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tinctly zonate ; flowers of moderate size, 

 well formed, produced in compact trusses, 

 wliite. This was adjudged to be one of 

 the best white sorts. 



101. Miss Emily Field, fi-om Mr. 

 Scott. Dwarf ; leaves faintly zoned ; 

 flowers blush-white. Inferior, 



102. Nrv'EA FLOEIBUNDA, froHi Messrs. 

 Eollisson and Sons. Dwarf; leaves with 

 distinct dark zone ; flowers in mediimi- 

 sized compact trusses, well formed, wliite. 

 A good white variety, but not considered 

 equal to Iladame Vaucher. 



The following sorts did not produce 

 flowers : — 



103. Amy Eobsaet, from Messrs. Eol- 

 Hsson and Sons. Dwarf; leaves slightly 

 zonate. 



104. Impeeateice Eugenie, from 

 Messrs. Low and Co. Medium habit ; 

 leaves with a distinct zone. 



105. Peemieee, from Messrs. Eollis- 

 son and Sous. Vigorous and coarse habit ; 

 leaves distinctly zonate. 



106. EoYALiST, from Messrs. Eraser. 

 Leaves indistinctly zoned. 



Series III. — NosEaAY Pelaegoniums. 



107. BisHOPSTOWE Nosegay, from Mr. 

 Taylor. Vigorous ; leaves large, faintly 

 zonate ; flowers rosy-crimson, in large 

 bold trusses. It is a good large growmg 

 sort, but was considered rather coarse. 



108. Ceystal Palace, fi-om Mr. Tay- 

 lor. Dwarf and compact ; leaves prettily 

 marked with a narrow distinct dark zone ; 

 flowers small, pink. The flowers were not 

 well developed, but its dwarf habit and 

 very pretty fohage are sufiicient to recom- 

 mend it as a desirable variety in this 

 section. 



109. Feewee's Nosegay, from Mr. 

 Taylor. Medium compact habit ; leaves 

 zoned ; flowers smaU, rose-coloured, in 

 small trusses, which are not well fiUed. 



110. Imperial Crimsok, from Mr. 

 Turner. Medium habit ; leaves faintly 

 zoned ; flowers loose, produced in mode- 

 rate-sized heads, deep rosy-crimson. One 

 of the best of the nosegay section. 



111. Model Nosegay, from Mr. Tur- 

 ner. Vigorous habit ; leaves faintly zoned; 

 flowers loose, in large heads, rose-colour. 

 This was considered too coarse in habit. 



112. Pink Nosegay, from Mr. Taylor 

 and Messrs. Eraser. Medium habit ; 

 leaves neatly zonate ; flowers large, bright 

 rose, in moderate-sized trusses. This is a 

 fine variety, with flowers larger than in 

 any other Nosegay variety grown in the 

 collection. 



113. PuHPLE Nosegay, from tlic So- 



ciety's collection. This was also received 

 under the name of Mrs. Vernon and Mrs. 

 Colville. Vigorous ; leaves large, zonate ; 

 flowers bright rose-colour, in good trusses, 

 but they were not well developed. It is, 

 however, a good large growing sort, though 

 somewhat coarse. 



114. Eed Nosegay, from Mr. Taylor. 

 Medium habit ; leaves bright green, with 

 faint zone ; flowers reddish-crimson, in 

 good-sized trusses. A variety of good 

 habit, and one of the best in this section. 



115. Salmon Nosegay, from Mr. 

 Taylor. Vigorous ; leaves large, zonate ; 

 flowers salmon-pink, in large trusses. It 

 is a distinct large sort, somewhat coarse. 



Series IV. — Ivy-Leaved Pelaegoniums. 



These are all of spreadmg habit, and 

 have loose narrow-petaled flowers. They 

 are useful bedding sorts. 



116. Golden Ivy-leaved, leaves hav- 

 ing a motley edging of yeUowish-green 

 and zonate. 



117. SCAELET, OE CeIMSON IvY- 



LEAVED, from Messrs. Eraser. Leaves 

 green ; flowers loose, rosy-crimson. 



lis. Vaeiegated Ivy-leaved, from 

 Messrs. Eraser. Leaves cupped, silver- 

 edged ; flowers lilac. 



119. Vaeiegated Crimson Ivy- 

 leaved, from Messrs. Low and Co. 

 Leaves cupped, silver-edged ; flowers pink. 



120. White Ivy - leaved, from 

 Messrs. Eraser. Leaves green, slightly 

 blotched in the centre ; flowers large, 

 white. 



Series V. — Vaeiegated-Leated Pelar- 

 goniums. 



§ 1. Leaves golden or yellotvisJi edged. 

 — 121. Golden Chain, from Mr. Scott. 

 Leaves flat, golden-edged ; not in flower. 

 Well known as one of the most useful 

 bedding sorts for special pm-poses. 



122. Lady Cottenham, from Mr. 

 Turner and Mr. Scott. Medium habit ; 

 leaves flat with yellowish green edge, and 

 faintly zonate ; flowers deep pink, or rose- 

 colour. A useful sort. 



§ 2. Leaves silvery, or creamy-edged. 

 — * Floivers scarlet. — 123. Alma, ii-om 

 Mr. Scott, Mr. Turner, Mr. Taylor, and 

 Messrs. Eraser. Medium habit ; leaves 

 broad, flattish, white-edged ; flowers me- 

 dium-sized, in comimct trusses, deep red- 

 dish scarlet. A first-class variety. 



124. Annie, from Mr. Kinghom. 

 Dwarf compact habit ; leaves with a 

 whitish edge ; flowers large, light orange- 

 scarlet, raiher loose. It is one of the 



