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BEDDING PELAEGONIUMS. 

 § I. Leaves Self-Coloured (P. inquinans type). 



A. LEAYES GrREEN. 

 (a.) Flowers single. 

 * Flowers rouncl-petaled. 



1. Flowers Scarlet. 



Eleanor (Bull*). Compact habit; flowers bold, scarlet. 1st class in 1865. 

 Punch (Fraser). Vigorous habit ; flowers bold, bright scarlet, abundant. 1st 



class in 1865, confirmed in 1868. 

 Red Dragon (W. Paul). Of moderately vigorous habit ; flowers very deep 



crimson scarlet, in compact trusses, and remarkable for their rich velvety 



surface. 1st class in 1865. 

 Trextham Scarlet (Fraser). Compact habit ; flowers bright scarlet. 1st class 



in 1865. 



St. George ( W. Paul). A vigorous-growing variety, of erect habit, with deep 

 crimson-scarlet flowers, resembling those of Sambo in colour. 1st class in 

 1868. 



Warrior ( G. Smith). Vigorous habit ; flowers large, bright scarlet ; a fine 

 showy variety, in the way of Punch. 1st class in 1867, confirmed in 

 1868. 



Governor (Bull). Vigorous ; flowers large, scarlet, effective ; closely resembles 

 Punch. 



The following varieties were passed :— Atrosanguineum, Brilliancy, Cardinal, Commodore 

 Nutt, Diamond, Edith, Eunice, (xloire d'Ecully, L'Etendard, Little David, Little Major, Lord 

 Lyons, and Rigby's Queen. 



2. Flowers Cerise or Bosy Scarlet. 



Lady Middleton (Taylor). Of moderately vigorous habit ; flowers of a bright 



cerise or rosy scarlet. 1st class in 1865. 

 Robin Hood ( W. Paul). Vigorous ; leaves lobed ; flowers rich magenta scarlet ; 



promising. 



Passed over:— Prince Teck, and Poet Laureate. 



3. Flowers Bose-pinJe. 



Christine (Kinghorn). Of moderate vigour ; flowers clear rose-pink. 1st class 



in 1865, confirmed in 1868. 

 Madame Barre (Salter). Of compact habit ; flowers dark rose with paler eye. 



1st class in 1866. 



Improved Pink (6r. Smith). Moderately vigorous; flowers on long-stalked 



trusses, soft rose-pink, self-coloured ; promising. 

 Mdlle Renoult (Barilkt). Compact and moderately vigorous ; flowers rather 



small, but of a showy deep rose-pink ; colour bright and effective. 



Passed over : — Belle Rose, Madame Evirens, Pink Hermit, Pink Pet, and Rose Queen. 



** Flowers narrower-petaled (Nosegays). 



Orange Nosegay ( W. Paul). Straggling habit ; flowers orange-scarlet. 1st 

 class in 1866. 



VuLCAjr (Chafer). Of straggling free habit; leaves lobed ; flowers clear scarlet, 

 seminosegay. 2nd class in 1867. 



Christine Surpasse (Chater). Moderately vigorous; flowers clear soft rose- 

 pink, self-coloured, in bold trusses, but the pips somewhat confused ; pro- 

 mising. 



* The names in parentheses are those of the donors. 



