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maroon from the base upwards, leaving, however, a tolerably dis¬ 
tinct edging of pale rose colour. The lower petals are pink; 
and here the great fault occurs — they are not wide enough to 
preserve an uninterrupted circle. Foster’s Sir John Broughton 
is an exquisite shape, but too small. Exactum is somewhat 
better. Catleugh’s Wonder will probably prove to be the flower 
in greatest request next year ; it is full-sized, tolerably well 
formed, and the markings striking and distinct. 
Fuchsias. — Of these there is an abundance, though but few 
worth preserving. Smith’s Coronet let out this season is a fine 
large flower, thoroughly distinct, which is more than can be said 
for nine-tenths of the seedlings offered to public notice; sepals 
nankin-colour, contrasting finely with the rich red corolla. 
What a pity it is that his Queen Victoria, the flower of last year, 
is not yet in the hands of cultivators generally ! Hally’s High¬ 
land Chief is a good variety, devoid of the usual coarseness. 
Pawley’s Prince of Wales, a very free-flowering kind, of a rich 
crimson, would be very desirable if it stood more alone. By far 
the greater proportion of new fuchsias appear to have been ob¬ 
tained from Eppsii, a similarity pervading nearly the whole of 
them. 
Pinks. — Brown and Atwell have a seedling called Favourite, 
a dark-laced flower, which promises well. Fairbairn’s Bob Law¬ 
rence has proved a very useful and constant flower throughout 
this trying season, coming well laced when other (so-called) first- 
rate kinds had not a particle. 
Picotees. —An opportunity has just now occurred to me to 
compare the rival rose-edged flowers Mrs. Barnard, Lady Alice 
Peel, and Dickson’s Bride; and beyond question, the first- 
named lady still “ bears the belle,” taking precedence even of 
the Premier’s daughter. Their relative qualities may be thus 
placed : — 
Mrs. Barnard. Thin certainly, but of superlatively fine form 
and colour, the guard petals bold and firm enough to support a 
flower of twice the size (some of them measuring near two inches 
across) ; the edging clear and well defined, bright, and scarcely 
a break in it. 
Lady Alice Peel. The petals of this flower are too angular 
even to allow its being dressed into a well-formed bloom ; the 
edging clear, but so extremely light that in places it is scarcely 
seen, and the white or ground colour is wanting in density. 
