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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
To this and the Nierembergia, among others, first-class certificates were 
awarded. A fine specimen of D. amabilis came from Messrs. Backhouse, of 
York, having numerous rich rosy crimson flowers, round, bright, and of great 
substance. First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. J. M/atson, of St. 
Albans, for Pelargoniums Mrs. Dix, with scarlet flowers; and Miss Watson, 
rosy salmon, both belonging to the golden three-coloured-leaved section. The 
same award was made to Mr. Bartleman, for a Scarlet Nosegay Pelargonium 
named King of Nosegays, having fine trusses of flowers standing well up above 
the foliage, on which there is a slight dark zone. Mr. William Paul also con¬ 
tributed a batch of his seedlings, among which, Nimrod, a very pleasing and 
somewhat novel shade of orange scarlet, was awarded a first-class certificate. 
Mr. Paul also had St. George, one of the Nosegay section, colour vivid crimson 
scarlet; Scarlet Dwarf, rosy scarlet, the upper half of the flowers being suffused 
with orange, habit dwarf and close, trusses medium size ; Wood Nymph, rosy 
cerise, flowers large and stout, good close habit, and large trusses; and 
Cardinal, brilliant scarlet, a fine shade of colour, trusses large and showy. 
At the meeting of the Fruit Committee, a certificate of merit was awarded 
to a fine-looking Strawberry named Dr. Hogg. It belongs to the British 
Queen class, but, unlike the British Queen, it colours all over, and it is said to 
be very hardy and a great bearer. A variety named Denbigh Seedling came 
from Mr. Oldham, of Wrexham. Its fruit was large and coarse, and on being 
tasted proved too acid to merit recommendation. Some sorts came from the 
Society’s garden, among which were Yicomtesse Hericart de Thury, a variety 
that is extremely hardy, of good flavour, and unsurpassed as a cropper ; La 
Constante, a sort well suited for edgings, as it produces few or no runners ; and 
Reeves’s Eclipse, a kind more valuable for forcing than for out-door cultivation, 
as, grown in-doors, it has a rich Pine flavour, but in the open air it is not so 
good. Another sort was also sent by Mr. Oldham, named Sir Watkin, a 
conical-shaped dark fruit, a cross between Sir Harry and Black Prince, but it 
did not earn the approval of the Committee. 
Referring again to the new Strawberry Dr. Hogg, it may be said that it 
was raised by Mr. Bradley, the gardener at Elton Manor, who was also the 
raiser of Oscar, Sir J. Paxton, and other varieties. It is hardier and a better 
bearer than British Queen. The Rev. Mr. Radclyfle says of it—“ This is A1 
in every respect. It is in constitution a Queen, more regularly coloured. It 
is hardy, fine-foliaged, a good cropper, large, and Queen-flavoured.” What 
better character could be given by such an excellent judge of the fruit as this 
genial Dorsetshire rector ? 
July 17th. —Messrs. Veitch & Son exhibited on this occasion another 
Nierembergia, named rivularis, very dwarf-growing, with large pure white 
flowers, having a yellow centre. It is a variety new to gardens, but was 
figured long ago by Miers in his Illustrations of South American Plants. It 
is low-growing and free-flowering, and at every node are glandular spots, which 
have the peculiar property of emitting roots, by means of which the plant 
spreads out into large patches, and may in this way be increased indefinitely. 
It was stated at this meeting that the Nierembergia shown at the previous 
meeting by Messrs. Veiteh had been found to be quite new, and that it had been 
named in compliment to the exhibitor, N. Veitchii. The same firm had two 
handsome hybrid Rhododendrons, Princess Royal, with rosy pink blossoms ; 
and Princess Alexandra, with pretty flesh-coloured flowers ; and some very 
handsome stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. George Macintosh, of Hammer¬ 
smith, had Pelargonium Lady Palmerston, with rosy pink flowers ; and some 
plants of Pyrethrum partheniuin flore pleno compactum, very dwarf and bushy, 
and remarkably free-blooming. From Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son came 
