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REGISTER OF KO\^LTIES. 
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F, D. Horner, a grand flower, very handsome and 
finely marked. 
Breeder Tflips. 
Class X. 6 dissimilar, tioo of each class. —1st, Bev. 
F. D. Horner, who had—Bizarres : Sir J. Paxton 
and William Lea. Byblcemens: Talisman and A'lh- 
mole’s Seedling. Boses: Lady Grosvenor and Mr. 
Barlow. 2nd, Mr. J. Wood, with Mr. Barlow, 
Surpasse-le-Grand, Mabel, Sir J. Paxton, Alice 
Grey, and Ashmole’s 112. 3rd, Mr. J. Kitchen. 
4tb, Mr. J. Tnurstan. 5th, Mr. S. Barlow. 6th, 
Mr. J. Morris. 
Class XI. 3 dissimilar, one of each class. —1st, 
Mr. Wood, with Annie McGregor, Alice Grey, and 
Sir J. Paxton. 2nd, Mr. Woolley, with Adonis, 
Mabel, and Sulphur. 3rd, Mr. Kitchen, with Sir J. 
Paxton, Hetty Barber, and Burlington. 4th, Mr. S. 
Barlow, with Criterion, Glory of Stakebill, and 
Annie McGregor. 5th, Mr. Thurstan. 6th, Mr. 
Woolfenden. 
Class XII. Single Blooms in classes —The best 
W'ere as follows :—Bizarre breeders : Mr. S. Sharplev, 
with John Brook; 2nd, Mr. J. Woolfenden, with 
Excelsior; 3rd, Mr. S. Sharpley; 4th, Mr. S. Barlow. 
Bose breeders: 1st, Mr. W. Kitchen, with Mabel; 
2nd, Mr. W. Kitchen, with Lady Grosvenor; 3rd, 
Mr. J. M^ood; 4th, Mr. W. Prescott. B 3 'bloemen 
breeders: 1st, Bev. F. D. Horner, wdth Ashmole’s 
Seedling ; 2nd, Mr. J. Morris; 3rd, Mr. J. Thur¬ 
stan ; 4th, Mr. J. Baker. 
Class A.III. Best Breeder of any class. —The pre¬ 
mier breeder Tulip was a fine orange Bizarre, 
Hepworth’s 27a, shown by Mr. S. Barlow, clean 
j’ellow base, fine in colour, and perfect in form. 
After the show the usual dinner was par¬ 
taken of, and the usual business transacted. 
Then the following resolution w'as proposed 
by Mr. Thurstan : “ That the members of the 
Royal National Tulip Society desire to express 
their deepest regret that the impaired health of 
their esteemed friend Samuel Barlow, Esq., 
compels him to retire from the positions of 
Honorary Treasurer and Secretary of their 
Society, which offices he has for such a length¬ 
ened period filled with so much satisfaction ; 
and they sincerely hope that he will soon be 
restored to his usual health, and be enabled to 
officiate in his capacity of President for many 
years to come. The Society especially unani¬ 
mously desires to ofier, with these best wishes, 
their most cordial thanks to him for the 
services of Treasurer aud Secretary, which he 
has so freely and faithfully given to the Royal 
National Tulip Society.” The resolution was 
carried unanimously. J. W. Bentley, 
lion. Sec., Royal National Tulip Society. 
REGISTER OF NOVELTIES. 
NEM" FLO WEBS. 
Begonias (Tuberous), Double-flowered.— 
General Gordon, rich carmine-crimson, flowers large, 
full, and very d )uble. T. IIewett,nfio& variety with 
large and full brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers; ]st- 
class Certificates to both, B.B.S., May 21; J. Laing 
& Co. Canary Bird, with large and very pretty 
double flowers of a soft canarj* yellow, habit dwarf 
and sturdy; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., June 10; 
J. Laing & Co. Lucy Lemoine, colour white, flowers 
large, and quite rosette-like ; a fine addition to this 
section. Madame Castaigney, flowers purplish-rose, 
large and fully double, distinct and fine; Ist-class 
Certificate to both the latter sorts, B.H.S., June 10; 
H. Canned & Sons. 
Begonias (Tuberous), Single-flowered.— 
Mrs. Weekes, pure white, with a distinct mar^iin of 
rosy-pink, large stout flowers of the finest form. 
Ber Majesty, delicate blush flushed with rose-pink, 
large and handsome. Listinction, a beautiful variety 
with large crimson flowers, passing to white towards 
the centre. Mr. A. Forbes, vivid crimson, large and 
very fine. Countess of Chesterfield, carmine-crimson, 
very large, and of fine shape ; Ist-class Certificate to 
each of the foregoing, B.B.S., May 21; J. Laing & Co. 
Caladiums. — Baron Jaones de Rothschild, leaves 
crimson, veined and pencilled with a deeper tint. 
L’Aiirore, crimson, leaf broadly edged with yellowish- 
green. Miltraud, leaves crimson, veined with red ; 
lst-c!ass Certificate to each of the foregoing, B.B.S., 
May 21; J. Laing & Co. 
Carnation.— HL P. Milner, a pure white early 
flowering Clove Carnation; flowers large, pure in 
colour, of good form, and great breadth and sub¬ 
stance of petal; excellent habir, and very free ; Ist- 
class Certificate B.H.S., May 27 ; Veitch & Sons. 
Gaillardias. —The following new varieties are 
offered by Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport:— 
Abantis, bronze; Aristaia, yellow; Babilis, crim¬ 
son, yellow edge; Baton, small yellow; Bicolor, 
yellow, copper centre ; Canihasis, yellow; Cleopatra, 
gold colour, crimson centre ; Crocea, lemon yellow, 
fine shape ; Democrates, lemon yellow; Demosthenes, 
scarlet with a golden edge ; Electra, yellow ; Ergias, 
small crimson, yellow edge ; Eurytes,\em.o'a ; Faustus, 
crimson, gold edge; Gem, scarlet, yellow edge; 
Gluck, yellow, crimson centre; Gold Prince, gold 
colour; Goliath, very large yellow; Grandfiora, 
red, yellow edge; Icarius, yellow, brick centre; 
Leonidas, crimson, edged yellow; Magnifica, large 
crimson, yellow edge; Nestor, crimson, yellow edge; 
Paccius, yellow, brown centre; Pamphos, yellow, 
brown centre; Pandarus, lemon-yellow; Pelops, 
crimson, yellow edge; Perilla, lemon yellow ; Pro- 
cula, yellow, red centre; Quieta, yellow, hronze 
centre; Rhamnes, orange, red centre; Rlchardsoni, 
yellow, brown centre ; Roscius, orange, red centre ; 
Stellata, yellow, red centre; Speciosa, yellow; 
Tarsus, yellow ; Thunis, yellow; Tinea, yellow, crim¬ 
son centre ; ZJitfca,yellow,crimson centre; Valentia, 
yellow, bronze centre, some quilled petals ; Valeria, 
yellow, quilled petals; Velleda, yellow, bronze centre ; 
Vestula, quilled lemon yellow; Waterloo, crimson, 
yellow edge ; Xanthe, gold, red centre. 
Gloxinias. — Beauty, a charming erect-flowered 
variety, purple throat, edged with white, and pro¬ 
fusely spotted. George Amtr, crimson, edged with 
w'bite and finely spotted ; very large, fine shape and 
texture. Mr. Coomber, crimson, edged with white, 
and profusely spotted with carmine, very handsome ; 
Ist-class Certificate B.B S., May 21; J. Laing & Co. 
Flambeau, a very handsome erect-flowered variety of 
a brilliant carmine-scarlet colour; extra fine; J. 
Veitch & Sons. 
Kalmia latifOLIA, major splendent, an old but 
scarce variety, differing from the type in haying 
larger and deeper coloured flowers; the colour bright 
cherry-red in the bud state ; paler wheu expanded ; 
Ist-class Certificate BH.S., June 10; B.B.S., June 
18 ; Veitch & Sons. 
Mimulus moschatus. Cloth of Gold, a very 
dwarf growing variety of the musk, forming a dense 
carpet-like mass only two or three inches high, the 
mass of foliage studded with numerous large bright 
yellow flowers; very finely perfumed; Ist-class 
Certificate B.H.S., June 10 ; B. Dean. 
PjEONIES, Single Herbaceous. — The following 
varieties raised by Messrs. Kelway & Son are 
now being offered;— jibianus, creamy white; 
Abrupolis, pink; Abolani, purplish rose; Abolus, 
