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variety, producing a profusion of large trusses. Here we have the 
finest varieties in the most useful colours. The other varieties that 
I would recommend as being especially desirable are :—Corsair, deep 
rich scarlet, flowers of good form, very freely produced, well adapted 
also for pot culture ; Hrnest, brilliant scarlet, the plant robust, and 
the flowers produced in immense trusses; Gloire de Corbeny, a well- 
known variety, with salmon coloured flowers, which still sustains its 
supremacy as the best in its line of colour for bedding ; H. BR. Clifton, 
rich crimson, the flowers produced in magnificent trusses ; Mrs. Fytche, 
rose-pink, robust and free; Mrs. Gibbons, deep rose with purplish 
shade, the flowers are borne in noble trusses; Mrs. Hetley, soft rosy 
scarlet, is in the way of Lucius, but it quite surpasses that fine old 
variety in flowering more freely and by its more effective colour ; 
Mrs. Mellow, a fine, free-growing variety, producing its rich crimson 
flowers in the most profuse manner possible; Mrs. Turner, deep 
rose, the trusses large and freely produced; Shakespeare, deep red- 
erimson, a grand nosegay for bedding; and White Clipper, pure 
white, one of the best of its class for bedding, although not so good 
as could be wished. 
PELARGONIUMS WITH VARIEGATED LeAFace are well-known for 
their usefulness in the formation of marginal bands and divisional 
lines. There is now a large number of varieties in the catalogues ; 
bat I should not advise amateurs to burden themselves with more 
than a few of the most distinct. The best of the Golden Zonals for 
bedding are :—Macbeth, H. R. Benyon, and Peter Greive. All these 
are moderately vigorous, and rich in leaf-colouring. Of the Silver 
Zonals, I should recommend :—Lass 0’ Gowrie, Mrs. Laing, and 
Silver Flute. The Bronze Zonals are most useful for medium sized 
beds, and broad bands, and the best are:—Black Douglas, Crown 
Prince, Golden Harry Hieover (the best of the section for edging 
small beds), Waltham Bronze, and W. E. Gumbleton. Some of the 
Yellow Leaved varieties are even more valuable than the Bronze 
Zonals, and Creed’s Seedling, Crystal Palace Gem, and Robert Fish 
are the best. The first and last of this trio flower most abundantly, 
and as the colour of the blooms is a most brilliant scarlet, they are 
very effective. The other variety should have the flowers removed. 
Prruntas make a grand display of colour, and as they do not 
suffer from drought as the majority of other plants, they well 
deserve to be grown extensively. The best six for bedding are :— 
Attraction, crimson; Canard, white; Gloire de Nancy, double 
purple ; Jules Menoreau, double maroon; King of Crimsons, double 
crimson; Shrubland Rose, rose ; Spitfire, deep crimson. 
Logettas should invariably be propagated by means of cuttings 
for the purpose of ensuring uniformity in the growth of the plants, 
and in the colour of the flowers. The three best of the varieties of 
the same type as Speciosa are:—Blue King, light blue; Blue Beauty, 
‘rich biue ; and Blue Stone, deep purplish blue, These are all com- 
pact in growth, and have large flowers. Lustrous is rather dwarfer 
in growth than the preceding, and has deep blue flowers with large 
white eye. Omen is similar in growth to the last, but has flowers 
of a purplish-lilac colour, and is especially valuable for its distinet- 
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