304 THE THOGRESS OF THE PELARGONIUM. 



Don Gratuit, white, primrose eye. Reine de Hollande, large white, 



Trioruphe Blandina, wax-like very fine. 



white, carmine eye. Voltaire, large wax-like white. 



Six Double Yellow. Six Single Yellow. 



Emperor of China, rich primrose. Golden Branch, large truss. 



Grand Monarqne, pink eye. Heroine, rich primrose. 



La Belle Chinoise, new and Lord Brougham, fine chamois 



splendid yellow. colour. 



La Belle Souff'ree, large primrose. Prince d'Orange, fine yellow. 



La Favorite, orange. Sterne, very large citron. 



La Grandeur, large citron, red Victor Hugo, extra rich yellow, 



eye. 



new. 



THE PROGRESS OF THE PELARGONIUM. 

 ( Continued from page 275.) 



BY ORION. 



Having now reached the year 1848, a period so little removed from 

 us, it would have been better, perhaps, to pause here, leaving it for 

 some future time to take up the " continued progress," for such it 

 evidently will be while we have so many gentlemen striving so earnestly 

 to reach perfection ; but in order to make the present series as com- 

 plete as possible, a few notes up to the year 1851, so eventful for every- 

 thing, may prove the best conclu.-iou to these, perhaps rather too finely 

 drawn out, remarks. 1848, then, gave us Beck's best batch (taking 

 them " all in all "), *Centukion, *Cavalier, *Ckuexta, Gustavus, 

 *Gulielma, and Rosamond, each at a guinea and a-half, Cassandra, 

 and *Honora, one guinea; also two "trade flowers" again, Blanche 

 and Grandiflora, each at fifteen shillings, all contributed to make these 

 flowers " the rage," so much so that we shall find for once Mr. Foster 

 was compelled " to hide his diminished head." Mr. Lyne this year 

 first introduce! the celebrated Queen of Song, or rather of light Pelar- 

 goniums, Jenny Lind, at two guineas ; also Mercury and Star of 

 the West, each at a guinea and a-half. Mr. Gaines's *Salamaxder, 

 at two guineas, proved to be a good acquisition among the high-coloured 

 flowers. Oriflamme, at one guinea, in the same way, never attained 

 the same popularity. Mr. Miller, of Ramsgate, made some stir in the 

 floricultural world with some " grand novelties," which, had they at 

 all resembled the plates published of them, would indeed have been 

 " sought after ;" but Flora's Flag, Distinctus, Rosa Mundi, 

 Scarlet Defiance, *Queex of Kent, and some others, did not give 

 that satisfaction to purchasers which their painted resemblances (?) had 

 led purchasers to expect ; and as no more appeared from the same 

 source, it may be supposed that they did not " go down ;" and yet they 

 did go down, for they have never appeared on the " exhibition tables " 

 since. Black Prince, raised by a Mr. Folley, and sent out by Mr. 

 Rendle with Mr. Lyne's flowers, was well worthy the moderate sum of 

 half a guinea ; it was a beautiful flower, but its being of under size 

 told against ils getting much into cultivation. Mr. Foster's [flowers 



