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AUGUST I4, зен 
THE i 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
193 
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1875. 
e 
PELARGONIUMS. 
(Concluded from p. 130.) 
E propose to conclude our observations 
upon these plants by a reference to a 
few of the more remarkable species which have 
been in cultivation, and which are very different 
from the * Geraniums " and Pelargoniums which 
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handsome and distinct 
the three lower are pure white: the blossoms, 
as was remarked by Curtis, who first described it, 
have some similarity in form and general 
appearance to those of the Heartsease. Seeds 
5 
in a year ortwo it was to be found in most of the 
principal nurseries, but ha 
at Kew 
alarge collection of Pelargoniums about this 
e matter of regret to all 
lovers of flowers that plants of such intrinsic 
beauty were not preserved from the fatal results 
of change in taste and fashion. That old 
order ET yielding place to new,” is ап 
undoubted fact, and no бла pem its 
advantages; but we not at tim lp 
lamenting over the * чм plants, ” not oe her- 
have been from 
which at a later date Kew, if we may believe re- 
ort, was famous. They have disappeared; other 
plants, not more lovely, have taken their place; 
but, while new acquaintances are welcomed, 
would it not be possible to keep the old friends 
in mind, and to avoid losing sight of them alto- 
is to be regretted that the venerable and 
respected ex-curator of Kew Gardens, who 
must be admirably fitted by his long acquaint- 
ance with cheats for such a task, cannot 
be induced to undert 
A few interesting b aue were recently 
In 
essrs. E. 
that occasion n nearly a hundred species and 
well-marked varieties of the genus ; ‘тапу of 
these were not in flower, but the fact deserves 
mention as a hopeful ane fo of a future 
the leaves being either entire, three-lobed, or 
i the cae ae set the 
handsomest appears to be P. Grenvilliz, which 
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of it beyond Andrews’ description and figure, 
but it should be looked out for by collectors. 
Other ornamental species of this group which 
have been in cultivation in England are P. 
roseum, P. rapaceum, an . incrassatum. 
Many more are figured by Sweet and Andrews, 
k in a bay ont the 
appeared to have deae their nourishment 
solely from the moisture lodged there during 
the rainy season, най by a little send, sifted 
by the wind into the cavities. was so 
. intense on these rocks as to € the soles of 
the feet, and yet all the Geraniums there were 
in perfection, it being just ipo thei flowering 
season—about th 
nium,” as it is often called 
has a succulent stem, which is much smaller at 
the distant nodes, and greenish sweet-scented 
flowers. It was grown ee as a curiosity 
than for its beauty. rnosum is another 
species of somewhat байы habit. 
It is doubtful, however, whether =! good 
purpose can be served by this tion of 
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intending cultivator will do well to go сатыу 
through the volumes by Sweet апа An 
to which reference has already been made, and | 
note the forms which appear especially worthy 
of attention, after which he should secure such 
as are still in existence in England, and then 
proceed to induce Cape collectors to take up 
the matter. One or two species demand a word 
anum, a specie 
East, being found in the region of the Western 
Taurus. The flowers have a curious appear- 
nce, owing to the large size of the two upper 
amaqua 
head, 
P. reniforme, a: 
in similar c cases ; Ed we have 59 referred 
that m 
there 
* 
place t 
by 
