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flaked and pencilled with carmine; 2nd-class Cer¬ 
tificate R.H.S., April, 1882.—G. Duflield. Gloire 
de Nancy : a fine circular flower, large, full, and of 
good substance; petals slightly fimbriated, pure 
white; the best white yet obtained in this section ; 
lst-class Certificate R.H.S., and R.B.S., July, 1881. 
(Clove) Sir Archibald Grant: a very distinct and 
well-formed flower of good substance; colour a rich 
clove-crimson shaded with maroon; lst-class Cer¬ 
tificate R.H.S., May, 1880. 
Chrysanthemums (Japanese).— Lord Beacons- 
field (Salter): globular with broad incurved florets, 
salmon-red shaded with amber-yellow, the reverse 
nankeen-yellow ; remarkably distinct. Marquis of 
Lome (Salter) : reddish carmine, spotted and tipped 
with yellow; the reverse nankeen-yellow; a large 
bold semi-globular flower. Mary Major (Salter) ; 
a very beautiful large white globular flower. Rex 
rubrorum (Salter) : deep red shaded with crimson, 
the reverse pale nankeen-yellow; the finest of its 
colour yet obtained, being large, well-formed, and 
semi-globular flowers; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., 
Nov., 1881.—All sent out by Veitch & Sons. 
Of Pompons the following are early flowering:— 
Anastasio (Salter) : pink, shaded magenta, fragrant; 
a pretty sub-globose flower. Inimitabile (Salter) : 
bright amber-yellow; fine and distinct. Virginia 
(Salter): pure white; a well-formed flower, the best 
of the early-flowering whites. The following is a 
late flowering variety :— Brunette (Salter) : amber- 
yellow, shaded with reddish brown ; a compact 
well-formed flower.—All sent out by Veitch & Sons. 
Cyclamens (persicum). — Emily Little : very 
large flowers, white with deep purple mouth, the 
flowers remarkable for substance and smoothness; 
lst-class Certificate R.B.S,, March, 1882. Striata: 
flowers rosy lilac with paler edges, a very distinctly 
striate and novel form; lst-class Certificate R.B.S., 
March, 1882.—Both from H. Little. 
Dahlias. —Of Show varieties Mr. Turner will 
send out Cardinal scarlet, Celestial French white. 
Comet deep red, Critic lilac, Crown Prince buff, 
Duchess of Wellington white with crimson tips, 
Major Cornivallis West scarlet with orange shade, 
Pioneer rich glossy black, the darkest yet known.—All 
raised by Rev. C. Fellowes. Messrs. Keynes & Co. 
will send out Duke of Albany crimson, Georgina 
creamy white, George Dickson chestnut brown, 
James Stephen orange-scarlet, Joseph B. Service 
yellow, Lizzie Leicester pink pencilled. Maggie Coul 
white edged with purple, Miss M. Batchelor bright 
scarlet, William Davis light purple. Messrs. Raw¬ 
lings offer George Rawlings dark maroon. 
Of Fancy sorts we have two from Messrs. Keynes 
&Co., namely, John Forbes fawn striped with maroon, 
and Polly Sandell lemon tipped with white. 
Of Single varieties we find in Mr. Cannell’s list 
gracilis superba, gracilis fulgens, gracilis ignea, 
and gracilis cuprea , all shades of crimson scarlet or 
glowing red; gracilis lutea yellow—these all being 
forms of the elegant D. gracilis figured in our 
present number; Dido magenta rose, Guido light 
rose, Halo magenta crimson, Kero prune-purple, 
June yellow tipped with white, Tyro lilac with 
yellow zone at base, Buffalo fawn flushed with 
orange, Cato orange-scarlet, the two last forms of 
D. coccinea ; Avalanche white, Comet reddish-scarlet, 
Zulu maroon shaded crimson, New Paragon magenta, 
and Cambridge Yellow , said to be the best of all the 
yellows. 
Gladiolus. —Of this fine genus 51. Lemoine has 
raised some new hardy hybrids from G. Lemoinei 
and Marie Lemoine crossed with G. purpureo-auratus, 
and the finer varieties of G. gandavensis; they are 
hardy like their parents, and of better habit, the 
flowers have a more perfect form and are distin¬ 
guished by bolder spotting or richer colouring:— 
Cavaignac : beautiful rosy-salmon flower; lower 
divisions widely spotted maroon surrounded by 
sulphur-colour. John Thorpe : a superb plant attain¬ 
ing 4 ft. in height, beautiful bright gooseberry 
colour, spots fiery broadly edged with sulphur, all the 
divisions streaked with yellow at the centre. L'abbe 
Gregoire: violet-rose, spots of a black-violet sur¬ 
rounded with deep yellow. Lafayette .■ fl. very large, 
yellowish salmon, with very large crimson spots on 
the lower divisions. Rochambean : large salmon fl., 
lower divisions dee]) salmon spotted with purple. 
Hyacinths. —The whole of these, except when 
otherwise noted, are from the collection of Messrs. 
Veitch & Sons:— Challenger , S.R.: bright claret 
with a dark rod stripe along each segment; close, 
well formed, and excellent spike; distinct and fine; 
lst-class Certificate R.H.S., March; R.B.S., March, 
1882. Charles Dickens, D.B.: a double-flowered 
sport of this fine old single variety, and pos-'essing 
all its good qualities; flowers porcelain blue; lst- 
class Certificate R.B.S., March, 1882. Clarinda, 
S.R.: a single form of the double Duke of Albany, 
very bright and effective ; good close spike. Crinoline, 
S.R.: fleshy pink with slight rosy pink stripes; large 
bells and good spike. Delicata, S.R. : the segments 
creamy blush with a bar of pale brown along each ; 
very broad segments; distinct in character, and a fine 
spitte ; lst-class Certificate R.H S., March ; R.B.S., 
March, 1882. Diadem, S.R.: salmon-red, distinct in 
colour but small in the spike. Duke of Albany, D.R.: 
a. semidouble lively pinkish red of a pale bright shade 
with stripe of rosy red; distinct, and forms a close 
spike; lst-class Certificate R.B.S., March, 1882. 
Enchantress, S.B.: a beautiful pale greyish blue, 
whiter towards the centre; exquisitely delicate, dis¬ 
tinct and very pretty ; good spike and bells; lst-class 
Certificate R.H.8., March, 1882. General Van der 
ILeyden, S.B. : pale blue with azure blue stripes 
along the segments; large close spike.—Osborn & 
Sons. Leo, D.R. : a fine and distinct variety, 
the bells large and double, creamy-white with a 
faint streak of pale pink along each segment; 
lst-class Certificate R.H.S., March, 1882. Magnifi¬ 
cent, D.B. : a large pale blue variety, very fine bells ; 
spike somewhat irregular; very promising. Mar¬ 
guerite, S.W. : a large-belled variety, pure in colour, 
handsome in appearance, and producing a fine spike. 
Mr. Stanley, S.R : deep bright red, possessing a 
greiter depth of colour than King of the Reds ; fine 
close spike, extra fine. Orange Boven, S.Y.: pale 
yellow, the segments striped with bright reddish 
pink; distinct and very good, but requires to be 
more compact in the spike. Progress, S.B.: rich deep 
shaded violet; large full spike; a finely-shaded 
flower of great beauty. Purity, S.W. : a fine white 
variety in the way of Mont Blanc, but with larger 
and stouter bells, fine spike.— Safratio, S.Y.: pale 
creamy yellow; good bells and spike. Sparkler, 
S.B. : deep violet blue with white throat; bells 
small, spike good ; very pretty and striking. Sunrise, 
S.R.: a bright red variety in the way of Vuurbaak, 
close spike, very bright. Surprise, S.B.: pale violet, 
with dark stripe, distinct in character, but some what 
dull-looking. The Sultan, S.R. : glowing claret- 
purple ; fine bells, but loose spike.—Osborn & Sons. 
Pelargoniums.— The following new Show 
varieties are announced by Mr. Turner, all with one 
exception raised by Mr. Foster:— Chivalrous rose 
maroon spot, Daphne deep rose maroon spot, 
Devotion cherry rose, Florence crimson, light 
centre, Margaret rosy purple and dark maroon, 
Martial (Brehaut) rich crimson and maroon, 
Monarch crimson purple black top, Ragon d’Or 
scarlet, Sunbeam bright scarlet. The Abbot dark 
with narrow crimson edire. 
Mr. Turner’s new Fancy varieties are :— Mrs. 
Beck lake, Mrs. Douglas rose, Mrs. Foster rosy- 
