REPORTS OF THE FLORAL CO:\rMITTEE, 



Pelargoniums:— from -Mr. W. Beck: Nymph, blush- white, 

 with maroon-crimson spots, the habit bushy; Nitida, rather 

 small-flowered, but very neat and pretty, pure white, with small, 

 clear, well-defined spots of rose on the upper petals; Butterfly, a 



maroon spots, passing in criras 

 edge ; the contrast between the dark blotches and the light 

 margins rendered this rather a desirable decorative variety; 

 Splendens, a large light carmine, with white centre, the lower 

 petals having a small darker spot, and the upper ones being dark 

 maroon witli a narrow carmine edge ; Victor, similar in colour to 

 the last, but smaller, and with a bluish centre ; Benise, a small- 

 flowered lively violet-rose, with whitish edges, and small dark 

 blotch on the upper petals ; Sylph, a vigorous sort, with blush- 



and bolder and darker ones ou the upper petals, the form being 

 desirable ; it was thought to be a promising flower, but as it was 

 only just coming into bloom it was requested that it might be 

 sent ngain when more developed ; Violacea, large delicate lilac, 

 with pale centre, and dark blotch on upper petals ; Circle, blush, 

 with veiny lower petals, the upper ones dark maroon. 



Pelargoniums {fancy):— irom Mr. Wiggiks, gardener to Mrs. 

 Beck, Isleworth : Gem, white, with rosy-lilac markings. 



Pelargoniums {variegated):— horn Messrs. J. and C.Lee, 

 Hammersmith : Mary Anne, a variety with convex leaves, silver- 

 edged, and having a brownish zone, the flowers rather loose, 

 cerise-scarlet. 



Pelargoniums (zonale) :—{rom Mr. W. Bull, F.R.TI.S,, 

 Chelsea : St. Fiacre, a variety having boldly and clearly marked 

 horse-shoe foliage, the flowers with fine broad lower petals, 

 salmon colour, with pure white centre ; it, was regarded as a 

 promising variety, but was hardly enough developed ; Lucien 

 Tisserand, with "loose trusses of scarlet flowers; Loveliness, 

 witli compact trusses of well-formed rose-pink flowers with white 

 at the base of the upper petals. 



Petunia Caspar Schindler : from Mr. Bull. A strong-grow- 

 ing variety with remarkably broad coarse leaves, the flowers large, 

 double, rosy-purple. 



