JANLTAP.V 111, ISU'l. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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Bench of Bruant Geraniums as grown at the Cottage Gardens. 



convenience several other classes may 

 be added. 



The bedding class will interest flor- 

 ists first of all, as their sale is far 

 greater than for the purpose of pot 

 culture for conservatory decoration. 

 The hedders should be also divided 

 into sub-classes, as follows: 



THE BRUANT SECTION, distin- 

 guished by very large individual flor- 

 ets and trusses, bloom generally semi- 

 double or single, dwarf or semi-dwarf 

 spreading habits, with very large, 

 heavy, deeply-zoned foliage that stands 

 the exigencies of the American climate 

 better than almost any other class, 

 and are withal very free in bloom. 

 Many of the best bedders now in use 

 belong to this section, conspicuous ex- 

 amples being Alphonse Riccard, Mme. 

 •laulin. Beaute Poitevine, Dble. Grant, 

 or Heteranthe, J. J. Harrison, Griffith, 

 Mme. Landry, Countess de Harcourt, 

 Countess de Castries, Thos. Meehan 

 among the semi-doubles, and H. Dau- 

 thenay, Mme. de la Roux, Mrs. E. G. 

 Hill, Mme. Ch. Molin and others 

 among the singles. 



DOUBLE AND SINGLE BEDDING 

 SECTION, distinguished usually by 

 large, compact, spherical trusses of 

 quite double flowers, which are usual- 

 ly freely produced. The desirable hab- 

 its are compact and dwarf to semi- 

 dwarf. Foliage is medium in size and 

 some varieties are more or less zoned. 

 They are good growers, free bloomers, 

 stand our climate well; but usually are 

 not so hardy as the Bruant section. 

 Conspicuous examples of this type are 

 S. A. Nutt, Gloire de France, Grand 

 Chancellor. La Favorite. Mrs. Francis 

 Perkins among doubles, and Single 

 Grant, Kate Sthultz, Rev. Atkinson, 

 Gettysburgh. James Kellway and 

 Granville among singles. 



The French hybridizers have pro- 

 duced an entirely distinct and novel 

 section, which has been termed THE 

 AUREOLE SECTION. Distinguished 

 by white grounds, heavily bordered 

 with various shades of pink, carmine, 

 scarlet and crimson, veined, maculated 

 and dotted or splashed with various 

 modifications of the marginal color. 

 This beautiful section, of which Souv. 



de Mirande was the first example, has 

 been rapidly developed during the past 

 six years and now boasts of a very re- 

 spectable list of many colors in both 

 single and double varieties. Conspicu- 

 ous sorts are Souv. de Mirande, Mme. 

 Hoste, Mme. Bruant, Fleur Poitevine, 

 among singles, and Triumph de Nan- 

 cy, Surprise, Hubert Charron, Mme. 

 Goyeux, Henri de Parville, among 

 doubles. 



Some of these varieties have proved 

 magnificent bedders, such as Camille 

 Bernardine, Mme. Bruant, Fleur Poite- 

 vine, and all are especially desirable 

 for pot culture. This section furnishes 

 us the most novel and striking combi- 

 nations of color schemes and color 

 contrasts of any known flowering 

 plants and are worthy of the florists' 

 most careful study. 



A beautiful sub-class is the PICO- 

 TEE Section, distinguished by white 

 or rose white grounds, with a distinct, 

 narrow, clear, marginal band of pink, 

 carmine or rose. 



The ENGLISH ROUND FLOWERED 

 SECTION represents the highest de- 



