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GARDEN MANAGEMENT. 



events, when one is most active, the other is almost passive, and the power of 

 the one is nearly always in the inverse ratio of the other : hence, whatever 

 favom's the production of wood (free, large potting for instance), is unfavour- 

 able to the production of flower, and vice versd. 



1976. The following is a list of excellent show, French or spotted, and 

 fancy varieties. Those marked thus * are the most expensive ; but fine 

 selections from this list can be had from 125. to 6O5. per dozen ; — 



Sliovj Geraniums. 



Ariel, — nearly white, with dark carmine 



spot on top petal. 

 Amy, — piuk ; deep spot on upper petals ; 



excellent flower, 

 Aurelia, — purple; white centre j upper 



petals maroon. 



* Bride (the),— pure white ; rosy carmine 

 blotch ; fine rose. 



Blink Bonny, — crimsou, lower petals; 



black blotch, upper ; fiery margin ; free- 



bloominp. 

 Bianca, — white lower petals ; upper ditto 



carmine ; margin white. 

 Belle of the Season, — lower petals white, 



tinged with pink ; upper, cherry ; white 



edges. 



* Celeste,— rich orange lower petals, 

 white centre ; upper petals maroon, 

 edged with orange-scarlet. 



Candidate, — rose lower petals; white 



centre ; maroon and orange top. 

 Carlos, — rose lower petals; white centre; 



maroon top, edged with carmine. 

 Conspicuum, — fine show variety. 

 Delicata,— rose lower petals; maroon 



blotch on upper. 

 Desdemona, — pure white ; maroon top 



petals ; fine show variety. 



* Destination, — chocolate; deep maroon 



spot on lower petals ; upper, maroon 

 blotch, with an even margin of the 

 ground colour, 



* Eclipse,— deep scarlet ; maroon blotch 

 on top petals. 



Emperor, — crimson lower petals; dark 



upper petals ; showy and fine. 

 Etna, — scarlet lower petals; maroon top ; 



margin scarlet. 

 *Euphemia, — bright rose lower petals ; 



dark top ; carmine margin ; white centre. 

 Eastern Beauty, — orange-rose lower 



petals ; upper, maroon ; white centre. 

 Fairest of the Fair,— white ; pink blotch 



on upper petals ; free bloomer ; first 



rate for exhibition. 

 Fair Helen,- white; dark blotch on upper 



petals; margin white. 



* i'airy, — lower petals pink, with maroon 

 spots ; upper, deep maroon ; free 

 bloomer. 



Fire-Queen,— fiery scarlet; dark blotch 



on top. 

 Glow-worm, — crimson scarlet ; maroon 



blotch on upper petals. 



* Garibaldi, — rose lower petals, whito 



centre ; top, dark maroon ; strong 



habit. 

 Governor-General, — deep rose, tinte*! 



orange ; maroon top ; first-rate show 



variety. 

 General Havelock, — lower petals bright 



rose; white centre; upper petals dark 



crimson ; fine show variety. 



* Hyperion, — rich scarlet lower petals; 



maroon, upper; fiery margin. 



* Hesperus,- bright salmon; dark blotcii 

 on upper petals. 



Jacques,— orange-rose lower petals; dark 



top. 

 Jessica,— salmon lower petals ; rich top ; 



orange margin. 

 King,— scarlet ; tall grower. 



* Lady of the Lake,— delicate pink shade.l 

 lower petals; upper, maroon; fine 

 form ; good. 



Lady Alice Peel,— soft pale lilac ; maroou 



blotch ; white centre. 

 Leviathan, — purple ; large blotch on upper 



petals; very large; splendid show 



variety. 

 Lady Canning, — large rose ; white centre ; 



dark spot on upper petals. 



* Mrs. Hoyle,— violet-rose lower petals ; 



black spot ; good. 

 Mrs. Benyon, — deep rose; white centre; 



upper petals rich maroon. 

 Mars, — deep crimson; very constant; fine 



and good. 

 Mr. I'oster, — rich l«ke lower petals; upper 



dark crimson, shaded rose ; pure white 



centre. 

 *Patroaess, — ^large white; shaded crimsou 



on upper petals; white margin; fine 



form. 

 Perdita, — crimson lower petals, whito 



centre ; black, upper ditto. 



* Prince of Hesse, — deep rose and ^«'^ 

 lower petals ; top ditto rich maroon ; 

 carmine edge; white centre. 



*Princetta,— rose and dark red lower 

 petals ; upper, crimson ; white centre. 



Princess Beatrice, — white lower petals; 

 maroon top ; white margin; good. 



* Prince of Wales,— rose lower petals; 



dark maroon top ; white centre; fine. 

 Queen of Scarlets, — rosy scarlet; black 

 spot. 



