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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[September, 
stem ; height averaging from ten to twelve 
inches. Leaves few, erect, of rounded form 
and slightly cupped, very smooth and even, of 
a deep green colour, with a thick coating of 
bloom and a few white Venations. Hearts 
small, formed very quickly, of an ovate form 
with a rounded top, very firm and solid. 
Summer and winter use. To be sown in 
spring. One of the synonyms of this variety 
is the Small Oxheart; and the Tom Thumb 
Early Dwarf is a selected variety of very fine 
quality. 
Little Pixie (Fig. 2). —Plant of very small 
close compact growth averaging about eight 
inches in height. Leaves short, rounded, 
smooth, of a light green colour. Hearts large 
for the size of the plant, of conical form, with 
a broad base and rounded points, forming very 
early, and of excellent quality. Good for late 
summer and autumn use. Sow in spring; 
may be planted fifteen inches apart. This is 
the Small Oxheart of the French, and also 
bears the synonyms of Early Oxheart and Early 
Normandy. That known as Louviers is a 
somewhat larger form, but a very fine selection. 
Early Heartwell (Fig. 3). —This is an 
early stock of the Nonpariel, a very fine type 
of Cabbage, described as being dwarf in habit, 
seldom exceeding twelve inches in height, and 
of close compact growth. Leaves light green, 
of medium size, rounded at the point, some¬ 
what cockled and crumpled. Hearts of broad 
conical form, from four to six inches in 
diameter, formed very early, very firm and 
solid, and of excellent quality. One of the 
most esteemed of Cabbages for general use. 
Of this, as already remarked, the Heartwell 
is a very fine close-growing early stock. 
Wheeler’s Imperial belongs to the same cate¬ 
gory. 
WiNNiGSTADT (Fig. 4).—A Very distinct and 
excellent Cabbage for both summer and autumn 
use, which should be sown in August or very 
early in spring. Plant of medium size on 
short thick stem. Leaves, the outer ones, 
large spreading, smooth, very thick and fleshy, 
of a deep green colour with a heavy bloom. 
Hearts very large, broad, conical, and sharply 
pointed, the point frequently twisted some¬ 
what on one side, very solid, and of excellent 
quality. This sort may bo specially recom¬ 
mended for its hardiness. 
NEW CAENATIONS AND PICOTEES. 
HE National Exhibitions, North and 
South, are now over, and they have 
afibrded us an opportunity to compare 
the new varieties not yet sent out, 
with those already in the hands of the growers. 
It is absolutely necessary that there should 
be two exhibitions, one in the north, and 
another in the south. Even then there is 
some difficulty in fixing a correct date, as 
the seasons vary. It has been found, how¬ 
ever, after a very long experience, that any 
date within a few days of the 20th of July is 
the best for London ; and the first week in 
August is the best date for Manchester. Of 
course when it is found that the flowers are 
likely to be too early or too late, some effort 
must be made to retard them or push them 
on, as may be deemed necessary. I have 
frequently noticed at Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
the ability shown by amateurs of small means 
in getting their Carnations and Picotees in 
to the date fixed ; whether the exhibitions 
are early or late, they always seem to be able 
to present their flowers in good condition. I 
judged their stands one year in September, 
and an excellent exhibition they made at that 
late date. This year they were able to make 
a very good display on the 23rd July, one day 
after the great exhibition in London. I saw 
no new flowers in the north, but at such an 
early date this was scarcely to be expected. 
At the London exhibition the new flowers 
exhibited show^ed a decided advance. In Car¬ 
nations Mr. Dodwell has during the last four 
or five years made more progress than some 
growers have done in a life-time. He showed 
nothing very striking amongst the Scarlet 
Bizarres. In this class Mr. Benjamin 
Simonite, of Sheffield, gained the highest 
award with a new flower named Joseph Cross- 
land, grown at Great Gearies. It obtained 
the first prize and a First-class Certificate ; the 
scarlet and maroon flakes on a good white 
ground are very rich and decided. The second 
prize was awarded to a variety raised and 
exhibited by Mr. Dodwell named H. A. Bolt, 
it has broad flakes of light scarlet and maroon 
on a good white ground. In the Crimson 
Bizarre class, a number of good seedlings 
were exhibited, by far the best being Mrs. 
Francis Whitbourn (Dodwell), grown at and 
