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well-formed florets; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., 
Sept. 11; T. S. Ware. Freedom, deep bright orange- 
scarlet; a useful small flowered type; T. S. Ware. 
George Clarke, maroon, with side margins of 
magenta, distinct and pleasing ; T. S. Ware. High¬ 
land Chief, buff, brown and pink, very distinct; 
T. S. Ware. H. W. Petitt, crimson, with edging of 
delicate lilac ; T. S. Ware. In Memoriam, magenta, 
with dashes of crimson maroon ; T. S. Ware. Incg 
Goldioorth Fish, very distinct and beau'iful, the 
florets white with a bar or edging of scarlet on each 
margin, and forming a very charming flower ; D. T. 
Pish. Marchioness of Westminster, pure white, very 
fine form ; the best white yet raised ; lst-class Cer¬ 
tificate R.H.S., Sept. 11; C. Turner. Midget , a 
small flowered variety of a vivid scar et colour, good 
habit, and very free; lst-class Certificate R.II.S., 
Aug. 28; H. Cannell. Mrs. Bowman, magenta 
purple, distinct in colour, fine shape, and very 
pleasing ; lst-class Certificate National Dahlia Show, 
Aug. 31 ; Salttnarsh & Son. Mrs. Burbidge, deep 
purple, very distinct; T. S. Ware. Mrs. Castle, 
intense lake, with slight tips of magenta; T. S.Ware. 
Negress, a finely formed deep black maroon variety, 
shining surface, distinct and good; lst-class Cer¬ 
tificate R.H.S., Aug. 28; T. S. Ware. Silver King, 
orange cinnamon, distinctly edged with pale yellow; 
T. S. Ware. Victory, seedling from AVhite Queen, 
pure, stout, and well formed; T. S. Ware. 
Gladiolus. — Duke of Fdinburgh, salmon-rose, 
slightly flaked with purple ; white throat; very fine 
and striking. Lady Cavendish, lilac-pink, flaked 
with bright rosy-purple; very fine form and grand 
spike. Sir Trevor Laivrence, pale orange scarlet, 
but very bright, the throat flaked with purple; extra 
fine ; lst-class Certificates to each of the foregoing, 
R H.S., Aug. 28; Kelway & Son. 
Gloxinia, Alabaster. —A very fine variety, pure 
satinj'white, large in size and extra fine in form; 
lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Aug. 28; C. Bennett. 
Iberis, Empress. —A very fine white annual 
Candytuft, with large rocket-like trusses of flower 
of the purest white; distinct; lst-class Certificate 
R.II.S., Aug. 28 ; Biddles & Co. 
Pentstemons. — Cerise Queen, brilliant carmine 
cerise, the throat white; large, and of fine form. 
Purple Queen, bright violet purple, with a white 
throat marked with lines of pale purple ; fine spike ; 
lst-class Certificate to each, R.II.S., Sept. 11; M. 
Victor Lemoine. 
Pelargonium ( zonal bedding), Dr. Orton. —A 
good bedding variety, of very close and compact 
habit, free-flowering; the trusses large, holding on 
well; individual flowers large, of good form, intense 
crimson-scarlet; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Chis¬ 
wick, Aug. 23 ; J. Pearson. 
Pelargonium {zonal), White Perfection. —A 
variety of vigorous growth adapted for pot culture ; 
the trusses of medium size, freely produced; indi¬ 
vidual flowers large, of fine rounded form, pure 
white; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, Aug. 
23 ; H. Eckford. 
Picotees. — Ada Hannah, H.S., a highly refined 
flower of good substance; petal broad and smooth, 
and colour evenly laid upon the margin. Esther 
Minnie , H.RO., a seedling from Fanny Helen, having 
all the fine qualities of the parent, with double its 
fulness, and a largely increased size ; colour, bright 
rose pink, on a ground of perfect purity. L’Elegant, 
L.s., wire-edged salmon scarlet; a seedling from 
Ann Lord, repeating its parent in all save colour. 
Purple Prince, h.p., a broad-edged seedling from 
Zerlina, set with pollen from Medina; it has the 
grand white, and substance of the former, with the 
rich colour and breadth of the latter, and but for a 
tendency in a cool humid season like the past to 
throw its colour in spots, beyond the margin of the 
petal, it would, unquestionably, hold the first place 
among the broad, heavy edged. The fault is not 
likely to recur in a warm, genial season; but in any 
case it is worth growing for its effect on the home 
stage; all from E. S. Dodwell. 
Rhododendron, Brilliant. —A remarkably fine 
variety of the javauicum race; with large brilliant 
scarlet flowers, deepening to orange-red; lst-class 
Certificate R.II.S., Sept. 11; Veitoh & Sons. 
Sweet Peas. — Blue Edge, a very showy variety, 
having the standards very light rose ; and the wings 
white, with distinct edge of blue. Very showy and 
effective; Carter & Co. Invincible Carmine, a very 
fine self-coloured carmine variety ; flowers very large 
and of good substance; T. Laxton. Invincible 
Striped, a very distinct .and pretty variety; very 
lively carmine, boldly striped ; Carter & Co. New 
Carynine Rose, a very pleasing and distinct variety 
both as regards growth and colour of flowers, and 
well worth cultivation ; it was certificated at South 
Kensington on August 14, and the committee now 
confirmed the Certificate; Hurst & Son. Orange 
Prince, flowers very large, of a beautiful shade 
of salmon-pink, very distinct and pretty; H. Eck¬ 
ford. Each of the foregoing was awarded a lst- 
class Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, Aug. 23. 
Tvd^as.— AEsculapius, flowers of medium size, 
the tubes bright scarlet, richly spotted and veined. 
Harlequin, plant somewhat tall ; the flowers large, 
the tube shaded with magenta and veined and 
dotted with purple. Podalire, flowers of medium 
size, the tubes of a pleasing cherry-red veined and 
speckled with purple ; showy. Robert le Diable, 
flowers very large, freely produced, of a most intense, 
almost black, crimson ; distinct and showy. Venosa, 
plant tall, the tubes bright carmine-magenta shaded, 
beautifully veined and dotted with purple. Each 
awarded a lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, 
Aug. 23. 
Verbenas. — Beethoven, dwarf habit, remarkably 
free flowering ; trusses and pips of large size, of a 
deep rosy lake colour; an excellent bedding variety. 
Faust, habit very close, very free flowering; the 
trusses large, individual flowers large, of a very rich 
fiery carmine; very pretty. Marion Baker, close 
compact growth ; the trusses of medium size, the 
pips large, with white eye, light rosy carmine; a 
very pretty shade of colour. R. F. Schule, good 
dwarf habit, very free flowering; trusses and in¬ 
dividual flowers large, of a fine warm rosy-pink, with 
white eye. Swanley Gem, fine compact habit; the 
trusses and pips very large ; white, shaded and edged 
with pale blue ; very effective. All from Id. Cannell 
& Sons; and all lst-class Certificates R.H.S., Chis¬ 
wick, Aug. 23. 
NEW VEGETABLES. 
Onion, White Globe. —Bulbs medium size, of a 
true globular shape, remarkably firm and solid, with 
a very white silvery skin ; very handsome and dis¬ 
tinct ; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, Aug. 
30; MM. Vilmorin. 
Potatos. — Beauty of Eydon, a fine large oblong 
white kidney, in the way of Woodstock Kidney; 
very handsome, of excellent quality, and a good 
cropper; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, and 
International Potato Show, Sept. 13; Jos. Hughes 
Eydon Park. Cardinal, a handsome broad flat 
Potato, a fine cropper, and of high class table 
quality; from the American Rose crossed with 
Bountiful; lst-class Certificate, International Potato 
Show, Sept. 13 ; R. Dean. Clarke’s Maincrop, an 
early sort of the Magnum Bonum type; a great 
cropper, and of fine quality ; lst-class Certificate 
R.H.S., Chiswick ; Mr. Clarke. Desideratum, a long 
kidney with dull fawn-coloured skin, a moderate 
cropper, of extra fine quality; lst-class Certificate 
