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THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET. 
Prince Alfred, purple ; Lord Wolseley, dusky salmon ; 
Emily Dale, primrose; Fingal, puce; Empress of India, 
white ; Miss M. Morgan, pink and white ; Jeanne d'Arc, 
white with lavender tips; Mr. Bunn, golden ; M. 
Ardenne, rose; M. Lavellee, crimson, and Marguerite 
d’Anjou, nankeen buff. Dr. H. P. Walcott took first 
premium for twelve and six Chinese varieties in ama¬ 
teurs’ collections, his flowers being very fine, but not 
quite so large as in the trade class. The varieties differ¬ 
ent from the above were: Abbe Passaglia, amber; Mr. 
Gladstone, buff and yellow ; Mabel Ward, primrose ; Le 
Grand Fawn ; St. Patrick, crimson and blush, and King 
of the Crimsons, deep crimson. 
The best six of one variety was Mr. Bunn. 
The Japanese were even more astonishing; in the class 
for twelve varieties the flowers averaged fully five inches in 
diameter. They were : Ceres, creamy white ; Viceroy of 
Egypt, bright rose; Grandiflorum, rich yellow; Anna 
Delaux, silver white; Comte de Germiny, tawny gold and 
brown ; Triomphe de la Rue des Chatelet, buff; Bouquet 
Fait, silvery blush; L’Incomparable, gold and brown; 
Blanche Neige, the purest snow-white ; Mme. Audiguier, 
silvery pink; Julius Scharff, amaranth; M. Mousilac, 
richest crimson. 
The best six of one variety were superb flowers of 
Comte de Germiny, six inches in diameter. 
The twelve new varieties created great interest among 
those looking out for the latest arrivals, and all lovers of 
the Chrysanthemum will do well to note their names. 
Japanese varieties were; Mr. W. Barr, crimson and 
gold ; Julius Scharff and Mrs. S. A. Nutt, white and blue; 
Mastic, rosy pink and fawn ; Galatea, pink and white; La 
Fraicheur, like balls of creamy-tinted paper; La Pluie d’Or, 
gold, and Rosea Superba (the first three were seedlings 
of Mr. Thorpe’s). The Chinese were : President Lavallee, 
crimson; M. Moynet, pure white ; Mr. Bunn, gold, and 
the glorious single flowering variety, Mrs. Gubbins 
(Thorpe). 
Among all the Cut-Flowers the greatest attraction were 
the American seedlings raised by Dr. H. P. Walcott and 
John Thorpe, Dr. Walcott having placed in Mr. Thorpe’s 
hands many of his varieties for trial. The varieties shown 
were all grown at Queens, N. Y. Certificates of Merit 
were awarded to the following in Dr. Wolcott’s collec¬ 
tion : Morning, rich amaranth, of large size, with full 
double flowers, anemone flowered ; Robert Walcott, re¬ 
flexed Chinese, of the richest crimson, with perfectly 
shaped flowers. 
John Thorpe—a new type of Chinese with outer guard 
petals of bronzy-red, the centre of each flower forming 
cushion-like globes in each flower, the petals being 
pointed, and of the richest golden yellow. Wenonah 
(Japanese), pure white, each petal being laced with deep 
rose-color, and was called by many a Blushing Beauty; 
Manhattan (Japanese), silvery rose, with distinct white 
centre, large and fine. 
The Queen's seedlings were : President Cleveland (Jap¬ 
anese), a superb variety, with petals tubular half their 
distance, over four inches in diameter, of a delicate blush- 
white tint, grand variety; Dr. Walcott (Japanese), 
richest amaranth purple, exceedingly bright, of the larg¬ 
est size, the centre of each flower having a spiral crown 
and each petal tipped with silvery white, quite distinct; 
Samuel Henshaw (Japanese), resembling Comte de Ger¬ 
miny, in shape, the body-color being a rich rose-pink 
with silvery reflex, of the largest size ; Golden “ Gloire de 
Rayonnante,” an exact counterpart of Gloire de Rayon- 
nante, except the color, is a deep yellow—the second of 
the “ Hedgehog ” type; Mrs. LeMoult (single), amaranth 
crimson with rich golden disk, most effective and beau¬ 
tiful ; Mrs. Gubbins (single), an extraordinary flower six 
inches in diameter, much curved and twisted, of snowy- 
white, and the disk golden yellow; Ragged Robin (sin¬ 
gle), golden yellow, straw and deep crimson, a very 
effective and distinct variety, much confused ;• Casino 
(single), rich pink and white, very large and effective; 
Mrs. C. L. Allen (single), deep rose with pure white rosy 
ground, yellow disk, forming dense heads of fine flowers; 
Pure Gold (single), a very smooth flower, two inches in 
diameter, of a pure golden yellow, forming dense heads, 
of the most beautiful effect. 
Samuel Henshaw, \ 
William Barr, > Committee. 
C. L. Allen. ) 
A FLOWER SHE GAVE. 
A FLOWER she gave me years ago, 
It lies to-day, a withered thing— 
A handful of pale dust. But oh, 
The memories that round it cling 
More fragrant are to me by far 
Than ripest roses’ sweet perfume 
The old dreams stir, of love and her— 
No fairer flower for me can bloom ! 
Dear withered flower, every hour 
I’d breathe thy faint sweet odor deep, 
Life’s bloom like thine did fade and pine 
And leave me naught but dust to keep' 
A flower she tossed me carelessly, 
A trifling gift I deemed it then— 
Love was so rich and life so full. 
Oh, never can it be again ! 
My heart holds fast to that dear past, 
When this poor flower was fair to see, 
I gave away my heart that day, 
And this is all that’s left to me. 
Mamie S. Paden, 
