& 
fl. Ciii]T|e]l Gtiiiele, 
STM£!Xj W^ILSON— Shaded white ground with a deep reddisli salmon coloured 
centre; fine bold flowers ; dwarf habit. ^ 
3s. Cui. eacli : tlie set foi* 20s. 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE, 9th November, 1895. 
Messrs. IT. Cannell & Sons had a large table magnificently furnished with sprays of Zonal 
Pelargoniums of bright colour.— N.C.S. Show 
“A.D.” in JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE. 27th August, 1896. 
\Vhen the other day looking through the really marvellous collections of Pelargoniums 
which Me.ssi’s. (’anncll & Sons have at Swanley, where they seem to be in perpetual bloom, 
I could but think a sight of these by gardeners and amateurs generally would wonderfully 
j stimulate their culture.^ Some have flo^vcrs so large that even Mr. (/annell’s watch laid over 
! ^ margin of petal beyond. Colours, too, are indescribable and exquisitely 
I beautiful, and all, too, first rate bloomers. It is only when looking over a great collection, 
[ such as at Swanley — literally one of the finest in the world — that we can realise the great 
improvements which have been made. 
The GARDENING WORLD, 22nd August, 1896. 
j It would not be too much to say that amongst all the subjects Avhich receive such 
j enlightened and skilled attention by Messrs. IT. Cannell & Sons at Swanley, Zonal Pelar- 
goniums occupy one of the foremost pla^’.es, even at the present time, although it may be 
regarded as being between the seasons. The show is magnificent, and admirably illustrates the 
pitch of excellence to which the popular flower has been brought by this enterprising firm. 
I he size of the bloom trusses is astonishiug, as is also that of the individual pips It may well • 
be imagined that a house such as this affords a brilliant spectacle. We were Informed by our 
guide that all the varieties in front of us could he confidently recommended for winter work, 
as no variety is sent out until it has been tried both as a summer and winter bloomer. Our 
visit more than ever convinced us that, after all, tlie good old “geranium,’’ as so many 
cottagers love to call it, is as yet unsurpassed for decorative value, and that in Messrs. 
IT. Cannell & Sons we. have some of its most, skilled and successful (rnif.ivators and improvers. 
NEW DOUBLE AND SINGLE VARIETIES 
(Continental). 
I his class is now assuming such characteristic features and pleasing colours that due prominence 
should be given them, not only lor the distinct and novel departures, but also for the pretty .shades 
ot colours, regular markings, and decided improvements; the Sfu/rca/r A/irfiiuff type is well 
worthy of being grown by all lovers of the Zonal. 
SINGLES, 
DR. MARMOTECK — This variety is very distinct owing to its colour and marbling, both 
liowcis and trusses are large, the lower petals being violet-tinted carmine, marbled white towards 
the cenUo ^ flowers, upper petals white marbled violet edgiii * off to a carmine shade. 
LA VIENNE — Vigorous haliit ; trusses and flowers large ; pure white veined and marbled red 
the edges being of a bright red. ’ 
MME. CADEAU— Vigorous and free flowering ; fine flowers, pure white, entirely marbled 
spotted and blotched bright magenta. 
MME. CORALIE BAJAC — Grand trusses; a most exquisite combination of colours the 
entire centre of each flower is white, and then gradually attaining to a soft violet, deei)enin<y to a 
bright carmine at edges of petals. 
In. G</. each. 
DOUBLE, PicoTEE Edge. 
MME. ALCIDE BRUNEAU — Splendid habit and growth ; large trusses and long flower 
stalks ; large, well open flowers, undulating petals, milky white, regularlv and evenly edged, bright 
rose, toning off to a rosy-lilac tint; quite distinct. 2s. ’ j 
NEW REGAL PELARGONIUM. 
PERSIMMON — A sport from the well-known and mncli admired variety Ed. Perkins, and we 
have no doubt it will soon claim universal admiration owing to its pleasing and intense orange- 
scarlet shade of colour ; flowers very massive and bold, of thick leathery substance and bcantifnllv 
niKlulated, from t to !) petals in each individual flower; enormous trusses, vigorous but dwarf 
spreading habit ; a real acijuisitioa. Awarded Two First-Class Certificates. 5,«. each ; 42s, do 2 . 
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