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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[October, 
s.f., a sport from Admiral Curzon of great excellence; 
like Sportsman, of a similar origin, it is bright and 
fine in a high degree. Scarlet Keet, S.F., a seedling 
from John Keet, R.F., which it follows closely in 
habit, shape, and constancy, the colour only varying. 
Smike , s.B., a fancy S.B., of grand properties, the 
colours rich and well distribute!, smo nh, and of 
fine form; it would be one of the finest S.B.’s but 
for a pouncy white, which, nevertheless, for the 
home stage and general purposes adds to its effect. 
Tom Brown, S.R., a medium sized flower of the 
Curzon type, very richly marked with brilliant 
colours on a good white; smooth and of fine form. 
Tom Foster, P.P.B., a dark thin flower, but with 
grandly marked petals of fine form and substance. 
Tom Power, s.B., a seedling from Sportsman, s.f., 
large, fine in form, smooth, and boldly marked 
witti rich scarlet on dark maroon ; an early bloomer. 
T. S. Ware, p.p.b., a seedling from Thomas Moore, 
but fuller and lighter in colour than the parent; an 
extra tine variety.—The foregoing are all seedlings 
raised bv Mr. E. S. Dodwell. 
Amongst Decorative Carnations we have Mary 
Morris, a very pleasing pale rose-pink self, p^ler at 
the edges, but remarkable for its vig >rous growth 
and free-flowering properties; lst-class Certificate 
R.H.S., Aug. 22.—H. G. Smyth. 
Dahlias (Show) :— Beauty of the Grove, a very 
striking variety for garden decoration, but somewhat 
deficient in show properties; the colour is lilac at 
the base, flushed at the edge with purplish-lake. 
Commended for its colour, Nat. Dahlia Soo., Sept. 
8.—G. St. Pierre Harris. Condor, a fine show 
flower, of grand build, large symmetrical and high 
centred, the colour a distinct and striking shade 
of pale reddish buff; lst-class Certificate Nat. 
Dahlia Sic., Sept. 8.—Keynes & Co. Bari of 
Ravensworth, a large show flower of a remarkable 
colour, a very pale rosy-buff or fawn ; it is said to be 
a sport from Vice-President; lst-class Certificate 
Nat. Dahlia Soe., Sept. 8.—Harkness & Sons. IIope, 
a large and attractive show flower, of correct 
form, and of a highly pleasing shade of soft bright 
lilac-ruse colour; lst-class Certificate Nat. Dahlia 
Soc., Sept. 8—Keynes & Co. James Gilbert, a fine 
show crimson variety, with a dark maroon centre.— 
Rawlings Bros. John Henshaw, a beautifully formed 
globular show flower, of about medium size as shown, 
with a perfect centre, the colour an interne purplish 
claret; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Sept. 12.— 
Rawlings Bros. Senator, a splendid solid show 
flower of remarkable excellence, being of great depth 
and superbly finished, the colour rich purple suffused 
with magenta rose; lst-class Certificate Nat. 
Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8.—Keynes & Co. Sir B. 
Seymour, a promising show flower of a deep maroon. 
—Rawlings Bros. 
Of new Pompon Dahlias we have:— Favourite, 
a very fine shaded crimson, of perfect symmetry; lst- 
class Certificate Nat. Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8. Gem, a 
dwarf growing and superb variety; free blooming,and 
a perfect gem, the blooms faultless in form, and closely 
symmetrical, of the richest crimson-scarlet; lst-class 
Certificate Nat. Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8. Isabel, a pale 
scarlet of exquisite neatness and symmetry ; lst-class 
certificale Nat. Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8. Little Duchess, 
a charming variety, with small neat globular blooms 
tipped with shaded crimson ; lst-class Certificate Nat. 
Daida Soc., Sept. 8. Mabel, a variety with neat 
symmetrical blooms of a pleasing pale lilac colour; 
lst-class Certificate Nat. Dahlia Soo., Sept. 8.—All 
free and dwarf in habit, and all from C. Turner. 
Some of the best New Single Dahlias which have 
been exhibited are:— Acquisition, a very handsome 
and distinct variety, the colour crimson with a mar¬ 
ginal band of orange red which has a very pleasing 
effect; lst-olass Certificate Nat. Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8. 
—Keynes & Co. Christine, a large-flowered variety 
of goodshape, rather concave, the colour a charmingly 
delicate clear ro^e-pink, something like that of 
Christine Pelargonium, quite novel in character; 
lst-cla-s Certificate Nat.Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8 ; lt.H.S., 
Sept. 12.—T. S. Ware. Fvening Star, large and 
well formed, slightly recurved, velvety maroon crim¬ 
son ; lst-class Certificate Nat. Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8. 
—Keynes & Co. Pantaloon, remarkably distinct 
and attractive, the blooms rather small, maroon- 
crimson tipped and flamed with a bar of blush white; 
lst-class Certificate Nat. Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8.—T. S. 
Ware. Ruby King, a finely-shuped large flower of 
a very bright ruby shaded with rose, clear and dis¬ 
tinct ; lst-class Certificate R.H.S, Sept. 12. — 
Hooper & Co. White Star, a neat slightly reflexed 
flower of moderate size, well formed, and remarkably 
pleasing in style, so far as the cut flowers were con¬ 
cerned ; opening pure white, becoming tinged with 
pink; lst-class Certificate Nat. Dahlia Soc., Sept. 8. 
—T. S. Ware. 
Pansies (fancy): — Archibald Bowe, creamy 
white ground with dark maroon blotch ; lst-class 
Certificate Scottish Hort. Association, Sept. 5. David 
Aitkin, yellow ground, with very dark blotch ; 
Commendation, Scottish Hort. Association, Sept. 5. 
Both from Mr. G. C. Murray, Carnwath. 
Picotees.— Florence Agnes, h.p., a very distinct 
heavily marked flower, of fine quality. Olive Mary, 
h.p., a seedling from John Delaforce, but a great 
improvement upon that variety; broad edged and 
heavily-marked with a pure white ground.—Both 
from E. S. Dodwell. 
Rose, Queen of Queens, a strikingly effective and 
attractive h.p. rose, which has kept up its character 
well throughout the season ; it is full and globular in 
form, pale pink tinted with rose, and having a delicate 
satiny lustre. The flower is remarkable for its 
freshness of colour at so late a period, and no doubt 
deserves higher appreciation than it has yet received. 
—W. Paul & Son. 
NEW FRUITS. 
Apple, Wilhelm von Flsner (Gartenzeitung, 
i„ 145, with coloured plate), a handsome apple of the 
Calville type. The fruit is large, conical, ribbed, 
with a small closed calyx and deep conical calyx- 
tube ; skin smooth, greenish yellow, subsequently 
lemon-coloured, washed on the sunny side with light 
vermilion red; flesh whitish-yellow, tender, juicy, 
aromatic, slightly strawberry-like in flavour. It is 
in use from the end of November till March. The 
tree forms a flattened globular head and bears 
abundantly, not being specially sensitive to frosts. 
It was raised from seed by Herr Martin Eisner of 
Gronow by Kalinowitz, and was by him named after 
his father. 
Pear, Dijzeling (Bulletin d'Arbor., 1882, 193, 
with plate).—A handsome looking Pear, somewhat 
resembling the Stvrian. Jt appears to have been 
known in Dijzeling’s orchard from time immemorial, 
but 30 years since the original tree was almost de¬ 
stroyed by lightning. M. J. B. Heirbrant, of 
Lovendegem, about 16 years ago secured some grafts 
of the variety, which he called the Dijzeling. The 
tree is of pyramidal habit, of extraordinary fertility, 
and thoroughly hardy. The fruit is of middle size, 
and at first is green spotted with brown, becoming 
pale yellow strongly flushed on one side with red ; 
stalk thick, woody, inserted obliquely into the tapered 
base of the fruit. The flesh is white, sweetish, and 
when fully ripe very melting, the ripening taking 
place early in August. It appears to be a good 
early market pear possessing much refinement of 
quality. 
Strawberry, Forman’s Fxcelsior ( Journ. Hort., 
3 ser., v. 52, fig. 10, 11).—An early variety the 
