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NEW FANCY PELARGONIUMS. 



WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 



^AST summer we had occasion to remark on the exceptionally fine character 

 of the new variety of Fancy Pelargoniums produced by Mr. C. Turner, of 

 Slough. These novelties were as much deserving of notice, on account of 

 their diversity of colouring, as by reason of their excellent quality. We 

 have to thank Mr. Turner for the opportunity of introducing to our readers, two 

 of the best and most distinct amongst them, which have been accurately repre- 

 sented by Mr. Andrews in the accompanying plate. Latterly, until within the 

 last few years, this very elegant and pleasing race of Pelargoniums was rather 

 overdone with heavily-coloured flowers, both light-coloured' and bright-coloured 

 varieties being more sparingly met with. Mr. Turner has been for some time 

 working with much success amongst the latter group, until it has been brought 

 up to a high state of perfection, both as to size, form, and brilliancy ; and now he 

 has hit upon a most decided advance in the light-coloured group, as will at once 

 be evident from a reference to our illustration. 



Princess Teck (fig. 1) is a remarkably pleasing flower, and quite unlike any 

 other variety of recent date ; its finely-shaped stout-petaled flowers are white, 

 with slight blotches of rosy carmine on the lower petals, and a much larger 

 feathery patch of violet-rose on the upper ones ; it will make a most attractive 

 stage and exhibition flower. Leotard (fig. 2) is a rich, smooth, rosy carmine, 

 with a blue dash on the upper petals, a clean white throat, and a narrow, evenly- 

 defined white margin. Both were shown in May last in very fine condition. 

 M. 



ON SOME NEW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES OF 1368. 



C/Jjf HE New Fruits of the past year have been of unusual merit. The Grape 

 V\5l}) alone, the noblest and most prized of all our fruits, has yielded enough 

 &&\ novelty of note, to make 1868 a red-letter year. The Golden Champion 

 ^a) is probably the most magnificent grape of which our country can boast. 

 This splendid acquisition, which we have figured and described, is every inch a 

 champion — golden in colour as the Muscat itself, with a flavour equalling its rival 

 for richness, although partaking more of the Hamburgh character, and with a 

 vigorous constitution, adapting it to fill worthily the blank which has long been 

 apparent — that of a white companion to the Black Hamburgh. This, with the 

 Madresfield Court Black Muscat, also figured in our last volume, the Eoyal Ascot, 

 and the still older Mrs. Pince's Muscat, show rich acquisitions amongst Grapes 

 during the last year or two. Some curious perfumed varieties, obtained as 

 crosses from the Strawberry Grape, have also been reported, and of these we 

 shall doubtless hear further during the present season. 



Amongst Peaches and Nectarines the improvements which are being effected 

 are marvellous. The gem of the season is Magdala, a peach of medium size, 



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