EEPOET ON PELlEaONITJMS GROWN AT CHISWICK IN 1876. 235 
They were mostly grown in nine-inch pots, commenced to flower 
in the beginning of July, and continued to flower successionally to 
the end of October, and later, a period of over four months. Ifo 
trial could have been more satisfactory ; the plants grew well and 
flowered profusely, so that ample opportunity was allowed of com- 
paring and testing their respective merits. 
As pot plants for the decoration of the conservatory during the 
late autumn months, there is no plant so valuable as the Zonal 
Pelargonium. The varieties brought out during the past season 
are in decided advance of former years' productions. 
The classification adopted is according to the colour of the 
flowers, and is as follows : — 
1. Scarlet. 
2. Scarlet with white eye. 
3. Pale orange- scarlet. 
4. Scarlet shaded magenta, 
with white eye. 
5. Magenta- scarlet. 
6. Eosy-scarlet. 
7. Crimson- scarlet. 
8. Crimson-scarlet shaded 
with magenta. 
9. Light magenta. 
10. Magenta. 
11. Cerise. 
12. Rosy- cerise. 
13. Rose-pink. 
14. Magenta-rose. 
15. Pale magenta-pink. 
16. Light salmon. 
17. Mottled salmon. 
18. Dark salmon. 
19. Oculate. 
20. White. 
The varieties certificated are marked with three asterisks thus 
A selected list is given of the varieties most suitable for pot 
culture. The numbers refer to the number in the Report. 
The raisers' names are given in brackets where known. 
I. Flowers Scarlet. 
1. Sir John Moore (Denny). Plant of loose spreading habit; 
free flowering ; trusses medium sized ; flowers of fine form, 
medium-sized, bright scarlet. 
2. Moxham (Denny). Plant of tall, straggling habit ; shy flower- 
ing ; trusses medium sized ; flowers large, of fine form, bright 
scarlet. 
3. John West (Pearson). Plant of fine dwarf habit ; leaves 
zonate ; very free flowering ; trusses large, well displayed ; 
