206 THE FLORIST. 



NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



June 12. — The Rev. J. Dix in the chair. The following are the 

 awards of the censors, Messrs. Parsons, Keynes, Cook, Andrew 

 Henderson, T Moore, and Robinson, who furnished the following report : 

 — First Class Certificate to Pelargonium Viola. Habit first-rate, truss 

 well arranged, formed by four to five pips ; form good, size full, substance 

 good, upper petals deep plum maroon, with margin of pale lilac ; lower 

 petals pale lilac, throat white, colour new, and general good qualities. 

 From G. W. Hoyle, Esq., Reading. — First Class Certificate to Pelar- 

 gonium Spotted Gem. Truss of five pips, form first-rate, size full, 

 substance good, colour bright rose, with beautifully defined spots of 

 dark crimson maroon ; throat white. From Mr. C. Turner, Slough. — 

 First Class Certificate to Fancy Pelargonium Warrior. Truss five to 

 six pips, form good, size full, substance thin, upper petals rich carmine, 

 lower petals mottled and veined with same colour, throat white. From 

 Mr. C. Turner, Slough. — First Class Certificate to Pansy, Duchess of 

 Wellington. Form, size, and substance all very first-rate ; colour, 

 deep velvet purple upper petals, and broad margin of same on lower 

 petals ; yellow ground, eye well defined. From Messrs. Downie and 

 Laird, Edinburgh. — First Class Certificate to Rose, Bacchus. Form 

 good, size large, substance stout, rich glowing carmine crimson, foliage 

 large, stout, and compact, of the Bourbon character ; the three outer 

 rows of petals very stout, large, and fine, remarkably smooth ; centre 

 petals small, well arranged throughout. From Messrs. A. Paul & 

 Son, Cheshunt. — Certificate of Merit to Pelargonium, Matilda. Truss 

 four to five pips, form of lower petals first-rate, upper petals somewhat 

 deficient, full size and stout, bright salmon lower petals, upper petals 

 margined with same, blotch rich crimson, throat clear white, a new and 

 delicate colour. From G. W. Hoyle, Esq., Reading. — Certificate of 

 Merit to Pelargonium, Standard. Habit good, truss four pips, flowers 

 large, lower petals first-rate, upper petals somewhat deficient, colour 

 bright rose lower petals, upper petals crimson maroon, throat white. 

 From G. W. Hoyle, Esq., Reading. — Certificate of Merit to Pelar- 

 gonium, Emperor. Truss four to five pips, form good, size average, 

 substance medium, upper petals black maroon with scarcely a margin, 

 lower petals deep carmine, veined ; the colour of this flower is rich. 

 From E. Beck, Esq., Isleworth. — Certificate of Merit to Pelargonium, 

 King of Scarlets. Truss somewhat irregular, five pips ; form and 

 substance but medium, colour a near approach to scarlet, and for that 

 rewarded. From Mr. C. Turner, Slough. — Certificate of Merit to 

 Pelargonium, General Williams. Truss four to five pips, form and 

 substance good, size full, upper petals rich black maroon, regularly 

 margined with carmine ; lower petals carmine mottled crimson, throat 

 white, colours rich. From Mr. C. Turner, Slough. — Certificate of 

 Merit to Pelargonium, Conspicuum. Truss five pips, stout, bright 

 rose, with distinct and dense spots of maroon ; in all, five petals ; 

 attractive. From Mr. C. Turner, Slough. — Certificate of Merit to 

 Pelargonium, Prince of Prussia. Truss four pips, size large, substance 



