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179. Pheasant's Foot 



From Messrs. Fkaser. This has the character of Antler, but is 

 dvvarfer, and is equally desirable. 



180. EoUisson's Purple Unique. 



From Messrs. Fkaser. Leaves deeply bluut-lobed; flowers 

 deep, rose-purple, spotted. One of the most useful of the hybrid 

 bedding class, and au excellent conservatory plant. Some of the 

 branches produced trusses of both lilac and purple flowers, and on 

 one truss both colours were produced, one side of the head having 

 lilac flowers, the other purple. 



Beyond these, the "whole group of Miscellaneous and Hybrid 

 Bedding Pelargoniums, was condemned as useless, or of very 

 little value for decorative uses. None of the varieties made 

 any display, either in the cool wet season of 18G0, or in the 

 warm dry one of 1861, so that except as curiosities they may be 

 dispensed with. Dladematum ntbescens has rather pretty crispy 

 foliage and largo rose-spotted flowers; Sidonia has sharply 

 toothed leaves, and very bright pink spotted flowers ; Wilmore- 

 anum has curious fringed stipules ; and some of the varieties of 

 Querdfolixwi such as Quercifolium coccineum are useful for pots 

 and vases. A few others are suitable for pot-culture. 



Series VII. — Yariegated-leaved Petargoniums. 



Owing to the small size and the slow progress of some of the 

 plants contributed under this head, the examination was not 

 regarded as final and complete. This group will therefore 

 undergo further trial.. In the mean time the accompanying 

 memoranda may be useful, as far as they go. 



1. Silver-variegated, 

 * White or creamy-margin^ not zonate. 



181. Alice. 



From Mr, Turner. Leaves cupped, with creamy edge; flowers 

 very pale cerise-scarlet, of good form. 



182. Alma. 



From Mr. Scott, and Mr. Turner. Vigorous dwarf liabit; 

 leaves with irregular white margin; flowers orange-scarlet in 

 Urge b^ads. One of the better sorts. 



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