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which perhaps the scent of P. filicifolium predominates. The plant 

 is apparently sterile. 



Hybrid Pelargoniiuii ' Felicity ' {R. tomentosum x P. filicifolium 

 var. i.) differs from the preceding in being less hoary, lighter in 

 colour, and having the dark marking in the young foliage more pro- 

 nounced — in these respects being nearer to the pollen-parent; yet the 

 shape of leaf, habit of plant, and scent more closely resemble 

 P. tomentosiiin. The plant is sterile so far. 



Hybrid Pelargonium Tomentosum Smithii (P. tomentosum x 

 P. denticulatum ' Pheasant's Foot '). — Except in hoariness and habit 

 this plant resembles its seed-parent in no particular, and it only shows 

 the influence of the pollen-parent in the shape, size, and marking of 

 the bloom. The foliage is noble, the leaves being very large, and the 

 edges of the leaves curl towards the centre. As the leaves die they 

 gradually droop towards the stem until they finally lie parallel with it 

 and, like the leaves of many herbaceous species, seem to hang on 

 indefinitely. As they die they change to^ a vivid crimson, and the 

 dead, leaves retain quite a maroon-crimson colour. The bloom is 

 purplish-lilac in colour with maroon markings, and fades to pale lilac 

 as it grows older, so that frequently we have flowers of two distinct 

 colours in the same truss. The plant is, I believe, quite fertile, but 

 am uncertain, as it only bloomed for the first time this April. 



