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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Flokal Committee, September 8, 1897. At Chiswick. 

 W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and five members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Highly Commended. 



To hybrid sweet-scented leaf Pelargoniums : — 



1. ' W. Marshall.' Avery fine variety, of dense growth, with 

 finely cut foliage, and a blackish zone down the centre of each 

 segment. 



2. 1 C. Jeffries.' Plant of dwarf bushy habit ; leaves broad, 

 the central portion heavily blotched with dark bronze. 



3. ' Richard Dean.' Plant of dwarf bushy habit. The light 

 green much-divided leaves are beautifully crimped at the edges. 

 This would form a very useful table plant. 



4. 1 George Stevens.' A vigorous bushy grower, with large 

 deep green leaves crimped at the edges. 



5. 1 H. B. May.' Of tall, good habit, with large light green 

 pinnatifid leaves, each segment having in a young state a bronzy 

 zone, which disappears with age. 



6. 1 J. D. Pawle.' Tall, and of good habit, with broad green 

 pinnatifid leaves beautifully crimped at the edges. 



These varieties were selected as being the best of a very large 

 number of seedlings raised at Chiswick by crossing P. crispum 

 with the more vigorous forms. 



Also to the following annual Asters : — 



(i.) Dwarf Victoria, bright rose tipped with white, (ii. ) 'Lilliput,' 

 rose, (iii.) Imbricated pompon crown, rose, (iv.) Imbricated 

 pompon, rose, (v.) ' Mignon,' white, (vi.) Giant Comet, 1 The 

 Bride.' (vii.) Dwarf Chrysanthemum, shining brick rose and 

 white. See page 299. 



Commended. 



To African Marigold 1 Lemon,' and African Marigold 

 1 Orange.' 



For descriptions, see Report on Annuals, page 299. 



