tions to the Pompon class, were raised and flowered by Mr. 
Salter, of the Versailles Nursery, Hammersmith, to whom we 
are indebted for the opportunity of figuring them. 
The larger kind, called The Lady Mayoress , was communi¬ 
cated by Mr. Bird, of Stoke Newington, by whom it was exhi¬ 
bited. It also is one of the acquisitions of the past year, and 
was adjudged to be a meritorious novelty at the special exhibi¬ 
tions of this flower which took place last autumn. It is alto¬ 
gether larger than the foregoing sorts, and belongs to the class 
of hybrid Pompons. The flower-heads are full and well formed, 
with the florets of a pure white. 
Mr. Salter has favoured us with the following notes on some 
of the better Pompon varieties, which are suitable for pot-cul¬ 
ture as specimen plants. The varieties here recommended are 
all of dwarf branching habit, and produce an abundance of well- 
formed effectively-coloured flower-heads:—- 
Andromeda : cream with brown points; very dwarf, free, and of first- 
rate habit for specimens. 
Berrol : pale yellow; early, dwarf, free, and fine. 
Christiana : canary-yellow, with brown points ; of beautiful form, and 
very free. 
Duruelet : rosy-purple, full size ; a first-rate flower. 
Miranda : bright-rose with fringed petals, very double; a beautiful 
flower, with the odour of violets. 
Miss Taleoijrd : white; very double, free, and of fine habit. 
Miss Julia: chestnut with golden points; a very flue distinct dwarf 
variety. 
Mrs. Dix : blush bordered with rose ; of full size, very double, and one 
of the finest of the Pompons. 
Biquiqui : violet-plum ; extra fine, and of dwarf habit. 
Bose Trevenna : soft-rose and blush, very double and free; a splendid 
flower for specimens. 
Salamon : dark rose-carmine; very free, and good either for specimens 
or the open border. 
Trophee : mottled rose ; of full size and good habit, and of a fine bright 
colour. 
