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THE FliOKIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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pale salmon-pink flaked with a deeper hue and 
heavily blotched in the centre. Haron Is athaniel da 
Rothschild, double, bright rosy purple ; flowers of 
flne form and quite distinct in character. Souvenir 
de Rue d'Albany, semi-double, very large, snow 
white, fine shape and quite distinct. Souvenir du 
Print Henri, double, flower full, fine form; colour 
rosy carmine; a very pleasing variety. Mdlle. Marie 
Stockman, semi-double, flower pure white, moderate 
in size, very handsome, and one of the very best 
white varieties. R. S. Williams, single, flowers very 
large, colour rich rosy carmine blotched with 
crimson. John T. D. ifewe/y», double, flowers large 
and full, colour delicate fleshy-pink, broadly edged 
with white and heavily blotched with crimson in the 
centre. Comte Adrien de Oerminy, single, distinct 
in character, moderate in size; colour bright ro.sy 
carmiije, with rosy purple markings on the upper 
segments; Ist-class Certificates to all the foregoing, 
R. H.S., April 8 ; all from Louis Van Iloutte. Prin¬ 
cess of Wales, a Iree flowering variety with mode¬ 
rately sized pure white flowers of ijood shape; 1st- 
class Certificate E.H.S., April 8; W. JSicoll. 
Carnations {Tree or Perpetual Flowering).— 
The following new varieties are being distributed by 
Mr. C. Turner, and are all of his own raising:— 
Burgundy, dark maroon, large and full. Conqueror, 
salmon rose, slightly striped with purple. Duke of 
Albany, deep rich scarlet, extra fine. Egyptian, dark 
maroon, large and lull. Enchantress, deep pink, 
flaked w ith dark purple. Field Marshal, deep scarlet, 
extra fine, large and full. Fire King, pale yellow 
ground, heavily edged with scarlet. Hector, bright 
red, large and tine. Juliette, deep rose, fine smooth 
petals, large full flowers and good habit. Lady 
Bramwell, large rose, smooth and good. Lady 
Lonsdale, bright rose, smooth, very pleasing. Lady 
Mary Turner, deep orange ground, heavily edtied 
and barred with red, large, full and fine. Lord Derby, 
bright scarlet, smooth and very good. Lord Rokeby, 
very bright scarlet, dwarf free habit. Mr. Llewelyn, 
bright rose, large, full and finely formed. Ruby, 
crim.son-purple, fine and pleasing. Rufus, rich 
scarlet, very bright, full and finely formed. Seraph, 
beautiful deep rose, extra fine. Victory,.\)\iS ground, 
edged with bright red, large and full. Whipper-in, 
scarlet, with very dark stri^ms, large and very free. 
Hyacinths. — General hrorcfoa, s.b., rich shining 
blue, very fine bells and spike; handsome and distinct; 
Ist-class Certificate E.H.S., March 26. General 
Graham, S.B., glislening violet-purple, in the way of 
Duke of Connaught, but a reddish purple, finely 
shaped segments, and handsome close spike. 
Harlequin, S. mauve, a kind of dull purplish puce 
colour, pale centre, stout well formed segments, and 
fine bells; a distinct and novel variety ; Ist-class 
Cerlificate E.H.S., March 25; E.13.S., April 26. 
Minerva, D.Y., pale_ creamy sulphur, or canary 
yellow, with a slight tinge of pale reddish pink along 
the segments, a decided and valuable addition to the 
double yellows. Lady of the Lake, s.Y"., pale yellow, 
symmetrical bells and spike; a good addition to this 
class. General Roberts, 8.K., bright red in colour, 
narrow in the spike, fine bells, but wanting in 
evenness and symmetry : Lord Derby Improved, 
S. B., the colour deeper blue than Lord Derby, the' 
reverse rich blue; fine spike, and massive well¬ 
shaped bells; Ist-class Certificate E.B.S., March 26; 
Veitoh & Sms. 
Narcissus (Incomparabilis).—James Dickson 
{alias Sir Watkin), a large and very fine form of 
the Peerless Dafl'odil; the sepals primrose yellow; 
the large corona rich deep yellow; a real acqui¬ 
sition ; Ist-class Cerlificate E.H.S., April 8; J. 
Dickson & Sons. {Bicolor) J. B. M. Camm, a pretty 
variety with flowers almost as large as those of 
Horsfieldi, the sepals white, the trumpet soft prim¬ 
rose yellow; Queen of the Netherlands, a pleasing 
variety remarkable lor the very shallow, deep- 
orange cup of the flower. {Leedsi) Queen of 
England, an attractive variety with large flowers 
having pure white sepals and a clear yellow cup 
widely expanded; Ist-class Certificate to the three 
foregoing E.H.S., April 8 ; Darr & Son. 
Pelargonium {Show). — The following new 
varieties raised by E. B. Foster, Eeq., are being 
offered for the first time by Mr. C. Turner;— Ad¬ 
venturer, rose lower petals, with narrow edge of 
deeper rose; maroon spot on top petals, white 
centre; large flower of fine form. Brilliant, brilliant 
scarlet, one of the brightest varieties yet raised, 
dark spots, extra fine, dwarf habit. Confessor, black 
top petals, margin of rose; rose lower petals, white 
centre, large and of the finest form. Doncaster, 
maroon top petals, orange rose lower- petals, paler 
edges; white centre, large, and of fine form. Fille 
de I'Air, a charming variety, small black spot on 
the top petals which are richly lit up with orange; 
bright rosy spots on lower petals, white centre 
and edges. Neptune, rich scarlet, small black spots, 
fiue quality and very free. Pioneer, orange scarlet, 
maroon spot, white centre, Iree and effective. 
Retreat, deep rose, maroon spot, white centre, 
very free. 
Eosa POLYANTHA. —Anna Marie de Montravel, 
a charming new variety, with large clusters of pure 
white flowers borne on almost every twig; an ex¬ 
cellent addition to this interesting Section ; Ist-class 
Certificate E.H.S., March 25 ; H. Bennett. 
Wallflovvees. — Bedfont Giant Yelloio, a very 
fine new pure yellow-flowered variety, remarkable 
for its dwarf sturdy growth and wondei'ful freedom 
of bloom, the flowers well expanded; very early 
and of first-rate quality ; Ist-class Certificate E.H S., 
March 26; E. Dean. Cranford Beauty, a fine pure 
yellow-flowered variety, of somewhat tall growth, 
but the flowers loose and floppy; very free and at¬ 
tractive; J. Graham. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
THE Primrose in its polyanth form, es¬ 
pecially in the cross-fertilised breed 
called Polyanthus Primroses, which 
commence blooming by throwing up solitary 
and afterwards produce bunched flowers, is exciting’ 
much attention, and in the improved form they have 
now assumed they are most charming as hardy spring 
flowers. Tne colours are varied beyond description, 
and many of the choicer ones are really superb. Mr. 
A. VVaterer has worked up a very tine strain, large 
numbers of which potted up for transport have been 
shown in London, Manchester, and Liverpool during 
the present spring, and created quite a furore 
amongst lovers of hardy plants. One called Princess 
of Wales, noticed at p. 59, under the erroneous name 
of Princess Eoyal, is perhaps the finest yet ob¬ 
tained. About the end of March we also received 
a box of flowers of a very beautiful strain, quite dis¬ 
tinct from the foregoing, from Mr. E. J. Lowe, of 
Shirenewton Hall. The most distinct and effective 
of these were the blue-purples, of which several 
variations occur. Others with crimson or maroon or 
rosy-red grounds and a central white stripe in each 
segment are very effective; and so are what Mr. 
Lowe calls carnation-striped forms of which there 
is great variety, the face of which presents nume¬ 
rous streaky markings which gave to them a 
mottled appearance. No one fond of spring flowers 
can do wrong by taking up with either of these 
strains and others that are available, and growing or 
seeding and raising for themselves. Plants raised 
