Plate 273. 
NEW SHOW PELARGONIUMS. 
The three fine varieties now figured represent some of the newest-named seedlings 
raised by E. B. Poster, Esq., Clewer Manor, Windsor. Artist is a flower of good size 
and fine substance, with handsomely painted lower petals; the dark top petals margined 
with orange carmine; a distinct and attractive variety. Evelyn is one of those soft fleshy 
carmine flowers, whose delicate beauty is sure to attract, and the bold white throat adds 
distinctness to its character. Despot is a high coloured flower of considerable novelty 
of character, very bright in colour; the pale orange-red lower petals contrasting with 
the rich dark top petals. These new forms will be distributed as usual by Mr. Charles 
Turner, The Royal Nursery, Slough; and they are valuable additions to the already 
numerous class of Show Pelargoniums. 
Plate 274. 
PINK ‘ DUCHESS ’ (CLARKE), 
The class of Forcing Pinks have received several fine additions of late, and some of the 
best of them have been produced by the raiser of the above fine variety, Mr. dames 
Clarke, Bury St. Edmunds, such as Claude, Lord Lyon, and Derby Day. Duchess is quite 
distinct in character, the ground colour of a delicate and beautiful tint of lilac pink, with 
faint rosy blotches in the centre, the petals large, stout, and finely rounded, with a rich 
perfume ; the flowers are large and solid, without the tendency on the part of the pods to 
burst, which is a great defect in many Pinks. All the Pinks raised by Mr. Clarke are 
remarkable for their vigorous habit, the freedom with which they bloom, and their 
early-flowering properties. The variety figured is in course of distribution by Mr. B. S. 
Williams, Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, Upper Holloway, N. 
