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PAVETTA. To'tEe species described on p. 

 Vol. III., the foUowing- should now be added i 



P. montana (mountain), ji. pure white, Ixora-like, in terminal 

 corymbs. /. long-petioled, .oblonj^-luiiceohite, acute. Java. A 

 dense, free-growing plant; well adapted for pot culture. 



P. natalensis (Natal). Ji, snow-white, salver-shaped, with very 

 long-exserted style::), disposed in handsome, densely cymos© 

 heads. I. lanceolate, dark, sliiuing green. Natal. 1888. Stove 

 shrub. 



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* PEIiABOONIXTM. The following selection includes 



the most recently introduced varieties, many of which are 

 much superior to any of the old ones in richness of colour 

 and perfection of form.- 



Show Pelargoniums. 



Ambassador, deep rose, distinct daik blotch on upper petals, well- 

 ' formed ; Biuebkard, light purple, whitish centre, upper petals 

 shaded darker, large flowers, good habit ; Corinna, lower petals 

 lilac-rose, upper ones maroon with lighter edge, white centre; 

 Crusader, lower petals bright red, crimson-shaded, upper ones 

 dark, distinct and free; Duke of Clarence, lower petals 

 scarlet, upper ones maroon, shaded edge, fine shape; Duke of 

 Norfolk, crimson-scarlet, dark upper petals, and light centre ; 

 Excellent, lower petaU light crimson, upper ones maroon- 

 crimson, well-formed ; Express, lower petals rosy-purple, upper 

 one's dark, with narrow, rose edge ; Frances, rosy-purple, dark 

 blotch on upper petals, well-formed ; Marion, lower petals rosy- 

 purple, dark blotch on upper ones, narrow rose edge, white 

 centre ; Marquis, rose, dark blotch on upper petals, white centre, 

 well-formed ; Mystery, lower petals rosy-salmon, upper ones ■ 

 dark maroon, rose edge, lioht centre ; Plato, soft rose, dark 

 blotch on upper petals, shaded lighter edge, white centre ; 

 Wrestler, orange-red, maroon blotch on upper petals, white 

 centre, large. • 



Decorative Pelargoniums. Spotted and Fringed. 



Eclipse, salmon-red, dark blotch on all the.petdls, dwarf and 

 free-flowering ; Edward Perkins, orange-pcarlet, dark blotch 

 on' upper petals, extra fine ; Harry Buck, upper petals crimson, 

 blotched maroon ; Monarch, blush-white, maroon-crimson 

 blotch, dwarf habit ; Princess MAUb, crimson, shaded white ' 

 edge, white centre ; Radiant, red, lightly feathered crimson, 

 heavily blotched dark red omipper petals, excellent habit; The 

 Bard, rosy-crimson, dark blotch on upper petals, dwarf, bushy 

 habit. . • . • 



Fancy Pelargonium. 



Ambassadress, soft lilac-rose, with a white centre, well-formci 

 flowers. ♦ * * 



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Zonal and Nosegay Pelargoniums. 



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Smgle-Jtowered Varieties adapted for Pot Culture. Alexander 

 Albrecht, rich, dark scarlet, large truss (also a good bedding- 

 out variety) ; Aurea perfecta, orange-yellow, a greatly improved 

 Jealousy, hut babit not good ; Charles Mason, scarlet-ver- 



■ milion, large jHps and truss, the best scarlet variety yet raised; 

 Edith Little, delicate rosy-blush, large truss; Edith 

 Strachan, pale salmon, large and well-formed pips, good habit ; 

 Ellen Clark, orange-salmon, good habit, very profuse-flowering 

 variety; Falstaff, scarlet and plum-colour, large truss, free- 

 blossoming habit ; International, white, lightly tinged pink, 

 ot large size and excellent form ; JOHN L. Baldwin, vermilion- 



^ scarlet, perfectly-formed pips, plant dwarf and free; Lady 

 Frances Russell, delicate pink, white centre, well-formed; 

 Lord Tredegar, scarlet, suffused plum, immense flowers of 

 excellent form; Mary Clark, pinkish-salmon, with orange 

 tinge, plant free in growth and of good habit; M. Myriel, 

 crimson, white centre, the best-formed flowers in this colour ; 

 Mrs. Barker, rose, well-formed pips and large truss, good 

 habit, the best in its colour ; Mrs. David Saunders, lilac-pink, 

 large pips; Mrs. Miller,, rich crimson, pips well-formed; 

 Perdita, salmon, paler edge, very delicate colour, dwarf plant, 

 of free growth; Queen op Whites (improved), very pure, well- 

 formed, pips of medium size ; Rev. Dr. MouRIS, very rich 

 vermilion-scarlet, good shape and large truss; Rev. R. P. 

 Harries, pale salmon-rose, large truss, free in growth; Sam 

 Jacoby, a seedling from H. Jacoby, of a richer and darker 

 colour ; "W. Bealby, light rosy-scarlet, well-formed pips, dwarf 

 plant ; Wedding Ring, orange -yellow, with the distinct colour 

 of its parent Jealousy, but of a free-brattching habit. 



Sinole-Jlowered Varieties adapted for Bedding. Corsair, bright 

 scarlet; Havelock, dark scarlet; Lucy Mason, salmon-pink, 

 suffused with orange; Rev. Hey, rosy-red, dwarf plant. 



DouUe-flowered Varieties adapted for Pot Culture, Aglaia, cerise, 

 very good habit, one of the very beat double Zonals; Corinna, 

 delicate blush-pink; Goldfinder, yellowish-orange, dwarf 

 plant, of free growth, extra fine ; Lord Mayor, pmk. dwarf 

 plant, free-flowering, good winter-blossomer ; Madame Dalloy, 

 pinkish-blush, well-formed pips ; Moliere, rosy-pink, good pip 

 and habit; MRS. Corden, cerise, a very pretty variety; Re 

 Umberto, bright orange, very distinct 



Vol. IV. 



^elargfonium — continued. 



• * Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums. 



Single-Jiowered. MADELEINE Reiterhart, bright rose, very free 

 flowerer, well adapted for pillar culture. 



Double-Jlowered. ALICE Crousse, rich magenta, free in growth ; 



Furstin Josephine van Hohenzollern, rosy-red, pips very 

 double, and well-formed ; Galilee, delicate lilac, a pretty shade ; 

 Le Printemhs. rosy-pink, very free; Madame de WiscH, rosy- 

 scarlet, shaded magenta, good pips and truss; Murillo, rich 

 crimson, dwarf habit; Souvenir dr Charlfs Turner, rose, 

 with purplish tint, large pips, one of the best. 



FELECYPHOBA. To the species described on 

 p. 65, Yol. III., the following variety should now be added: 



P. aselliformis peetinatns (cniiib-like). A variety with 

 larger scales than the type. (R. G. 1885, p. 25, under name of 

 P. pectiiiatus.) 



FENNISETUM. To tfie species described on p. fi9, 

 Vol. III., the following should now be add(^d: 



P» gigantenm (gigantic). /., spikes nodding, solitary or in pairs 

 in the upper axils, slender, pedunculate. I. narrow linear- 

 lanceolate, k. 5ft. to 6ft. 1884. An ornamental, stove Grass. 



PENTSTEMON. To the .species and varieties de- 

 scribed pn pp. 71-74, Vol. III., the following should now 

 be added : ,. 



P. Coheaa, purpurea (purple), fl, rich purple, sparingly shaded 

 with violet, much larger than in the type ; spikes four to six on 

 established plants. 1882. A*" charming variety. 



Varieties, The following ia a seleotion of the latest 

 g^arden varieties : 



Alexander, red, whitish throat, purple veins. Berlioz, violet, 

 white throat. Cythere, deep red, white throat, purple edge. 

 Emile Paladilhe, amaranth, white throat ; larga Esmeralda, 

 white and lilac. Eugene Labiche, purple, shaded red. Gounod, 

 violet, white throat ; large. Leviathan/ violet and white. 

 Melpomene, violet, white throat, netted purple, Mont Blanc, 

 pure white. Orpii^e, white and lilac. Paul Bert, flery-red, 

 white throat; ^ne. Perle, mauve and white. Vesuve, deep 

 red, white throat. Victor Tissot, pale rose, salmon throat. 



FEKAMIUK. A synonym of G-oodjera (which see). 



To the species described on p. 76, 



Vol. III., the following should now be added; 



P. zlnniaeflora (Zinnia-flowered). JI, rosy-red, terminal on the 

 ripened young shoots, and composed of a whorl of broad, over, 

 lapping petals, nearly 2in. across, with a cluster of stamens in 

 the centre. Stem erect, woody, branching freely ; branches 

 bearing oval, acuminate, fleshy, wavy-edged, ^reen leaves, with 

 short petioles, and a pair of spines in the axil of each ; spine 

 cushions on old stems crowded with stout, brown spines. 

 Mexico. A well-marked species, in the way ^f P. Bleo, See 

 Fig. 55, p. 586. 



. To the species described on p. 79, 



Vol. III., the following should now be added; 



P, Iseta (pleasing). /. bright yellow, somewhat resembling those 

 of P, cerina ; sepals and petals spotted dark purple, the former 

 oblong, the latter cuneate-rhomboid ; lip with smaller spots than 

 those on the sepals and petals ; bracts ovate, triangular ; raceme 

 porrect. several-flowered. L two or three, plicate, ohlong- 

 lanceolate, acuminate. Pseudo-bulbs pyriform. Origin unknown. 

 1887. 



P. selllgera (stool-bearing). Jt. the same colour as thope of 

 P. pendula, the epichil being perhaps yellower ; column armless; 

 callus saddle-like, with deep, argute margins, covering the whole 

 disk. Demerara, 1887. This is closely related to /*. pendula, 



PETUNIA. This free-growing plant atill holds its 

 own ; and it will ever be popular in gardens where free- 

 growing subjects are"- preferred to those with which 

 greater skill is required to command aucceaa. Some of 

 the recent double varieties are very handsome, 

 addition to those described on p. 86, Vol. III., ia given 



below. - , 



DonUe Varieties. Adolphk Weicke, crimson, with darker 

 veins, neatly fringed white. Antigone, deep lilac, shaded rose ; 

 large. Arc-en-ciel, rich purplish, lightly veined, prettily fim- 

 briated. Celebrite, pale rose, shaded lilac ; large and well- 

 formed. C. Nodier, rich purple, Crepuscule, purplish, with 

 white tips ; large and fulL Diable Boiteux, hlac ; very large, 

 doubly fimbriated. Frisure, deep crimson, Hermim., white, 

 handsomely fringed. La Chlne, rich reddish -purple, fimbriated. 

 La Nuit deep crimson. Madame Sauzer, rose, with lilac tint 

 and darker veins, prettily fringed. M. Bessaud, violet, crimson, 

 and white; well-formed. Mont Cenis, creamy-white; lar^e. 

 • fimbriated. Mrs. Barchard, reddish -purple, with white margin. 



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