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ON THE CULTURE OF PELARGONIUMS. 



described, the flowers formed a cone of most striking beauty. The 

 admirable silky delicacy of the petals, their beautiful and varied 

 colours, of scarlet, rose, pink, white, lilac, purple, striped, mulberry, 

 black, &c, gave it a most enchanting effect. So highly did the 

 object gratify me, that I presumed to apply for a portion of the seed, 

 though an entire stranger at the place ; a promise of which I had 

 given me, and which now has been realised. When I have had an 

 opportunity of growing them, I shall be glad to send a quantity (as 

 they produce seed in such quantities) to the Conductor of the Ca- 

 binet, for those readers of the work who may desire to have a portion. 

 The same kind of poppy can be had of the florist seedsman, at 

 Messrs. Lockharts, of London, and others, but not perhaps in such 

 a beautiful variety. Those I saw blooming had been raised from 

 selections made during several years: they certainly exceeded all 

 I ever saw before. It is certainly worth while to procure some of the 

 seeds, being so very cheap, and adopting the plan I saw, and strongly 

 recommend to the readers of the Cabinet. " 

 Chelmsford, 9th Nov., 1840. 



The situation selected was a sheltered one from mid-day sun and 

 west winds, which afforded a protection to the delicate petals, which 

 are liable to injury by their strong operations upon them. 



ARTICLE IX. 



ON THE CULTURE OF PELARGONIUMS. 



BY MR. COCK, OP CHISWICK. 



Noticing several queries and remarks in the Floricultural 

 Cabinet, on my plants exhibited at the exhibitions in the gardens of 

 the London Horticultural Society, of the mode of treatment pursued 

 in the culture of this most deservedly admired flower, I most cheer- 

 fully forward for insertion the following detail of practice, which it 

 will be observed is the same in principle as is given in the November 

 number by a " Foreman of a London Nursery." 



In the Floricultural Cabinet for September, page 201, I ob- 

 serve that a mistake has been made relative to the plant referred to, 

 and which was exhibited by me at the London Horticultural Society's 



