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th;e gardening world. 
H. L. Sunderbruch. —The florets of this Japanese 
variety are of great length, but the longer and outer 
ones droop considerably ; they are broad, flat, and 
golden-yellow, but not very numerous compared 
with the compact and massive varieties. The 
blooms would measure about 8 in. to io in. across. 
Mr. W. H. Lees, gardener to F. A. Bevan, Esq., 
Trent Park, New Barnet. 
J. Agate. —The blooms of this incurved variety 
are about 5 in. in diameter, pure white, deep and 
massive, somewhat resembling Empress of India, 
but larger and apparently higher in the centre. The 
rays. Mr. Robert Owen, Castle Hill, Maidenhead. 
Owen’s Perfection.— The bloomsof this Japanese 
Anemone are even larger than those of Caledonia, 
say 5J in. to 6J in. across. The rays are very 
numerous, narrow, spreading or somewhat reflexed, 
and of a soft blush white. The disc is large, and 
soft pinkish purple with yellow tips to the divaricate 
teeth. Mr. Robert Owen. 
Florence Carr.— The blooms of this Pompon 
are globular, with fluted florets, very densely arranged, 
exactly on the same plan as those of Mademoiselle 
Elise Dordan, but the colour is entirely different; 
U.S.A., contained six blooms of his seedling incurved 
Japanese Chrysanthemum Philadelphia, and which, 
notwithstanding their long ten days’journey, arrived 
in a remarkably fresh condition. Beyond a few 
bruises on the petals, the result of rubbing, they 
were as fresh as if cut but the day before, and Mr] 
Graham was awarded a Silver-gilt Medal of the 
Society for his exhibit. It is a grand looking flower, 
6 in. across, and in general terms may be described 
as a white Robert Owen, but unfortunately is not a 
pure white, the tips of the petals being shaded with 
pale lemon or cream colour. It is said to be a cross 
Chrysanthemum Miss Rita Schroeter. 
florets are of fair average width, blunt, and lie very 
neatly. Like Charles H. Curtis it is a great 
acquisition to its class. Mr. E. Beckett, Aldenham 
House Gardens, Elstree. 
W. G. Newitt.— In this we have a pure white 
Japanese variety with long, drooping florets of 
moderate width. The blooms would measure about 
6 in. in diameter. The variety is of American origin. 
Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood Nurseries, Redhill, Surrey. 
Caledonia.— This Japanese Anemone variety 
measures about 5J in. across the rays which are 
numerous, broad, spreading nearly horizontally, 
then incurved or variously twisted at the concave 
tips and white. The disc is full, and pale purple 
with pale yellow tips to the teeth. It is a very 
distinct variety owing to the incurved tips of the 
this is of a deep bronzy-orange passing into golden, 
yellow at the very tips. In this respect it is darker 
than Prince of Orange, another Pompon modelled 
on the same plan. Mr. Carr. 
Globe d’Or, the variety certificated at the Crystal 
Palace also received a F.C.C. here. Messrs. H. 
Cannell & Sons. See also page 186. 
Chrysanthemum Philadelphia. —On Wednes¬ 
day evening of last week, unfortunately some hours 
after the Floral Committee of the N.C.S.had con¬ 
cluded its labours, a box of Chrysanthemum blooms 
arrived at the Royal Aquarium, which created a 
lively amount of interest among the growers present. 
The box, which had been sent by Mr. Hugh 
Graham, 1,204, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 
between Margaret Graham (Ruth) and Mrs. Craig 
Lippincotte. 
PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
The undermentioned subjects were certificated 
according to merit by the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the 13th inst. 
Pteris cretica cristata Torrancii. —The pinnae 
of this distinct variety are very much shortened, 
widened, and more or less crested at the apices. The 
fronds are leathery in texture, dark green, and b old in 
appearance from the breadth of the pinnae. Award 
of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. Stroud Bros., 182, 
Green Lanes, Finsbury Park. 
