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Floral Committee, July 23. First class I 

 certificate. 



Lord FAcho.—'UkQ Prince Leopold, yet ' 

 distinct, sepals Ioniser, and more inclining 

 to vermilion, corolla longer, violet purple, 

 showy. Horticultural Society's Floral 

 Committee, .July 26. First class certificate. 



Minnie i? «»/«.— Sepals white, faintly 

 tinged with blush ; petals rosy purple ; 

 flower large, well proportioned ; an im- 

 provement on the light kinds. E. Banks. 

 Horticultural Society's Floral Committee. 

 July 26. First class certificate. 



Garibaldi. — Sepals bright red, short, 

 broad, reflexed ; corolla pale reddish slate, 

 A well-proporiio.ed, novel, and effective. 



flower, but wanting in smoothness. E. 

 Banks. Horticultural Society's Floral 

 Committee, July 26. Commended. 



Nejro. — Sepals narrow, bright red ; 

 corolla large, expanded, deep rich reddish 

 purple ; rather out of proportion in build, 

 bat very showy, and the plant a profuse 

 bloomer. G. Smith. Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Floral Committee, July 26. Com- 

 mended. 



P(/;-((7««fa?M.— Dwarf habit, free bloom- 

 ing ; a very showy flower for garden and 

 \ market purposes. A. Kendall, Stoke 

 I Newington. Horticultural Society's Floral 

 Committee, September 8. No award. 



THE BEST PELAEaONIUMS OF ISGl. 



Headinfi f'olunteer. — Upper petals 

 clouded with dark maroon, lower petals 

 blotched with crimson, centre white. A 

 fine earl^s high-coloured geranium. G. W. 

 Hoyle, Esq., Royal Botanic, April 4, 

 second class certificate. 



Flower of Spriiif/.— An improved Flower 

 of the Day ; leaves edged with creamy 

 white, and blotched with gray, flowers 

 cerise scarlet and in good bold trusses. 

 C. Turner, Royal Botanic, April 4j first 

 class certificate. 



Argus. — Silver-edged bedding gera- 

 nium ; the leaf marked witli zone of red ; 

 trusses bright scarlet. Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Floral Committee, August 9, first 

 class certificate. 



Arabella Goddard. — Clear rose ; a 

 cheerful well-formed flower; will be a fa- 

 vourite. Royal Botanic, May 30, certifi- 

 cate ; Crystal Palace, May, first prize. 



Meteor (Horse-shoe Geranium).— Vigo- 

 rous habit, flowers bright scarlet, Avhite 

 eye. Distinct frona another Meteor ia this 

 list. F. and A. Smith. Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Floral Committe?, September 13, 

 no award. 



Prince of Oranrje. — Scarlet ; average 

 merit. Crystal Palace, May 26, second 

 class certificate. 



Meteor. — Variegated bedding gera- 

 nium, dwarf habit, leaves margined creamy 

 white, good trusses of scarlet flowers. 

 Parker and Williams, Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Floral Committee, July 26, com- 

 mended. 



Champion. — Certificate of merit, Royal 

 Botanic, May 30. 



Lord Althorp.—Yhit class certificate. 

 Royal Botanic, July 4. 



Senride Beaudot, — Medium-sized foli- 

 age, flowers salmon, margined white ; a 



neat and pretty conservatory plant. Hor- 

 ticultural Society's Floral Committee, Sep- 

 tember 13, no avrard. 



BlacTcheath Beauty. — Hally, Blackheath, 

 Royal Botanic, May 30, certificate. 



Madam Csillag. — A small-growing va- 

 riety in the way of Delicatum ; neat habit 

 leaves three-lobed, lemon-scented ; flov/er 

 small rosy lilac pencilled ; a ladies' flower. 

 Mr. Bragg, Horticultural Society's Floral 

 Committee, July 23, commended. 



Perdila. — White centre, dark top ; a 

 smooth and finely-formed flower. Foster, 

 Horticultural Society's Floral Committee, 

 Juno 28, first class ; Royal Botanic, May 

 30, commeuded. 



Rosa Bonheur. — Rosy crimson, clear 

 white throat ; a fine show flower. Gr. W. 

 Hoyle, Reading. Royal Botanic, June 20, 

 first class certificate. 



Beauty ofReadiwj. — Rich painted criuj- 

 soa ; showy, but of no special excellence. 

 G. W. Hoyle, Royal Botanic, June 20, 

 first class certificate. 



Princess of Prussia. — Light scarlet 

 geranium of the Compactum habit ; fine 

 truss, and well-formed flowers. Mrs. Con- 

 way, Earl's Court. Horticultural Society's 

 Floral Committee, July 12, commended. 



Garibaldi. — Lower petals rose, top pe- 

 tals dark ; large, finely formed. Foster, 

 Royal Botanic, June 20, first class certi- 

 ficate. 



General Garibaldi. — Rich deep crimson 

 lower petals, strongly veiued, black top 

 petals, even crimson margin, very smooth. 

 One of the best of tiie new siiow pelar- 

 goniums. Dobson and Son, Royal Botanic, 

 June 20, first class certificate. 



Mulberry. — A fine dark, well-built 

 flower. Beck, Royal Botanic, July 4, first 

 class certificate. 



