Plate 515. 

 BICOLOR PELARGONIUM— HEINE VICTORIA. 



The improvement in. this class of pelargoniums still continues, 

 and to no one are we so much indebted for the improvement as to 

 Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing, of Stanstead Park, Forest Hill, 

 and Edinburgh. They have been eminently successful in obtain- 

 ing varieties suitable both for culture in pots and for the flower 

 garden, as may be seen from the varieties which we have already 

 figured, while Reine Victoria is undoubtedly an improvement 

 upon those previously exhibited. 



Rcine. Victoria has very large leaves, beautifully shaped, of a 

 brilliant yellow, with a bronze edge of deep golden yellow, good 

 habit and perfect shape ; the foliage is very thick, and witli- 

 stands the heat of the sun so well, that it will be unequalled 

 for bedding. It gained the first prize at the Crystal Palace in 

 June, as the best golden-bronze yet in cultivation ; and it is 

 unquestionably the first exhibition variety known. Besides 

 this variety, the following will be distributed at the same 

 time. Beiiek Douglas, very dark bronzy zone ; leaves large, 

 bold, and finely-shaped ; narrow green margin. Earl Eossli/n ; 

 leaves bright yellow ; most brilliant chestnut zone ; broad 

 golden edge ; habit bushy ; a fine bedder. Bed Rover ; leaves 

 of a pale yellow, with broad dark chestnut zone, edged with 

 golden-yellow. 



"We have nothing new to add as to the cultivation of this 

 beautiful tribe, but we believe it is more than ever likely to 

 gain favour for bedding purposes, supplanting in this respect 

 even the more delicately-coloured tricolors, than which nothino- 

 can be more beautiful for pot culture. 



