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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[April, 
Mrs. Anstiss [Dodwell). —A seedling from 
Stanley Hudson, remarkable for its fine form 
and rich and definite markings; the pink 
bright, the purple rich and deep ; smooth and 
of great substance; size small. A good 
grower. First bloomed in 1882, and sent out 
last autumn. 
Mrs. Barlow [Dodwell). —A seedling from 
Phidias (Wood), c.b., with the definite mark¬ 
ings of the parent, but with far more refine¬ 
ment. Flower of fine form, of great substance, 
and very smooth; habit excellent. First 
bloomed in 1881, and sent out in 1882. 
Purity ( Wood). —A large flower of the 
finest form, and beautifully marked with light 
pink and deep purple, one of the Eccentric 
Jack, Graceless Tom, and Rifleman batch, 
which will long keep Mr. Wood’s name on the 
tongues of florists, though in this variety, as 
with Eccentric Jack, the debility of age is 
becoming apparent. 
Sarah Payne (Ward). —“ Well named after 
a lady, for it is, indeed, delicacy itself. For 
refined texture and colour it leaves nothing to 
be desired. Well done, and at its best, it 
would grace the finest stand of flowers imagina¬ 
tion could paint. The petal is of medium 
breadth, and very smooth; colour delicate, 
sometimes deficient of bizarre, but alwa 3 '^s 
rich; white exquisite. Rather a delicate 
grower. Originated at Woolwich by its 
raiser, a well-known veteran florist, from 
Puxley’s Prince Albert, crossed with pollen 
from Count Pauline. First bloomed in 1845; 
sent out in 1847.” This was my description 
in 1853, and it is pleasant to know, though 
its raiser has long gone to his rest, the variety 
yet lives, and fully supports its old renown. 
In its way, I believe, as with Admiral Curzon, 
a variety one year its senior, it will never be 
surpassed. 
Sir Garnet Wolseley (Hewitt). —A seed¬ 
ling from Mayor of Nottingham, p.f. A flower 
of great refinement and beautifully marked. 
Form fine, petal smooth, of great substance, 
and excellent white ground. First bloomed in 
1873, and sent out in 1881. 
Squire Llewelyn [Dodwell). —One of the 
best of my seedlings. It originated from 
Albion’s Pride, and is a fuU sized large petalled 
flower, richly marked with deep pink and 
purple on a pure ground. Habit of grass 
ro'mst. A seedling of 1878, and sent out in 
1881. 
Squire Penson [Dodwell). —Another of the 
Albion’s Pride batch, but very difierent indeed 
from the variety just described, having far less 
colour. Bnt it is a lovely flow’er at its best, 
smooth, finely formed, well marked, and of 
great substance, with an excellent habit. First 
bloomed in 1878, and sent out in 1881. 
Tom Foster (Dodwell). —A seedling from 
J, D. Hextall. First bloomed in 1881; sent 
out in 1882. A fine flower, thin, but with 
grandly marked petals of fine form and sub¬ 
stance. A splendid seed bearer. 
T. S. Ware [Dodwell ).—A seedling from 
Thomas Moore, c.b., but fuller and lighter in 
colour than the parent. Petal well formed, 
smooth, and of good substance. First bloomed 
in 1881, and sent out in 1882. 
Unexpected [Turner). — A beautiful variety; 
apparently seeded from some one of the fine 
flowers of Mr. Wood’s, sent out by Mr. Turner. 
Petal broad, smooth, of good substance, and 
richly marked; white pure. A good grower, 
but very sportive. Mr. Jas. Douglas informs 
me he has been obliged to drop its cultivation 
from its perversity, and for two seasons in 
succession the plants sent me ran. Of late, 
however, it has been far more constant. Sent 
out, I believe, in 1877. 
William Skirving (Gorton ).—Described 
by Mr. Turner, who distributed the stock 
during the past autumn, as a “ large flower of 
grand quality, good white, and the colours 
very evenly distributed, extra fine.” The 
description by no means exaggerates its merit. 
Raised by Mr. Richard Gorton, of the Wood¬ 
lands, Gildabrook, Eccles, from Rifleman, c.b., 
it has with me constantly been the equal of 
that grand variety, with even a finer form. 
In Mr. Gorton’s hands I have seen it a rich 
C.B. as well as a delicate p.p.b. With me, as 
with Mr. Douglas and Mr. Turner, the softer 
air of the south turns the colours to a beautiful 
pink and purple, but whether as a c.b. or 
P.P.B., it is equally beautiful. First bloomed 
in 1879, and sent out in 1883. 
Purple Flakes. 
Dr. Foster [Foster). — Raised at Tod- 
morden from Jackson’s Squire Trow (in its 
best days a good useful variety), which it 
follows with some slight variations in its 
habit of growth and colour, but is incompar¬ 
ably better in its white ground, which is 
perfection itself. Petal broad and smooth, 
slightly cupped (unlike its parent, which has 
a tendency to reflex), of full size, and a good 
grower, it would be at the head of the class, 
but for one unfortunate defect—its generally 
insufficient marking. Nevertheless, and despite 
this serious drawback, it is a variety of great 
excellence, and such as will please a taste 
refined to fastidiousness. Early in bloom. 
E^rl of Stamford [Addis). — Raised at 
Wolverhampton from the same parent as the 
above, it is yet very distinct in character, 
generally coming with plenty of colour, and 
fairly distributed, but is rarely seen with the 
fine quality and white ground of Dr. Foster. 
Nevertheless it is a useful variety, though now 
showing the eftects of age ; sent out in 1856. 
Florence Nightingale (Sealey). — Raised 
I believe in the neighbourhood of Bristol, and 
