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DESCRIPTIONS OP THE BEST CARNATIONS. 
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of their beauty, and imperfect as the effort 
must needs be, endeavour to transfer the 
picture to the mental retina of my readers. 
George is indeed, in its best state, a grand 
variety. Not quite so richly coloured as Fred, 
but large, full, smooth, and of glorious beauty. 
A seedling from Dreadnought, fertilised with 
pollen from Curzon. First bloomed in 1879 ; 
sent out in 1880. 
George Rudd (DodiveU). —A fine variety, 
large and full, without confusion, distinctly 
marked with very dai’k maroon on a pure 
white ground. A seedling from Curzon ; first 
bloomed in 1879 ; sent out in 1880. A good 
grower. 
H.4.RRy Turner (Dodwell). — A seedling from 
Sir Joseph Paxton, of larger size and stronger 
growth. With me an appreciable improve¬ 
ment on its parent. First bloomed in 1879 ; 
sent out in 1880. 
James McIntosh (Dodwell). —A seedling 
from Chadwick’s James Cheetham s.f. A 
most beautiful variety, richly marked with 
brilliant scarlet and maroon on an exquisite 
white ground; petals smooth and finely 
formed ; size medium. First bloomed in 
1879 ; sent out in 1881. 
Jim Whittaker (Dodwell). —A large sized 
boldly marked and bold flower, very distinctly 
marked with rich maroon on a good white 
ground ; but the scarlet is pale, and this is so 
important an element in a flower, that what 
otherwise would be high class, falls into a 
secondary place. A seedling from Curzon. 
Job Matthews (Dodwell). —A seedling from 
Paxton crossed with Curzon, with the charac¬ 
teristics of the parents fairly blended. First 
bloomed in 1879 ; sent out in 1880. It does 
not appear to gather strength as it ages. 
John Buxton (Dodwell). —A large showy 
decorative variety, with brilliant colour and 
good form ; useful for the home stage. A 
seedling from Albion’s Pride c.b. 
John Hines (Dodwell). —But for the unfor¬ 
tunate fact that this variety suffers from a 
roughness on the edge of one or more of its 
guard petals, it would be one of the richest 
s.B.’s in existence, as it is unsurpassed for its 
beautiful marking, colours, and pure white 
ground. It also is of full size, well formed, 
and a good grower ; but the serrated edge of 
the one or two petals so affected, minute as it 
is, and sometimes hidden by other overlying 
petals, is a drawback so serious that it falls 
inevitably into the second rank. A seedling 
from Curzon, fertilised with pollen from True 
Briton. First bloomed in 1878 ; sent out in 
1880. 
Little John (Dodwell). —Another secon¬ 
dary flower, yet nevertheless most desirable, 
being very refined, regularly and richly marked, 
and a fine seed bearer. A seedling from 
Curzon. 
Mars (Hextall ).—Raised by my lamented 
friend Mr. J. D. Hextall, of Ashby-de-la- 
Zouch, in the last days of his green old age, 
and sent out in 1873. A seedling from 
Admiral Curzon ; it is larger than the parent 
in size, and a more vigorous grower. In the 
cool temperature experienced during the last 
two years, its faulty white ground is painfully 
apparent, but in a hot summer this defect is 
not seen, and then it is a strikingly bold and 
fine variety. A good grower. 
Master Stanley (Dodwell ).—A seedling 
from Sportsman s.f. ; first bloomed in 1879. 
One of the best of my s.b.’s, not large, but 
brilliantly marked with rich colours on a ground 
of the purest white; smooth, refined, and of 
fine form. A good grower ; sent out in 1882. 
Mercury (He.clall ).—A companion flower 
of Mars, described above, and of the same 
parentage. Of large size and boldly marked, 
but not so rich in its colours as Mars. 
Philip Thomas (Dodwell). — A seedling from 
Dreadnought. A light s.b. of the finest pos¬ 
sible white ground, boldly marked with bril¬ 
liant scarlet and light maroon; full size, 
smooth, and of fine substance. A good 
grower. First bloomed in 1879 ; sent out in 
1881. 
Rayner Johnson (Dodwell ).—In proper 
character this is one of the best of my s.b.’s. 
Not so brilliant in the scarlet as Curzon, but 
in every other respect quite fit to be placed 
with that grand old flower. But it is very 
sportive, and a somewhat “miffy” grower, 
and thus is not likely to bold the high place 
in the estimation of the general cultivator its 
merits at its best would suggest. First 
bloomed in 1878 ; sent out in 1881. A seed¬ 
ling from Curzon. 
Rembrandt (Dodwell). — As a seedling this 
was the most glorious s.b. I had ever seen. 
A dozen shoots at least flowered simultane¬ 
ously with blooms bolder in their markings 
and richer in colour, on a perfectly pure 
white ground, than even Curzon itself, and I 
looked forward to the proving of the next 
season with high anticipation. It was an illus¬ 
tration of the uncertainty of earthly things, 
even of things so pure and beautiful as flowers. 
The wet cold autumn of ’79 had greatly 
affected the stamina of the plant, and the 
white ground was sorely inferior to its original 
beauty. In a subsequent year it gave indica¬ 
tions of a return to its original glory, so being 
a fine grower it went to the public as a pos¬ 
sible winner of high favour. 
Robert Lord (Dodwell). — A seedling from 
Curzon; large, fine, smooth, very constant, 
and even more splendidly marked than its 
parent, with its rich colours on a pure white 
ground. This undoubtedly is one of the best 
s.b.’s grown. First bloomed in 1878; sent 
out in 1880. 
