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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[August, 
Feathered bizarres are more numerous than 
the varieties in either of the foregoing sections. 
Garibaldi, particularly noticeable, came from 
an Adonis breeder, and is beautifully feathered 
with dark ; George Hayward is an old but 
fine flower, with a pure golden ground, and 
feathered with a dark crimson-maroon : it was 
in fine character, though an uncertain flower, 
as the feathering generally runs wild ; Storer’s 
William Lea, clear golden ground, fine dark 
bronzy-maroon feathering; General Grant 
(Hepworth), a new flower in the class of 
Orion ; and Dr. Hardy, a magnificent Tulip, 
the deep golden ground very fine, and the 
feathering rich scarlet, probably unsurpassed 
for its richness of colour; Masterpiece, deep 
yellow ground—very fine and handsomely 
feathered ; William Wilson, a break from 
Masterpiece—very fine in character; Ash- 
mole’s Lord Raglan, pure golden ground, 
finely feathered with brownish-crimson ; Lea’s 
No. 1, very fine and promising—quite a 
scarlet feather ; and Sir J. Paxton, remarkably 
good in its feathered character. 
Of flamed flowers, the leading ones in the 
bizarre class were Excelsior, a seedling of the 
late Dr. Hardy’s, supposed to have come from 
Masterpiece, finely marked in the beam and 
feather, and pure in the ground; Storer’s 
No. 4, a new break, a beautifully marked 
flower, remarkable for its solid beam; and 
Sir J. Paxton, though not so good as usual, 
yet a most useful and reliable variety. 
Of flamed roses, Annie McGregor was perfect 
in marking and shape, very fine in all respects 
•—a very old flower, raised many years ago by 
the late Mr. Lawrence, of Hampton—very 
fine indeed, and as perfect as one could well 
desire ; Lady Sefton, very lovely in colour 
and pure in the ground ; and Mabel, very 
pretty and striking, solid in the beam and fine 
in colour. 
Of flamed byblcemens, Talisman, raised by 
Dr. Hardy, is undoubtedly one of the best in 
cultivation, pure, rich in colour, and most 
handsomely marked ; Duchess of Sutherland, 
a fine old flower, raised, it is believed, by the 
late Mr. Groves, and distributed by Mr. 
Turner : still very good indeed, though thin 
in the petal; Adonis, a most useful and re¬ 
liable variety ; and Friar Tuck, also very fine, 
a rosy bybloemen coming near to the rose 
section in point of colour. 
And what can be said of the splendid collec¬ 
tion of breeders ? It is impossible to do 
justice to their superb beauty. Of bizarre 
breeders, the following are conspicuously fine : 
—Excelsior, Sir J. Paxton, William Lea, 
Horatio, brilliant scarlet; Abe Lincoln, Ash- 
mole’s Seedling and Storer’s No. 4. Of 
bybloemen breeders, Glory of Stakehill, delicate 
mauve, very beautiful; Adonis, Talisman, and 
Elizabeth Gill, a Wakefield seedling. Roses : 
Mrs. Barlow, Annie McGregor, Lady C. 
Grosvenor, Miss Burdett Coutts, and Modesty. 
It must be recorded that Mr. Barlow is no 
miser in the matter of his rich floral treasures 
in the way of Tulips. Many a young beginner 
has received from him substantial help in the 
way of a present of some choice varieties with 
which to essay the role of a cultivator and 
exhibitor, and there is scarcely a cultivator 
whose collection at some time or other has not 
been enriched by a contribution from Stake- 
hill .—(Abridged from Gardeners' Chronicle.) 
PROTECTING ROSES. 
WARF Roses when unprotected often 
suffer severely from frost at the junc¬ 
tion of stock and scion, and do not 
show much of the real mischief till 
growth becomes active, in April or May. A 
good coating of manure placed over the roots 
and well packed round the collars is very 
beneficial; and over all an inch or two of soil 
may be placed, which keeps the goodness in 
the manure, and also helps to ward off severe 
frosts. Twigs of Evergreens deftly placed 
round the plants, giving the appearance of 
neat shrubs, afford an excellent protection. 
In the case of two fine borders of newly- 
planted Roses, we placed Holly branches 
compactly round the plants, which kept them 
entirely uninjured, while on a third border, 
without such protection, they suffered severely 
down to the ground level. The Holly began 
to shrivel as the season advanced, and when 
danger from frost was past all was cleared 
away, and the Roses were left quite sound.— 
M. T., Stirlingshire. 
THE PELARGONIUM SOCIETY. 
TITHE Annual Show of this Society was 
1 In held at South Kensington on June 26. 
Notwithstanding the trying weather 
^ the display was on the whole very 
good, though not equal to that of last year, 
one principal exhibitor having dropped out of 
the ranks, and the efforts of another from 
some cause or other being much crippled. The 
Society must, we think, give up the exclusive 
principle of allowing only subscribers to com¬ 
pete, and throw open the competition to out¬ 
siders also, if the quality and interest of its 
shows are to be kept up. 
Class 1 for Hybrid Pelargoniums brought no 
competitor. Me hope nevertheless there may be 
some growers at work in this direction, so that we 
