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TUE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
Barr's Selected Compact-topped Bine Apple, crimson flesli ; beau- 
tifully-shaped roots, of uniform colour, boils tender and fine 
flavoured. This is a pure stock of the true Pine Apple Beet ; this 
variety is the very best for early sowings. 
Bell's Crimson-leaved Beet (syn. Bwarf Waterloo, Belvoir Castle, 
and Perfection Salad Beet), purple flesh, the leaves of a rich dark 
crimson ; compact and upright, slightly arched, and of a uniform 
medium height, more efiective in the flower garden than Perilla ; 
also an excellent variety for the table. 
Dwarf Victoria, purple flesh, leaves rich metallic crimson, grace- 
fully arched, uniform in height, and, judging from the sample test 
of 1871 in our experimental grounds, it is likely to supersede Dell’s 
Beet. 
Nutting's Dwarf Bed (Barr’s selection), purple flesh ; a very pure 
stock, with medium-sized roots, and for flavour surpassing all other 
beets. 
White's BlacJc, very deep crimson flesh, roots large ; a fine sort 
for those who prefer a large beet. 
Turnip-shaped Baric Bed ^Egyptian, rich in colour and flavour ; 
valuable for shallow soils. 
The Chelsea Beet, in size and shape resembles Cattell’s Crimson, 
but of a richer crimson ; flavour exceedingly fine, certified by the 
Fruit Committee, in Oct., 18G9. 
From the descriptions given there will be no difiBculty in select- 
ing the variety desired ; and it may be said with safety that aU are 
thoroughly good. 
CHOICE BEDDING PELAEGONIHMS. 
Selected from the Royal Horticultural Society’s Trial iu the garden at Chiswick. 
ONGST other trials of flowers and vegetables in the 
Gardens of the Eoyal Horticultural Society at Chiswick, 
last summer, that of Bedding Pelargoniums was by no 
means the least important. Nearly 350 varieties, com- 
prising the best kinds in cultivation, were grown ; 
and from that number the following are selected as being the very 
best in the several classes. It will be seen that some of the old 
varieties still hold a high position, whilst, on the other hand, some 
of the most popular sorts are, when thoroughly tested with others 
in the same classes, comparatively worthless. As being more easy 
for reference, we shall follow the classification adopted by the Eoyal 
Horticultural Society. The description will be as brief as possible, 
and, to avoid the necessity of repetition, it must be understood that 
all are really first-class. A few of the varieties are now in course 
of distribution for the first time, but the majority are procurable at 
prices ranging from four to nine shillings per dozen. 
PIAIIT GREEN-LEAVED. 
Flowers Scarlet. — Ascendant, bright scarlet ; very free-flower- 
ing, and a good grower. 
