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large trusses of pink flowers and of good habit ; for the single Zonal 

 Ulysses (Denny), a handsome variety with symmetrical blooms in 

 compact trusses, of a brilliant scarlet colour ; Progress (Denny), a 

 double Zonal of a rich scarlet shade, very neat flowers and good 

 habit ; Prima Donna (Denny), a handsome white Zonal variety, 

 with flowers of excellent form and great substance. To E. E. 

 Foster, Clewer Manor, for a Show variety named Constitution (Fos- 

 ter), with blooms of the most exact symmetry ; the lower petals of 

 a pale sallow pink hue, a white centre, and intensely dark maroon 

 upper petals with a narrow margin ; Minotaur (Foster), somewhat 

 resembling the above, but with darker lower petals. To Henry 

 Little, Esq., for an attractive decorative variety, Bridesmaid (Jack- 

 son). It was extremely floriferous, the blooms being slightly crim- 

 ped ; the lower petals white, and the upper light crimson ; truss 

 large, and habit compact. Hayes* Seedling (Hayes), a docorative 

 variety, with very large flowers of a bright soft pink colour relieved 

 by a small blotch in each petal. Criterion (Jackson), very free in 

 habit ; flowers of good form, colour rich scarlet. To Mr. W. Brown, 

 Hendon, for a decorative Pelargonium, Eclipse (Brown), truss very 

 compact ; flowers of a pale cerise or pinkish tinge blotched with 

 a deep tint. To Messrs. J. and J. Hayes for a decorative variety 

 Mrs. Ashby (Hayes), very attractive ; upper petals extremely dark ; 

 lower pink, clear white centre. To Messrs. Saltmarsh and Sons 

 for the double Zonal Lord Cecil (Saltmarsh), a grand variety with 

 enormous trusses of brilliant scarlet flowers. 



