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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
The others were :—Black Prince, H.P., rich dark crimson flowers, shaded 
with black, cupped, large and full — ifc promises to be a free bloomer, and has a 
vigorous habit; and Dr. Lindley, II.P., a fitting flower to be named after so 
distinguished a horticulturist. The blooms are of a rich crimson, with dark 
centres, full, and of great substance. The habit is robust, and the plant appears 
to possess a thorough hardiness of constitution. The flowers are Mr. Paul’s own 
seedlings, and will no doubt take the front rank in the great array of varieties 
in cultivation. 
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THE NEW HYACINTHS. 
The “new class” produced at South Kensington on the 15th inst. some of 
the best flowers that have been seen for the last three or four years. As usual 
the competition was restricted to three persons, and they the competitors who 
always and only appear. It cannot be a “ paying game ”. to import new Hya¬ 
cinths for exhibition, though indirectly it is not altogether unprofitable to 
vendors of Hyacinths, yet one is surprised to see a so-called “amateur” taking 
part in the competition. This will always be a restricted class as at present 
constituted, and I think that it only has a professional interest, as it is a fact 
that the aggregate of the flowers in the new class are inferior to those in the 
principal stand of eighteen varieties. 
In looking over the stands, I found the Judges had disqualified one flower on 
the ground that it was “out of date.” I suppose that by this somewhat am¬ 
biguous phrase was meant that it w r as not a “ new variety ” as it was said to be, 
having previously been exhibited, or else been in commerce. When I have asked 
for a definition of the term “ new Hyacinth,” I have been told that it is un¬ 
de finable, and must be left to the Judges. Well, I will suppose that the 
Judges at the recent show were thoroughly qualified men (though practically 
the'judgment of the new class was accomplished by one man); how is it that a 
flower which appears in a leading bulb list at 2s. each, and quoted in continental 
bulb lists for several years past, and which has been grown by the writer pre¬ 
vious to this season, is not disqualified as being “ out of date,” and therefore 
out of competition as a new variety ? The answer is simply this, It cannot be 
helped ; such a circumstance will occur as long as so much uncertainty prevails 
concerning this class, and what the term “ new ” is really meant to convey. 
At the recent exhibition Mr. W. Paul was placed first, with the following 
new kinds:— 
Vunxbaalz .— Single red. Very bright deep rosy crimson, with a light 
edging to each segment of the bells; spike -large and close; bells good size, 
though the segments were somewhat long and pointed. A very striking flower, 
and altogether a good acquisition. 
Sir E. Landseer .— Single red. Pale pink, suffused with carmine. A 
bright-looking flower, somewhat novel in colour ; good spike. 
Sir II. Haveloch .—Single red. A first-class acquisition to the lilac or 
mauve section. Colour, plum purple, with dark stripes up the segments of the 
bells; it also has a rich gloss, and when w r ell refiexed presents a very handsome 
appearance ; good bells. Very novel, and extra fine. 
Princess Mary of Cambridge. —Single blue. Very pale blue, with azure 
blue stripes up each segment; large bells well refiexed, and forming an enor¬ 
mous spike. An extra fine flower. 
Adelina Patti .—Single red. Pale mauve, with a deeper shade on the edges 
of the petals ; good spike. 
Bird of Paradise. —Single yellow. Pale yellow, but deepening in colour 
