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grower. First bloomed in 1879 ; sent out in 
1881. 
Mrs. ToaiES (Dodwell). —A seedling from 
Headly’s Marshal Ney, c.b. First bloomed in 
1879 ; sent out in 1880. This, in the first 
years of its existence, was one of the loveliest 
rose flakes I had ever seen, from its richness 
and beauty of colour, a deep cherry rose pro¬ 
fusely distributed in every petal. As it ages— 
for age is frequently rapidly attained in the 
Carnation—this beauty of colour has slightly 
waned, yet still Mrs. Tomes is entitled to be 
described as “ one of the best.” 
Robin Hood and Rob Roy [Gorton). —Two 
glorious varieties raised at Eccles by Mr. 
Gorton, from the same batch of seed which 
produced Wm. Skirving, described in the Pink 
and Purple Bizarre class, and I incline to think 
from the same parent—Rifleman. The latter 
is now being distributed by Mr. C. Turner, and 
is described by him as a “ large flower of 
splendid form, with very smooth finely shaped 
petals, beautifully flaked with bright cherry 
rose,” terms which certainly do not exaggerate 
the beauty of the flower. Robin Hood differs 
very distinctly from Rob Roy in its tone of 
colour, whilst in every respect it fully equals 
the splendid qualities of the latter. 
Sibyl (Holmes). —Raised at Wakefield by 
the late Mr. Abraham Holmes, from self- 
fertilised seed of Lovely Ann, which, with an 
additional robustness and larger size it closely 
follows in its habit of flower. Its growth is 
more erect than that of the parent. A lovely 
variety, remarkable, like others of the Lovely 
Ann family, for its pure white ground, and the 
richness and distinctness of its markings. 
Petals broad, smooth, of good substance, and 
gently cupped; form fine; size large. First 
bloomed in 1869 ; sent out in 1873. During 
the past season it was remarkably fine ; like 
most of the Rose Flakes, somewhat early in 
flower. 
Tim Bobbin (Gorton). —Another of the fine 
varieties raised by Mr. Gorton, and one once 
seen in its grandest form never to be forgotten. 
A seedling from John Keet, in its best state 
it fairly eclipses that grand old variety, and 
once it is grown in quantity in the bracing 
air of the Yorkshire hills I anticipate many 
recurrences of the glorious beauty which 
marked it when shown by Mr. Gorton at 
Manchester in 1881, as to which I felt con¬ 
strained to say, it “ was the finest Rose Flake 
I had ever seen.’’ In the softer air of the 
south it does not apparently so much enjoy 
itself, yet, having been privileged to grow it 
with others of Mr. Gorton’s seedlings on trial, 
I have had some glorious flowers, and its great 
beauty will well repay the slight extra care 
needed for its full development. First bloomed 
in 1879 ; distributed by Mr. C. Turner during 
the past autumn.—E. S. Dodwell, Stanley 
Road, Oxford. 
ASPLENIUM ADIANTUM-NIGRUM 
CAUDIFOLIUM. 
W ITH this I send you a plant of what 
I-believe is a new form of Asplenium 
Adiantimi-nigrum, which though it 
cannot be deemed beautiful, is 
worthy of notice for the singularity of its 
variation. I also send a drawing of a frond, 
which will convey a definite idea of its 
character. The plant sent is one of a large 
batch which I found last year in the Dartmoor 
districts, where this form, which is strictly 
adhered to by all the plants, had entirely 
monopolised some yards in the middle of a 
stone dyke, actually ousting altogether the 
normal form which occupied in profusion both 
ends. On the other hand, though the special 
area affected by the abnormal form was 
crowded with plants of it in all stages I 
could not find a single stray one outside this 
space, a singular fact which points to some 
occult local influence, although the plants are 
perfectly constant under culture in verj 
different circumstances. 
A marked feature of the variation is the 
yellow colour of the small lobes near the 
caudation when the fronds are mature (A in 
