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The plants wgvg liberally presented to the Society for the use 

 of the Committee by the following nurserymen and gardeners : 

 Mr. G. Smith, Mr. II. May, Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, 

 Messrs. J, & J. Fraser, Mr. Bain, Mr. Taylor, Mr. J. Scott, Mr. 

 Ayres, Messrs, Low & Co., Mr. Turner, Mr. Dixon, Messrs. 

 Downie Laird & Laing, Messrs. KoUisson, Mr. W. Dean, Mr. 

 W. Bull, Mr. Kinghorn, JSIr. Marchman, Mr. Ingram, Mr, 

 Richardson, Mr. Veitch, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Hally. 



Series I. — Plain-Leaved Scarlet Pelargoniums. 



§ L Flowers scarlet. 



1. Basilisk. 



From Mr. G. Smith. Flowers bright scarlet, with white centre, 

 of good form. A useful sort. 



3. Brompton Hero. 



From Mr. May. Flowers bright scarlet, well formed. A showy 

 variety. 



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3 . Charles Ternaux. 



From Messrs. E. G. Henderson. Vigorous; flowers scarlet, of 



good colour, well-formed, circular, smallish, in dense compact 

 trusses on stiff foot-stalks. A good useful sort in its class. 



4. Collinsou's Scarlet. 



From Messrs. Fraser. Flowers scarlet; habit of Trentham 

 Scarlet^ which it much resembles ; free. 



5. Defiance. ' - 



From Messrs. Fiiaser. Very vigorous, with large leaves ; flowers 

 rich scarlet, very large, sometimes If inch across, in large bold 

 trusses elevated on lonr; footstalks. Considered one of the finest 

 varieties of this group for a wall or conservatory. It is abo a 

 good pot-plant for general purposes. 



6. Frogmore improved. 



From Messrs. Fraseb and Mr. Bain. This has the general 

 characters of Trentham Scarlet^ but the leaves are somewhat softer 

 and more downy. It is a good useful Scarlet. 



7. Haikaway. 



From Mr. Taylor. Dwurf, with smooth, small, lobed leaves, and 



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