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THE BEDDING PANSIES AT CHISWICK. 
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Blue or Mauve-Purples. 
Blue Bell (Dean).—A very showy variety, of compact spreading free-bloom¬ 
ing habit; flowers numerous, medium-sized, mauve-purple, with a small yellow 
eye, pencilled over with dark lines. The individual flowers are inferior, but the 
effect of the mass of blossoms is good, and it is, moreover, a continuous bloomer. 
Awarded a First-class Certificate last year, which was now confirmed. 
Blue Perfection (Westland).—Of compact, free-blooming habit; flowers 
medium-sized, of a reddish mauve; a fine effective, self-coloured variety, with a 
general similarity to the foregoing, but more decidedly self-coloured. A First- 
class Certificate was awarded. 
Alpha (Dicksons and Co.).—A very compact-growing, vigorous-habited, free- 
flowering variety; flowers large, blue-purple, with a reddish flush, the eye 
yellow, with a bilobed dark spot in front; good. 
The Tory (Dicksons and Co.).—A variety of free and vigorous growth, and 
an abundant and continuous bloomer; flowers large, deep blue-purple, with 
white eye, and a bilobed mulberry spot in front of it; good. The First-class 
Certificate already awarded was confirmed. 
Dr. Stuart (Stuart).—Of dwarf, compact habit; flowers mauve-purple, with 
small yellow eye, surrounded by a narrow dark ring ; a neat and pretty flower. 
Awarded a Second-class Certificate. 
Yellows. 
Sovereign (Dicksons and Co.).—Of close-growing habit, dwarf, free, and 
prolific of blossoms ; flowers moderate in size, bright golden yellow, with a slightly 
pencilled eye ; very effective. Awarded a First-class Certificate. 
Bedfont Yellow (Dean).—A free-growing, compact-habited sort; flowers 
large, bright yellow, with a slightly pencilled eye ; good. Awarded a First-class 
Certificate. 
Dicksons’ Golden Gem (Dicksons and Co.).—A variety of dwarf, spreading 
habit, and a free bloomer ; flowers large, deep yellow, with deeper eye, over 
which occur dark pencillings; good. Awarded a First-class Certificate. 
Whites. 
White Swan (Dean).—A fine variety, of close-growing tufted habit; flowers 
moderate size, pure white, with slight pencilled eye; of good substance, and very 
chaste-looking ; fine. Awarded a First-class Certificate. 
Dicksons’ Queen (Dicksons and Co.).—A variety of free compact habit, an 
abundant bloomer, but rather later than others; flowers large, white, with yellow 
eye and pencilled lines. The First-class Certificate awarded last year was confirmed. 
Lily-white Tom Thumb (Dean).—A clumsy name for a very useful variety, of 
free, compact, spreading habit; flowers white, with yellow eye and dark pencil- 
lings ; a very fair white, but the flowers occasionally come blotched with blue in 
hot weather. The First-class Certificate awarded last year was confirmed. 
Dicksons’ Snowflake (Dicksons and Co.).—A moderately vigorous sort, of 
free-flowering habit; flowers white, with a yellow eye, marked by a few faint 
lines. This was awarded a Second-class Certificate. 
Various Colours. 
Lilacina (Dean).—A charming variety, of dwarf compact spreading habit, 
free-growing, and very distinct; the flowers are of moderate size; the upper 
petals are of a reddish-lilac, and the lower ones bluish-lilac, with yellow eye; an 
exceedingly pretty and taking flower. Awarded a First-class Certificate. 
Queen of Lilacs (Dicksons and Co.).—A variety of free, bold habit, forming 
close vigorous tufts; the flowers are reddish-lilac, paler at the edge, very freely 
