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rosy-scarlet. The upper petals are very irregular. A third-rate 
flower. 
Gloriana (Beck).—Upper petals a large dark blotch, with fiery 
crimson margin ; lower, scarlet, with a tinge of purple at the centre. 
The upper petals are wavy. A second-rate. 
Pontiff—Upper petals a large very dark blotch, edged with deep 
searlet ; lower, a rich scarlet. The petals are thin, what are termed 
flimsy, but it is a very showy variety, the flower is nearly three inches 
across. 
Flavis (Hoyle).—A rich scarlet, slightly tinged with violet at the 
centre, and the upper petals a large dark blotch. A first-rate flower, 
and very showy. 
Christabel (Hoyle).—Upper petals a large dark blotch, shading off 
with crimson, and the margin lighter; lower, flesh-colour; centre, 
white. A first-rate flower. 
Nonsuch (Hoyle).—A seedling of 1848. Upper petals a large dark 
blotch, the next crimson belted, with a light margin; lower petals 
pink, and each has a very distinct crimson spot at the middle of the 
petal. Good form, and very pretty. 
Barker’s Seedling Scarlet Geranium (or Fire Queen).—This splendid 
variety was not brought to the exhibition, but we lately saw it in 
bloom. A single truss of flowers was shown us by Mr. Baker, which 
contained the enormous number of two hundred and sixty one flowers, 
not all expanded. The flowers are large, forming very near an entire 
ball, petals of thick substance, and of a brilliant rich scarlet. It will 
be offered for sale towards the end of summer, and deserves to be in 
every collection of this valuable tribe of flowers. We have not seen 
another variety to equal this. 
SEEDLING Fancy PELARGONIvMs of 1849, 
La Coquette (Ambrose).—Upper petals a dark blotch, with a white 
margin ; lower, white, with a slight spot. Of good form. 
Belle Marie (Ambrose).—Upper petals a dark blotch, belted with a 
white margin; lower, white, with a crimson spot at the middle of each 
petal. Second-rate form. 
Venustum (Ambrose).—Upper petals dark, with a clear white 
margin; lower, white, with a purple veined band across the middle of 
each petal. Very good form. 
Nimrod (Gaines).—A pretty rosy crimson, with a white margin. 
Madame Rosate (Gaines).—Upper petals white, with a large rosy- 
violet spot, and a white margin; lower, white, with a violet spot at 
the middle of each petal. Very showy and pretty. 
Murio.—Upper petals dark maroon, with a slight white margin ; 
lower petals similar colour. Third-rate. 
Madame Alboni.—Upper petals white, with rosy-crimson blotch, 
and white margin; lower, white. Third-rate. 
Pauline.—Upper petals white, with dark spot, and a white margin ; 
lower, white, with a dappled band of rose across the middle of each 
petal, Third-rate. 
