174 ON RAISING RANUNCULUSES FROM SEED. 



to have passed in a more general colour, and the crimson spot is too 

 small. 



Calceolaria. — Prize 10s., Exemplar, Mr. Kinghorn, Twicken- 

 ham ; a flower of fine form, the ground colour is a canary-yellow, 

 small spots of which are seen only, the surface of the flower being 

 nearly covered by bright-brown, and still deeper brown spots. 



Cineraria. — Prize] 10s., Smithii, Messrs. C. D. Smith and Co., 

 Pimlico ; a tolerably good flower, of a distinct purple colour. 



1845. 



Pelargonium. — Prize 10s., Mount Etna, Mr. Hoyle, Jersey ; a 

 flower of brilliancy and richness in colour, the lower petals deep rosy- 

 red, the top petals have the spot surrounded by a broad margin of 

 crimson scarlet; the flower is well formed, except some roughness 

 about the margin of the upper petals. 



Ditto. Prize 10s., Isabella, Mr. Hoyle ; this too lacked smooth- 

 ness of the margin, the top petals are deep velvety maroon, with a 

 narrow edge of pink ; centre light, with the remaining portion of the 

 lower petals of a rosy purple. 



The next exhibitions take place on June 21 and July 12. 



Our next number will contain a report of the Royal Botanic 

 Society's show. 



ARTICLE VI. 



ON RAISING RANUNCULUSES FROM SEED. 



BY A VLORIST. 



Should you think the following worthy a place in your Magazine, 

 I should feel obliged by your inserting it in an early number. 



Ranunculus seed is to be procured from semi-double flowers ; 

 care should therefore be taken to save it from such as are possessed 

 of good properties, viz., such as have full strong stems, a consider- 

 able number of large well-formed petals, and rich good colours, 

 chiefly preferring the darker, but not to the exclusion of the lighter 

 coloured when their properties answer the foregoing description. The 

 seed should remain on the plant till it has lost its verdure, and be- 

 comes brown and dry ; it may then be cut off, and be spread upon 

 paper, in a dry room, exposed to the sun, that every degree of hu- 



