 
lilac ground ; Vedette (Turner), a rosy purple self, small, but of fine outline ; 
Princess Mary of Cambridge (Thorneycroft), a large white self, looking as if 
it will be very useful for exhibiting; and Golden King (Rawlings), a small, 
handsome bright yellow flower,, were all awarded second-class certificates. 
Mr. Knight’s Verbena Constance also received a first-class certificate. 
Cupressus Laivsoniana ochroleuca, from Mr. W. Paul, is a very handsome 
golden-foliaged Conifer, in the praise of which too much cannot be said. It 
may be said to be “ bathed in gold,” so regularly and thoroughly is the yellow 
colour diffused over the plant. It was awarded a first-class certificate, as 
was Alocasia Jenningsii, from Messrs. Veitch & Sons, a very handsome and 
striking species, having radiating sections of a dark hue, almost black, on 
a very bright leaf ground. Mr. Bull got first-class certificates for two 
handsome Palms, Oreodoxa regia and Astrocaryum niveum; also for a shining¬ 
leaved handsome tree Fern, Cyathea canaliculata; and for Araucaria elegans, 
from New Caledonia, said to be the smallest of all the species. A very 
promising Ivy-leaved Pelargonium, named Duke of Edinburgh, but in bad 
condition, was shown by Mr. H. Cannell, Woolwich. It has a broad 
margin of white to the leaves, and appeared to be a cross between the Ivy¬ 
leaved and Mangles’ Variegated; it will, no doubt, be seen again better 
developed. Tradescantia repens variegata, from Mr. W. Bull, is a neat¬ 
looking variegated trailing plant w T hen the variegation is good. The great 
difficulty lies in perpetuating it, as the plants are so much disposed to run 
back to the plain form. The variegated form can only be perpetuated by 
taking off the shoots so marked and striking them as cuttings. 
R. D. 
