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or money ; and the elegance and harmlessness of the pleasure 

 obtained is an ample recompense for what is incurred. Be- 

 sides, I have the satisfaction of replacing the rubbish often 

 nurtured in the cottage windows of my neighborhood with 

 similar objects of a kind more worthy of the attention be- 

 stowed upon them. And I confess I am one who takes as 

 much delight in seeing a fine flower in a neighbor's window 

 as in my own. 



Art. VI. Floricultural and Botanical Notices of Neio and 

 Beautiful Plants, figured in Foreign Periodicals ; with 

 descriptions of those introduced to, or originated in, Amer- 

 ican Collections. , 



New Pelargoniums. — The pelargoniums of recent intro- 

 duction, new varieties of 1850, '51, are great improvements 

 on this already most beautiful plant. For some few years 

 Mr. Beck carried all before him in the growth of seedlings, 

 and took the first prize at all the principal shows ; some of 

 his later seedlings are yet the most desirable sorts for a prize 

 stand ; but taking his collection together it is now eclipsed 

 by those of Messrs. Hoyle and Foster. 



The May exhibitions of the London Horticultural Society 

 at Chiswick, and the Royal Botanic at Regents' Park, were 

 especially rich in new and splendid pelargoniums, and the 

 stands of both nurserymen and amateurs contained some 

 most superb varieties, which attracted much attention. We 

 give the names of the sorts in Mr. Turner's collections which 

 took the first prizes, both show and fancy. 



SJiow Pelargoniums. — Mochanna, Pulchra, Gulielma, Pride 

 of the Isles, Magnificent, Virgin Q,ueen, Constance, Magnet, 

 Ajax, Rosamond, Chieftain and Rowena. 



Fancy. — Minerva, Perfection, Reine des Francais, Hero of 

 Surrey, Statinskii, and Fairy Q,ueen. 



These were first at the Chiswick Show. 



Show Varieties. — Magnet, Mochanna, Prince of Orange, 



