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THE FLOEIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[October, 
Empress Eugenie (Kirtland). —Light edge 
rose. Another variety by the same raiser, 
and I assume from the same parentage ; very 
pleasing in its colour, and with a good series 
of guard petals, hut the centres are too narrow 
to qualify the flower for a high place in its 
class, though I am glad to say this fault, so 
marked during my cultivation of it at Clapham, 
has been greatly modifled since I came to Ox¬ 
ford. Thus we have illustrated, what a learned 
brother very properly describes as the “ idio¬ 
syncrasies ” of the tribe. 
Esther Minnie (Dodwell). —Heavy rose 
edge ; a seedling from Fanny Helen, this 
variety has the tine qualities of the parent, 
with nearly double its fullness, and an increased 
size. Colour, bright rose pink, on a ground 
of perfect purity. Will I think be a great 
favourite when well grown. First bloomed in 
the wet, ungenial year of 1879, when we saved 
one piping only of the stock ; sent out last 
autumn. 
Ethel [Felloives). —A light or medium- 
feathered edge rose; raised at Shotesham 
Kectory. A most lovely variety, having a 
finely formed petal well continued to the crown, 
with a rich lustrous white, fine texture, and a 
bright marginal colour of a most winsome rose. 
A good grower ; altogether one of the best of 
the Shotesham seedlings, fine as many are. 
First bloomed in 1870 ; sent out in 1874. 
Evelyn (Felloives). — Light-edged rose* 
another of the Shotesham seedlings; a light 
wire edge, with a good broad petal well con¬ 
tinued to the crown ; pure white, good sub¬ 
stance, and smooth. Sent out in 1882. 
Fanny Helen (Wu'cw).— Heavy rose edge ; 
a fine variety. By the same raiser as Mrs. 
Niven, purple edge, from seed harvested by 
Mr. Kobert Marris, who believes Fanny Helen 
sprang from Elise. Well done, and at her 
best, Fanny is most beautiful, having a 
grandly formed petal, an exquisite marginal 
colour, fine texture, an irreproachable white 
ground, and smoothness both of surface and 
edge. It has too few petals to realise perfect 
form, nevertheless, and for some time to come, 
the variety will be indispensable in a well 
assorted collection. Sent out in 1874. 
Favourite (Liddinifton). — Light salmon 
edge ; raised at Thame some few years since, 
but unknown to the general cultivator until 
brought by Mr. Anstiss, of Brill, to the exhibi¬ 
tion of the National Carnation and Picotee 
Society in grand form on July 22, where it 
obtained first prize in its class and approved 
itself a first-class variety. It was shown also 
in Mr. Anstiss’ stand of six picotees to which 
was awarded the first prize. 
Lady Holmesdale (Schofield). — Heavy- 
edged rose ; by the raiser of Master Nicho'l ; 
light purple edge. Sent to me in the autumn 
of 1882 by Mr. George Eudd, as one of the 
best of the class, a character, I think, when 
well done it will fairly sustain. Full sized, 
good white, smooth, with a broad well-formed 
petal throughout, and a solid margin of pale 
rose, it makes a capital back row flower. 
A good grower. Sent out I believe in 1881. . 
Lady Louisa (Abercromhie). — Narrow- 
edged heavy rose ; a very distinct and desir¬ 
able sort, w'anting only size to give it a very 
high place in the class. At Clapham I had 
much difificulty in keeping this variety, and as 
I note it is dropped from Mr. Turner’s list, I 
suppose it must be considered delicate, but it 
appears by comparison to enjoy the Oxford 
air. Sent out in 1878. 
Louisa (Addis). —Heavy-edged rose. A 
strong growing, and probably very useful sort 
to the general cultivator, but far below the 
refinement possessed by the majority in its 
class, as developed that is by me, but Mr. 
John Ball expressed a very high opinion of it 
prior to sending it to me, and I note it is 
recorded in Mr. Turner’s list as “ fine.” 
L’Elegant (Bodwell ).—Light wire-edged 
salmon scarlet. A seedling from Ann Lord, 
light purple edge ; it repeats its parent in all 
save colour, and -were that colour a bright rose 
instead of the tint which always diminishes 
instead of adding brilliancy to the white ground, 
it would be one of the finest varieties of its 
class. As it is, it is the best light-edged 
salmon-scarlet. 
Miss Flowby (Flowdy ).—Light salmon edge. 
A variety sent to me by Mr. Flowdy, of Gates- 
head-on-Tyne, in the autumn of 1882. A 
break, as I am informed, from Miss Wood, 
which it follows in all points, save that the 
colour is a narrow' wire instead of the slight 
feathering developed in Miss Wood. 
Miss Gorton (Dodwell). —Light-edged rose. 
A seedling from Ethel, but with a wire-edge 
band of bright rose ; sent out in 1881 as the 
best light-edged rose I had then bloomed, a 
description I see no reason to recall at this 
time. It has the finely shaped petal and form 
of Ethel, with its beautiful wdiite ground, and 
a solid band of colour on the margin in place 
of the feathered edge of the parent. 
Miss Horner (Lord). —Heavy-edged rose. 
Mr. Rudd says in his latest list, “ the best of 
its class,” and in reviewing the Picotee bloom 
of 1876, I remarked, “ undoubtedly the belle 
of the class.” Well done, indeed, especially 
in the colour-giving atmosphere of the York¬ 
shire hills. Miss Horner is superb ; full, fine 
in form, and of good size ; petal broad, smooth, 
of rich texture, and the highest refinement; 
marginal colour of bright rose, evenly laid on, 
and the white ground without spot or bar. 
Raised from seed taken from Ivirtland’s Elise, 
set with pollen from Flower of the Day. First 
bloomed in 1873 ; sent out in 1877. A good 
grower. Early in bloom. 
