Plate 334. 

 PELARGONIUMS, MILTON AND NEGEESS. 



In the earlier days of rolargonium culture, when the im- 

 provement commenced whicli has ended in such magnificent 

 results, there were two names with wliich every lover of the 

 flower was familiar, Garth and Foster— the former a clergj man 

 m Surrey, the latter a gentleman residing at Clevver Manor, 

 near Windsor. Mr. Garth, for jears before his death, had 

 given up his favourites, as least so I'ar as originathig new 

 varieties was concerned, and Mr. Iloyle may be said to have 

 succeeded to the position he occupied ; while j\Ir. Foster has 

 been succeeded by his son, who is as arch-nt a follower of tlie 

 pursuit as his fother was. Tiierc was always a very marked 

 difference in the flowers of tlie two raisers, Mr. Hoyle's in shape 

 being far superior, and Mr. Foster's being mainly noted for 

 colour; and as each kept naturally enougli to their own f<trnin, 

 there was not a probability of alteration. Now Mr. Foster has, 

 however, we believe, seen that the cupped shape of his flowers 

 and their somewhat narrower petals, was a hindrance to their 

 popularity, and lience, by the introduction of fresh blood into 

 his race, lias succeeded in vastly improving the style of his 

 flowers, as will be seen by the figures of the two represented in 

 our Plate, wliich are, in the estimation of Mr. Charies Turner, 

 of Slough, the best of his productions. 



MiUon (Fig. 2) is a fine fiower of large size and good 

 shape; tlie upper petals black, with narrow crimson bor- 

 der; the lower petals purplisli rose, witli pcncillings and 

 blotches (jf deep rose. Negreati (Fig. 1) is a very dark fine 

 flower, deep crimson-maroon, with white tiuoat, and of a 

 very rirli colour. Of these the former will, no doubt, prove an 

 excellent e\hil)ition flower, although we are sorry to see that 



