Fkbeuart 10, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



Ill 



THE NEWER 



will allow of a little roof ventilation prac- 

 tically every day, they may be regarded as 



rrrM^TAl PFT ARaONIUMS FOR one of the permanent inmates for the win- Another nove ty or •n?^!^" "^^"^ 

 ZONAL PELAK(jUrNlUMC> r^I^ P prevalent, and the new orange.s<^arlct Ma^cim Kralesky 



WINTER FLOWERING. 



Although not cultivated to the same ex- 

 tent as they were some .few years since, the 

 zonal pelargoniums comprise some of the 

 most showy of the winter-flowering plants 

 available for cultivation in the 



in tne warm 

 greenhouse. The ea&e wiith which they can 

 be cultivated and the length of time they 

 will, under careful treatment, remain in 

 bloom, marks them at once as the most 



useful' subjects for making a display in the tl 



ter, but where fogs are prevalent, and the 

 atmosphere of the district more or less 

 humid, it is not wise to place too great a 

 dependence on them, as they might fail 



ppointing. 



For a number of years Messrs. Caimell 

 and Sons have taken the lead in raising 

 new zonal pelargoniums, and the sets they 

 introduced home few years ago under the 

 names of ships, mansions, and towns have 

 nf>t, as a whole, been superseded. Since 



howev^er a few varieties of sterling 



a bright cerise. It has the promise of 

 becoming ix>pular when better known. 

 Another novelty of much merit is the 



It 



is very striking, having more yellow in its 

 flowers than any of the zonals I know. 

 Prince of Wales is a very large-flowered 

 variety, bright magenta, with a splash of 

 scarlet 'in the top petals. S<^arlet King, as 

 its name denotes, is a very bright scarlet, 

 and the plant has a good bushy habit, and 

 is very free in flowering. 



Kider H:iggard is a form of flower much 

 in tlie way of Sir T. H anbury, the two 

 colours in the top and lower petals being, 



TE. 



tiiii*- 



in of 



sods, 

 •act- 



ili^t^ 



of*, 

 li 



ZONAL PELARGONIUM HIS MAJESTY. 



A brilliant scarlet varie 



raised 



houses. They are not so useful for the 

 supply of cut flowers as some other sub- 

 jects, the winter-flowering carnations, for 

 example, but where a very bright displav 

 «t colour is required for a limited time 

 »niy, they are of much value. In bright- 

 ness of colour, some of the varieties 

 ^'•p ass the ca,rnatioiis, wlmnh, it may 

 «osorvod, have done more to reduce the 

 tivation of the zonal pelargoniums than 



^ In tlu. country^ where the atmosphere is 

 <\u'l^' 'in^.fog.^are not prevalent, they pro- 

 aJlr -f * "^''P^^y conservatory, 



^ided wi+b structure and pro- 



«itn a heating apparatus which 



ppeara 



Paul 



be 



least prominent among these being three 

 varieties raised by Mr. W. H. Page, of 

 Hampton, and of these the finest is His 

 Majesty, which anay be described as one 

 of the best crimson-scarlet zonals 1 have 

 ever seen, its effectiveness being greatly 

 enhanced by the white eye of the blooms, probablj 

 This variety is a good grower, and pro- -„H>tv 

 fuse in hlooming, the flowers bemg pro- 

 duced throughout the winter. tisc»l Iw^- 



good 



if anything, more decided, and the flowers 



more effective. 



Salmon Paul Cntmpd is a sport froui 

 Cranipel, and is an exiut cxmii- 

 terpart of its parent, except that it has 

 Tosv-sal m<m flowers. Another g<K^ new 



hich 



thos 



variety ^ininiediat^^ly pre^H^dinjj;. 



Jn addition to the foregoing new vane- 

 ties the following is a li^t of the older 



form is another good variety, to prodVi co a continuoius display of flowers 



