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improvement on the older and long-favoured Alarm, 
which is superseded by it. 
Henry Winthrop Sargent. —A very fine variety, 
producing grand trusses of flowers, of a splendid 
crimson-rose, bold in truss and in foliage, and one 
of the most telling varieties grown. 
James Marshall Brooks. —The fine variety now 
figured, having flowers of a rich crimson, thickly 
dotted with bronzy-green spots on the upper seg¬ 
ment ; the trusses magnificent. 
Kettledrum.—O ne of the hardiest amongst the 
hardy, a rich deep purplish-tinted rose, which 
stands out everywhere striking and effective. 
Lady Armstrong. —One of the most fascinating 
sorts, bearing immense compact conical trusses of 
largo flowers, the colour of which is a light but 
sparkling brilliant rose, with a light blotch marked 
with small black spots, very distinct and beautiful. 
Lady Clermont. —A very superior variety, pro¬ 
ducing fine trusses of deep rosy-crimson flowers, 
with a conspicuous dark blotch. 
Lady Grey Egerton. —Remarkable for its im¬ 
mense compact trusses of blush-coloured flowers, 
which are of the largest size. 
Lucretia. —A noble variety, with fine foliage and 
bold flower-trusses; the blossoms are pale in the 
centre, with a margin of magenta-rose, and marked 
with bronzy-yellowish spots on the upper segment. 
Michael Waterer. —One of the good old sorts, 
always conspicuous from its finely shaped, rich 
crimson, slightly spotted flowers. 
Mrs. John Clutton. —The most beautiful hardy 
white Rhododendron in cultivation, remaining longer 
in bloom than any other variety ; it is of a hardy 
vigorous character, though less bold in the foliage 
than some other kinds. 
Mrs. F. Hankey. —A splendid variety of recent 
acquisition, which has broad bold foliage, and large 
compact trusses of flowers of a deep rosy-pink, 
somewhat paler in the centre, and having a con¬ 
spicuous blotch of black spots on the upper seg¬ 
ment. It is a beautiful variety, and a very decided 
advance on Lady Eleanor Cathcart, and some two or 
three shades deeper in colour. 
Mrs. G. W. Heneage. — A fine variety, with 
flowers of purplish-rose colour, having a light 
centre; distinct in character. 
Mrs. R. S. Holford.—A grand sort, with fine leaf 
and bold trusses, of very bright, distinct, salmony- 
scarlet flowers, having a dotted blotch of medium 
density. 
Mrs. H. Ingersoll. —A distinct sort, of fine habit, 
with splendid foliage and bright rosy-scarlet flowers, 
having a -well-marked blotch of bronzy-green spots, 
which renders it very attractive. 
Mrs. Milner. —A fine sort, remarkable for its 
bright, rich, rosy-crimson colour. 
Mrs. Joseph Shuttleworth.— A most excellent 
ON PERFECTION OF 
E have been requested to reprint, from 
the Midland Florist for 1847, Dr. 
Hardy’s dissertation on “ Perfection 
of Form in the Tulip,” for the benefit of the 
younger race of florists. The subject was at 
that time much debated, but Dr. Hardy’s 
papers completely settled the question, and his 
standard has since then been universally 
accepted:— 
“ It is now about three hundred years since 
the Tulip was first introduced into this country, 
hardy sorb, forming a good bush, and an equally 
good standard, and bearing compact trusses of 
finely-shaped flowers, which are of a rich rosy 
crimson, with a white blotch on the upper segment, 
the blotch being almost covered by black spots; the 
effect of this dash of white in lighting up the centre 
of the flower is marvellous. 
Old Port.—A rich plum-purple, indispensable, 
both for its merit as a flower, its hardiness as a 
shrub, and its distinctness of character. 
Purity. —A very telling variety, one of the best 
whites, with a faint blotch of yellowish spots on the 
upper segment. 
Roseum elegans. —One of the earliest varieties 
of this race. Its fine foliage and somewhat drooping 
habit render it exceedingly ornamental, while the 
flowers, if not possessing the large size and the rich 
spotting of more recent kinds, are at least bright 
and cheerful in hue, and abundantly profuse. In 
growth it is a model of what a standard Rhododen¬ 
dron should be, having a sufficiently sturdy stem, a 
dense well-balanced head, with a somewhat depend¬ 
ent habit in the branches, and abundant clusters of 
warm, rosy-lilac flowers. It is always telling on 
account of its excellent habit. 
Sappho.— A grand and striking variety, large and 
bold in the flower and truss, the colour a clear white, 
with a large blotch on the upper segment, so dark 
as to appear black by contrast; nothing can be more 
effective and attractive. 
Scipio. —Is remarkable for its dense leafage and 
its abundant, large, compact flower-trusses of a rosy- 
pink, marked on the upper segment by a rich black 
blotch. It forms a noble standard plant, with 
massive head, fully furnished with compact trusses 
of flowers, and what is of equal importance, viewing it 
as an ornamental evergreen, furnished with bold, 
enduring foliage, in such a way that the branches are 
always densely clothed with them. 
Sigismund Rucker. —One of the grandest of 
Rhododendrons, with fine laurel-like, frost-proof 
foliage, and immense trusses of well-arranged 
flowers, whidh are of a rich pucy-rose, and bear a 
dense blotch of closely set black spots, which render 
it thoroughly distinct and attractive. We regard 
this as being probably the finest hardy Rhododendron 
ever raised. 
Sir J. Sebright. —An old but beautiful and 
effective variety, and very distinct. The flowers 
are rich purple, with a bronzy blotch. 
Stella. —A very handsome flower, of a pale rose, 
with intensely dark blotch. 
Sylvia. —A fine purplish-rose, with the greenish- 
brown blotch very conspicuous. 
Vauban. —A handsome variety, bearing noble 
trusses of soft, reddish-lilac flowers, having a very 
conspicuous blotch of bronzy-yellow spots on the 
upper segment.—T. Moore. 
FORM IN THE TULIP. 
and in consequence of tlie high estimation in 
which it has always been held, great attention 
has been paid to its improvement, not only in 
the purity of its ground-colours and the style 
of its coloured forms or markings, but espe¬ 
cially, also, in the symmetry of its outline and 
the general form of its cup, or flower. No one 
now thinks of discussing the merits of any par¬ 
ticular variety without first describing its form, 
and the importance attached to it is abund¬ 
antly testified by the influence it exercises over 
the censors’ decisions at our public exhibitions. 
“ We, therefore, should naturally conclude 
