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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[August, 
results, but continue to offer inducements for 
effecting what is very desirable, namely, a 
new break, or a new combination, from 
amongst the many-featured species of this 
popular genus. 
New Large-flowered (Show) Varieties :— 
(3). 1st, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, with Zealot, bright 
orange, lower petals slightly veined with dark, rich 
dark top petals, very effective; Veteran, salmon-pink 
lower petals, flushed with orange, and having slight 
blotches of dark ; large dark top petals ; very free and 
tine form ; and Royal Review, dark salmon-pink 
lower petals, with crimson pencillings ; very fine 
dark top petals; large and free. (1). 1st, Mr. C. 
Turner, with Cromwell (Poster), rich pale orange- 
scarlet lower petals, fine dark top petals, white 
throat, fine form, and highly effective. In this 
class Mr. Little staged Britomart (Beck), bright 
orange-crimson lower petals, dark top petals, free 
and showy. 
New Small-flowered (Fancy) Varieties:— 
(3). 1st, Mr. C. Turner, with Flossie Thompson, 
rosy-pink, paling to pink on the margins, con¬ 
spicuous white throat, very novel and distinct; 
Indian Chief, dark claret, marbled with crimson, 
salmony-maroon upper petals, conspicuous white 
throat; and Irene, blush lower petals, with slight 
bright rose spot, pink upper petals, with rosy blotch, 
very pretty and delicate. 
New Large-flowered Decorative Varieties : 
—(3). 1st, H. Little, Esq., Hillingdon (Mr. Wiggins 
gr.), with Aurora, pink low T er petals, orange-pink 
upper petals, dark blotch, handsomely fringed flowers, 
very free, good habit; Brilliant (Luke), rich orange- 
scarlet, dark top petals, very bright and effective; 
and Rose Superb (Little), pale pinkish-rose lower 
petals, slight blotch on each petal, dark top petals, 
large, fine form, and very free. Mr. W. Brown, 
Hendon, staged Reliance, rose lower petals, with 
slight dark blotch, dark top petals; Herald, dull 
crimson blotched with dark on each petal; and 
Vesuvius, bright rosy scarlet, dark top petals, very 
free and effective, all raised by himself. 
in the remaining classes, for Double-flowered 
Zonals, Ivy-leaved, Single Zonals and Hybrids, there 
was either no entry or no award. 
Section II. Specimen Plants. 
6 Large-flowered (Show) in 8-in. pots 
1st, Henry Little, Esq., with good specimens of 
Sultana, Illuminator, Prince Leopold, Claribel, Sea¬ 
ting Sun (Jackson), pale bright orange-salmon, very 
bright and free ; and Victory. 2nd, Mr. C. Turner, 
witn smaller but fresh specimens of Prince Leopold, 
Claribel, Amethyst, very dark claret-purple, extra 
fine ; Victory, very fine ; Modesty, and Illuminator. 
18 Large-flowered (Show) in 6-in. pots :— 
A closely contested class, the victory resting with the 
smaller but fresher plants. 1st, Mr. Turner, with 
Illuminator, Plorenee, Invincible, very fine; Ruth, 
deep pink, very pleasing; Martial, Magician, Ritualist, 
large and very fine; Victory, Amethyst, Joe, Sir W. 
Scott, The Baron, very fine ; Fortitude, Rayon d’Or, 
rich orange-crimson, very fine ; Counless, soft p ink, 
very pleasing; Margarer, very fine; Royal Review, 
very fine; and Chivalrous. 2nd, H. Little, Esq., 
with Hermit (Beck), Eaust, Snowflake, a beautiful 
white variety; Emperor "William, Prince Leopold, 
Dauntless, very line shape; Gloriana (Beck), Ruth 
Little (Jackson), very bright and pleasing; Valiant, 
Fireball (Poster), very brilliant in colour; Claribel, 
Joe, Rosalind, Fortitude, very line ; Thebais (Beck), 
rich crimson, very striking ; Sultana, Amethyst, very 
distinct and striking; and Formosa (Foster). 
6 Small-flowered (Fancy) in 6-in. pots 
1st, Mr. Turner, with Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Hart, Electra, 
Princess Teck, Lady Carington, very delicate and 
pretty; and Mr. Pottle, very fine. 
6 Large-flowered Decorative in 8-in. pots : 
—These make very attractive exhibition plants, on 
account of their varied and striking colours, and free 
habit. 1st, II. Little, Esq., with Robina (Hayes), 
Duchesse de Moray, Harlequin (Hayes), Madame 
Tbibaut (Lomoine), a very pretty variety spottod 
with carmine-pink; Duchess of Edinburgh, and 
Triomphe de St. Mande. 2nd, Mr. C. Turner, with 
Digby Grand, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince of 
"Wales, Venus, Duchess of Bedford, and Triomphe de 
St. Mande. 
18 Large-flowered Decorative in 6-in. pots : 
—One of the most striking features of the show. 
1st, H. Little, Esq., with nicely flowered examples 
of Sir J. Outram, white, each petal spotted with 
dark, very fine; Marie Malet, Reamie (Jackson), 
rich orange salmon, very fine and striking ; Robina 
(Hayes), Lady Isabel, pale lilac-purple, with slight 
rosy spot on the lower, and a dark blotch on the 
upper petals—very distinct in character; Improved 
Triomphe de St. Mande, a deep crimson-coloured 
variety, of a showy character; Volonte Nationale, 
white, with a circle of orange-pink spots, wdiite 
throat and margin, very fine ; Comtesse de Choiseul, 
large white, very fine; Multiflora (Jaokson), rich 
shaded carmine, dark top petals, very fine; Poiteau, 
a fine purple-flowered variety; Mrs. Totten (Laurence), 
white, writh a slight red spot on the lower petals, 
black spot on upper petals, very pretty; Princess of 
"Wales, Claude do Bucknolt, Bracelet, and Digby 
Grand. 
6 Zonal in 8-in. pots :—1st, Mr. J. Catlin, gr. 
to Mrs. Lermitte, Finchley, with large specimens of 
Rev. Mr. Atkinson, rich crimson, with fully one 
hundred trusses of bloom; Ouida (Denny), cerise- 
scarlet ; Fanny Catlin, salmon, very fine ; Cymbeline, 
bright scarlet, very fine ; Alice Burton, pink, and 
Fanny Thorpe—the last four of Mr. Gatlin’s raising. 
2nd, Henry Little, Esq., with smaller hut finely 
grown bushy plants, carrjing from twelve to 
eighteen trusses of bloom, of Gathorne Hardy, 
Atala, and Ivanlioe, scarlet; Hetty and Mr. Patchett, 
cerise; and Olive Carr, pink. 
18 Zonal in 6-in. pots :—1st, H. Little, Esq., 
writh nice bushy specimens of North Star, Leander, 
Guinea, Golden Glory, Aphrodite, Mrs. Bennett, 
Romeo, Irene, Rigoletto, Beatrice — shades of 
crimson; Advance and Marechal McMahon— 
cerise and scarlet; Sophia Birkin, Evening Star, 
and Polly King—salmon ; and Puma Donna, 
white. 
6 Doddle-flowered Zonal in 8-in. pots : —1st, 
Mr. Catlin, with fla'ly trained specimens of Gor¬ 
geous, with at least fifty fine trusses of bloom ; Mons. 
Thibaut, with nearly one hundred trusses; Depute 
Viox, fine dark crimson: Lively, Devotion, and 
Dauntless. 2nd, Mr. "W. Meadmore, Romford, with 
Souvenir de Castile, Eugene Baudouin, Cassimir 
Pierre, Azim, Depute Varroy, and M. Littre, smaller 
plants, but nicely bloomed. 
18 Double-flowerfd Zonal in 6-in pots :— 
1st, H. Little, Esq., with nicely grown bushy 
bloomed specimens of TV r . E. Gladstone, P. Raspail, 
Mons. G. Lowagie. J. C. Rodbard, and Gambetta, 
shades of scarlet"; Grand Chancellor Faidherbe, Roi 
des Violets, Henry Cannell, and Aglaia,. dark 
crimson and purple; Dr. Jacoby, M. A. Dupuis, and 
BarthelemySt.-IIilai re, salmon; Urania, Jules Simon, 
Paul Bert, and Eugene Baudouin, pink and purple. 
2nd, Messrs. J. Saltmarsh & Sons, Chelmsford, 
whose leading sorts were Lord E. Cecil, Sultan, Le 
Phare, C. H. "Wagner, "Wonderful, Madame Thibaut, 
Lucie Lomoine, and Mrs. Arthur Lattey. 
