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Pelargonium Caliban : — from Mr. Wiggins. A spotted 

 variety of distinct character, the lower petals pale blush lilac 

 with a dark maroon spot in the midst of a large veiny blotch of 

 deep purplish crimson; the upper petals with a clouded maroon 

 spot becoming purplish-crimson towards the edge, and margined 

 by the blush-lilac ground colour. Second-Class Ckrtifxcate. 



Pelargonium Esperance : — from Mr. Wiggins. A variety of 

 good form and pleasing character, the lower petals blush-whlte, 

 the upper crimson-maroon with a narrow blush-white edge. 

 Second-Class Certificate. 



Pelargonium Nymph : — from Mr. Wiggins. A very pleasing 

 blush variety, the upper petals marked with a dark maroon cloud* 

 Second-Class Certificate. 



Pelargonium Cynosure : — from Mr. Wiggins. A well formed 



variety of a clear carmine-rose, the throat white, and the upper 

 petals with a small maroon spot, bordered by clouded crimson, 

 the extreme edge being carmine-rose. Second-Class Certifi- 

 cate . 

 Pelargonium {fancy) Miss in her Teens : — from Mr. C. 



Turner, Slough. A variety of somewhat novel character, having 

 the lower petals faintly spotted and veined, and the upper ones 

 of good form, and a dark scarlet-lake colour. Second-Class 



Certificate. 



Delphinium hicolor grandiflorum : — from Messrs. Downie, 



Laird, & Laing, Sydenham and Edinburgh/ A showy variety^ 

 with large flowers, in which the sepals were of a dark blue, and 

 the petals creamy white, contrasting strongly witti the darker 

 colour surrounding them. This was Commended. 



A large number of other subjects was shown in this class, some 

 of which missed recognition from the Sub-Committee only because 

 they " could not be come at for the press " of plants and visitors. 

 The following are some of the more prominent : 



From Messra, Dobson & Sons, Isleworth : — 



PeJargonlum Quern of Whites, 3, very beautiful variety, with the lower 

 petals pure white, contrasting finely with the rich deep crimsou 

 upper petals ; this was overlooked from the crowding of the plants 

 and visitors. With it were Startler, Eltctor, Stella, and The Hero, 



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From Mr. Wiogixs : — 



Pdaryonhim : Agamemnon, Victor, MaVjvooTc, Director, Rosia^ucian^ 

 Favourite, Fervens, a fine scarlet, and Vemis, light flesh colour, with 

 bright spot and light-edged dark maroou upx>er petals. 



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From G. W. Hoyle, Es(i. ; — 



Pelargonium Lucy, not smooth enough ; Caractacu.% large and bold, 



but loose: Inez, scarlet-carmiue, with marbled lower, and daii 



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