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THE FLOEIST* AND P0M0L0GIST. 
Golden Chain, and Golden Fleece, were severally confirmed as first-class sorts ; 
and Golden Harkaway was kept in the second rank. In the group with the 
leaves wholly yellow General Longstreet was raised to the first rank. 
Amongst the novelties very few decisions could be arrived at; but the 
following were sufficiently developed ; the most approved sorts being indicated 
by an asterisk (*), and the next grade by an obelisk (f):— 
Alexandra * (W. Paul).—A darkly zonate-leaved Hybrid Nosegay, of free 
habit, and effective in colour, having a deeper tiut of rose than Amy Hogg. 
The flowers are crimson in the upper part, and deep magenta below, producing 
a pleasing play of colour. 
Amy Ilogg ♦ (W. Paul).—A vigorous-growing Hybrid Nosegay, with 
slightly zonate-leaves, and very large trusses of flowers standing up above them, 
the flowers uniformly of a bright purplish rose colour. 
Beaton's Indian Yclloiv * (W. Paul).—A free-growing Hybrid Nosegay, 
with zonate leaves, the flowers of a novel orange-scarlet tint, and having a glow 
of yellow when,newly opened. A very effective variety. 
Beaute des Suresnes * (Salter, Lee).—A beautiful zoned-leaved sort, with 
large and finely-shaped rosy-pink flowers. 
Beauty of Oulton * (Wills).—A very finely marked and effective variety, 
with leaves of a tolerably even roundish outline, and of a yellow-green colour, 
marked with a very distinct zone of rich chocolate brown. It was quite an 
acquisition. 
Duchess * (W. Paul).—A free-flowering and dwarfish variety, producing 
large globular trusses of soft rosy-lake flowers of good form. It is one of the 
PIvbrid Nosegav race. 
Forester '* (Carter & Co.).—A compact-habited and very telling sort, with 
green rounded leaves marked with a very dark broad zone, and rosy flowers of 
excellent shape. 
Gaiety # (Wills).—A handsome-leaved sort with golden-tinted leaves marked 
with a bronze-coloured vandyked zone ; flowers scarlet. 
Gloivworm * (W. Paul).-—A Hybrid Nosegay of novel and pleasing character 
and compact habit, the upper part of the flowers being of a glowing scarlet, the 
lower magenta flushed with crimson, the trusses erect and abundant. 
Golden Queen t (Wills).—Dwarf habit, with golden leaves. 
Little Treasure * (Saltmarsh).—Of very dwarf habit, with small zonate 
leaves, and very bright scarlet flowers. An effective dwarf variety. 
Luna * (Saltmarsh).—A very rich and effective sort, with yellow leaves, 
marked with a bright chocolate-brovm zone ; the flowers scarlet. 
Madame W. Pfizer (E. G. Henderson h Son).—A very inferior variety of 
the occulate series, with zoned leaves, and ■well-formed flowers, white, with a 
deep red eye. A plant undistinguishable from this was received from Messrs. 
F. & A. Smith, under the name of Rosebud. 
Mons. G. Natchet * (G. Smith).—A dwarf vigorous-habited variety, with 
darkly zonate leaves, and ample trusses of finely-shaped bright scarlet flowers. 
It is also a good pot-plant. 
Mons. Barre * (Lee).—A dark-zoned round-leaved sort, with salmon- 
coloured flowers, paler at the edges, the flowers thrown well up. 
Pink Beauty * (Williams).—This has zonate leaves, and very much re¬ 
sembles Beaute des Suresnes. 
Tintoret f (Van Iloutte).—A very pretty zonate-leaved salmon rose, of good 
form, and free-blooming habit. 
Woodwardiana * (E. G. Henderson & Son).—A showy variety, with the 
leaves marked with a faint vandyked zone, the flowers salmony-carmine, and of 
fine shape. 
