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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
May 26 
lies Batailles, Blairii, No. 1 and 2, La Reinc, Emperor 
Probus, Duchess of Sutherland, and William Jesse, are all 
so conspicuous for their very large flowers, or their rich 
colours, that one could vouch for them over the shoulders 
of a whole army; while among the tea-roses, no one 
who ever saw Souvenir d’un Ami, blush; Niphetos, 
pure white, when forced; Viscountesse de Gazes, the best 
yellow; Triomphe de Luxemburg , with a coppery tint; 
Devoniensis, and Safratio, would or could mistake them 
among thousands; but it is not the number of kinds, 
or the names, which strikes one so forcibly as the im¬ 
mense size of the plants, and the enormous number, 
and great size of the individual Roses themselves. In 
June and July, beautiful as they are sure to be, they 
will not be nearly so fresh-looking, and so beautiful and 
fragrant, as they always are in May. 
Calceolarias are gone out of fashion, which is a great 
pity ; but I foresaw and maintained years ago that that 
would be the case ; they got them into such muddling 
colours about London, trying to make them into some 
confounded shapes, that no one who went out for a 
day’s pleasure could look at them and get home in 
good humour. There were a few of them here to-day, 
but not nearly such good ones as we had in the country 
fifteen years ago. 
Fruit looked beautiful; a dish of Nectarines from 
Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, and 
another from Mr. Judd, gardener to the Earl Spencer, 
were the finest we ever had in May. There were, also, 
two good dishes of Figs, —a rare thing in May,—and 
one or two good Melons, if, indeed, a really good, whole¬ 
some Melon can be had in our climate so soon. The 
Grapes were better coloui’od than I ever saw them at 
the May show; and I was very glad to see three bunches 
of Hambros from Suffolk, as black as sloes, from Mr. 
Bradick, gardener to — Peto, Esq., M.P. for Norwich, 
at Lowestoif. There were two dwarf plants of a variety 
of the Papaiv-tree in fruit ( Garica Papaya) ; the large, 
green fruit in clusters, from the bottom of the stem all 
round, and looking very curious. D. Beaton. 
PINK OE CRIMSON BIZAEEES. 
Black Diamond (Haine). 
Caliban (May). 
Count Pauline (Holmes). 
Duke of Bedford (Ely). 
Duncan (May). 
Falconbridge (May). 
Favourite (Puxley). 
General Monk (Puxley). 
Henry Kirk White (Taylor). 
Jenny Lind (Puxley). 
Kossuth (Kaye) ; extra fine. 
King Alfred (Gregory). 
Lord Milton (Ely). 
Nulli Secundus ('Summer 
scale). 
Owen Glendower (May). 
Paul Pry (Wakefield). 
Prince Albert (Puxley). 
Queen Victoria (Puxley). 
Rainbow (Cartwright). 
Sarah Payne (Ward). 
South London (Woods). 
T. Hewlett (Holliday). 
Vivid (Hepworth). 
SCAELET FLAKES. 
CARNATTONS FOR 185B. 
This list is carefully selected. I have the concurrent 
testimony of several eminent florists in various parts of 
the kingdom, besides my own judgment, so that, pur¬ 
chasers selecting from this list will find they have 
obtained the best varieties at present known. 
SCAELET BIZAEEES. 
Admiral Curzon (Easoms) ; 
extra. 
Bardolph (May). 
Brilliant (Hepworth). 
Brutus (Colcutt). 
Bolinybroke (May). 
Copt. Edwards (Summer- 
scale). 
Emperor (Puxley). 
Excelsior (Kaye). Mr. Dick¬ 
son says:—“This is a mag¬ 
nificent specimen of its 
class.’’ 
Africa nil (Cullingford). 
Beauty of Briyhouse (Bot- 
tomley). 
Brilliant (Chadwick). 
Brilliant (Elliott). 
Cradlcy Pet (Wallis). 
Comet (Kay); extra fine. 
Duke of Devonshire (Barren- 
ger). 
Dido (Holyonke). 
Firebrand (Hnrdwicke). 
Fanny Gardener (Ather¬ 
ton ). 
Game Boy (Rainforth), 
Howard (Puxley). 
Lamartine (Kaye). 
Lord Lewisham (Bunn.) 
Lord RancUffe (Holliday). 
Prince Albert (Puxley). 
Rainbow (Appleby). 
Ringleader (Marsden). 
Splendid (Martin). 
True Briton (Hepworth). 
Hero of Middlesex (Wilmer). 
Justice Shallow (May). 
King of Scarlets (Ely). 
Magnet (Kaye); extra. 
Queen Victoria (Simpson). 
Splendour (Kaye); petals 
finely formed, beautifully 
flaked, and of a most bril- 
liant scarlet. 
William the IV. (Wilson); 
extra. 
EOSE FLAKES. 
Antonia (May). 
Ariel (May). 
Apollo (Barfenger), 
Beauty of Skircoal (Mansley). 
Constellation (Baildon ). 
Duchess of Devonshire 
(Fletcher). 
Flora's Garland (Brooks). 
Harriet (Wilson). 
King John (May). 
Lady Ely (Ely). 
Lady Gardener (Ely). 
Lovely Ann (Ely). 
Lorenzo (May). 
Magnificent (Schofield); new 
and fine. 
Maid of Athens (Hepworth). 
Princess Royal (Puxley). 
Rosalind (Christian). 
Homer (May). 
Bose of Allendale (Benn). 
PURPLE FLAKES. 
Beauty of Woodhouse 
(Mansley). 
Bonny Bess (Mansley). 
Companion (Netherwood). 
Earl Spencer (Barrenger). 
Earl of Wilton (Holland); 
extra fine. 
John II right (Ely). 
Mayor of Oldham (Hep- 
worth) ; fine. 
Mareyo (Ely). 
Napoleon (Lee). 
Joins (May). 
Premier (Milwftl'd). 
Prince Arthur (Puxley). 
Princess Charlotte (Turner). 
Queen Victoria (Evans). 
Squire Meynell (Brahbin). 
Squire Trow (Jackson). 
EEOEEETIES OF A GOOD CARNATION. 
In order to he able to know the points laid down by 
11 orists, as rules to know or distinguish a good Car¬ 
nation, I cannot do better than give them to the readers 
of The Cottage Gardener, especially such as may be 
just beginning to grow this flue class ol flowers, it is, 
as the above list shows, divided into five classes; 
namely:—1. Scarlet Bizarres. 2- Pink or Crimson 
Bizarres. 3. Scarlet Flakes. 4. Rose Flakes. 5. Purple 
Flakes. 
Bizarre is a French word, meaning odd or irregular; 
the flowers in these classes have three colours, which 
are irregularly placed on each petal. Scarlet Bizarres 
have that colour predominating over the purple or 
crimson, but the Pink or Crimson Bizarres have more 
of these colours than the scarlet. Scarlet Flakes are 
simple, white grounds, with distinct stripes or ribbons 
of scarlet. Bose and Purple Flakes have these two 
colours upon a white ground. The properties in other 
respects are— 
1st. Form. —The flower should be round, the petal 
either perfectly flat on the under side, or each petal 
very slightly cupped. Each petal should he stout 
enough to keep its place firmly, and should bo smooth 
at the edges without any notches. The first or lowest 
row of petals, called the guard petals, should bo in 
number at least six, and should lap over each other to 
form the circle. The next row should be shorter, and 
the next shorter still, rising up to the centre, which 
should bo quito full, the whole to form, as it were, a 
half hall. 
2nd. Colour. —The ground colour should be a clear 
| white without a spot on it. The stripes should he 
clear and distinct from the white, the edges of each 
stripe should be smooth, not shading off confusedly into 
the white, neither should any white specks he on the 
stripes. In Bizarres, the three colours cannot be too 
distinct; dark colours, such as crimson or purple, should 
