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FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



AUGUST 1st, 1841. 

 PART I. 



EMBELLISHMENTS. 



ARTICLE I. 



PELARGONIUM, varieties. (SlorkS Bill) 

 Geraniaof.^. Monadelphia Heptandria. 



[Pelargonium, so named from pelargns, a stork; the capsules somewhat 

 resembling the head and beak of a stork.] 



1. Flash. Raised by Mr. Catleugh, Florist, Hans-place, Sloane-street, 



Chelsea. 



2. Prince of Waterloo. Also raised by Mr. Catleugh. 



We have been favoured with the mode of treatment as practised by 

 three of the most successful growers of this beautiful family of plants, 

 and which have but recently been inserted in the Cabinet, that any 

 additional observations on that particular are quite unnecessary in 

 this place — the splendid specimens we have just seen exhibited at 

 the London shows, by the respective growers referred to, both as to 

 size of the plants and flowers, and profusion of tire latter, being so 

 much superior to every other that have come under our notice, that we 

 are of opinion they will not be improved upon. 



We were ecmally struck with the great improvement, in perfection 

 of form, of the new kinds exhibited for the first time at the above- 

 named shows. In striking contrast of fine colours, size and firmness 

 of blossoms, and roundness of form, there has been a rapid improve- 

 ment. The attention to hybridizing by impregnation has been ju- 

 diciously performed, and the results have been most satisfactory. 



Where persons have first-rate formed flowers, of different colours 

 and markings, it is well deserving their attention to attempt at raising 

 new varieties, it being so certain to succeed in obtaining good kinds, 

 and in all probability some improved kinds. The pleasure of the 



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