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Sant' ilario is an exhibitor's flower, exquisitely modelled and 
perfectly lovely. Laughing Water has much to commend it —large 
size, fine shape, lengthy stems and it seeds. Arline closely resembles 
Longfellow, and Wood Nymph is almost as beautiful as 
Christalla. Ivory Eye is aptly named, but we fear that all our stock 
for this year is already exhausted. Lemon Chintz reminds one of 
Marguerite Durand, but is vastly superior, as it opens a lemon colour. 
Ivorine is one of Mr. P. D. Williams’ delectable seedlings and we 
question whether a more lovely flower has yet been seen. It seeds and 
is a good pollen flower. Lavender so delightfully praised by Mr E. 
A. Bowles in " My garden in Spring," comes from the same raiser and is 
another gem. Hypatia, though an older flower, must not be overlooked. 
Its pollen is most fertile and White Star has seeded to it. For the rock- 
garden Rockabelle and Mountain Maid are delightful little plants. 
In the TRIANDRUS section Mr. Henry Backhouse's Silver Swan 
has fine vigour and constitution and was very lovely at Birmingham. 
The JONQUIL section is growing in importance and Chryse is 
a flower of startling size, substance and colouring. Golden Sceptre 
has perfect shape and fine quality. 
To the POETAZ section we have always devoted special attention, 
and the plants grow lavishly with us. Rube Hite, which we have 
added to our collection is far ahead of all others. Scarlet Gem still 
attracts much attention and was honoured this year by an A,M. from 
the Royal Horticultural Society. 
The POETICUS varieties continue to be prime favourites. An 
endless number are being raised but still the cry goes up for more. 
Nightingale is our great novelty in this section. Unlike many others 
it is quite early, and at the same time has petals so overlapping and 
of such solidity that it never goes wingy. Francis Bacon has size 
and will be of great service to the hybridist, but we hardly agree with the 
verdict of the judges in awarding it first prize. Two older varieties of 
sterling merit are Kestrel and Sonata and were magnificent at 
Birmingham. 
The DOUBLES still make headway, and despite the condemn¬ 
ation of " I he Times,'' which describes them as "odious transformations 
of the florist wrought upon one of the most perfect of Nature's 
masterpieces," we still presume to admire Mr. Engleheart’s graceful 
Argent and Mr. Copeland's lovely Royal Sovereign. 
CARTWRIGHT & GOODWIN, Ltd. 
