Plate 403. 
IIIIS KffiMPEERI, JERSEY BELLE. 
This is a fine variety from the collection of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, King’s 
Road, Chelsea. A singularly chaste and delicate form, which, when fully expanded, is 
larger than as represented in our illustration ; the exigency of space making it necessary 
the dimensions should be reduced, in order to keep it within due bounds. The colour of 
the flower is pure white, blotched with bright yellow at the base of the perianth divisions. 
It was awarded a First-class Certificate of Merit by the Floral Committee of the Royal 
Horticultural Society in the summer of 1879. 
The varieties of this grand Japanese Iris are generally of vigorous growth, forming 
strong tufts of lovely bright green foliage from three or four feet in height, surmounted 
by large clematis-like flowers of almost every shade of colour. To cultivate them suc- 
cessfully, the plants should have a sunny moist situation, be planted in peat and loam, 
where they soon become established, and form striking and very ornamental objects. 
Many fine seedlings are being raised annually and put into commerce, and there is no 
difficulty in obtaining a collection at a reasonable cost. This group of Iris is w r ell worthy 
the attention of all lovers of hardy plants. 
Plate 404. 
DECORATIVE PELARGONIUM, MAID OF KENT. 
It was in July last this fine and useful Pelargonium was first exhibited by the 
raisers, Messrs. J. and J. Hayes, Florists, Edmonton, and awarded a First-class Certifi- 
cate of Merit. At the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, on Tuesday, the 13th 
of April, Messrs. Hayes again exhibited it, staging quite a large group of finely-grown 
and healthy plants of vigorous and close, short-jointed growth ; each plant bearing a 
number of handsome trusses of bloom ; and each truss being well set with flowers. The 
flowers are peculiarly attractive ; they are of a glistening white ground, with delicate 
flushes of flesh colour, with a bright carmine-purple spot on each petal ; stout, and of 
good form. 
We cannot be too emphatic in pressing on the attention of gardeners the great 
value of this, and other decorative Pelargoniums we have figured during the past two 
years. They are unequalled for the decoration of the conservatory and greenhouse ; and 
as they force well they can be had in flower in early spring and through the summer. It 
seems a pity that the market growers should have a monopoly of these valuable and 
useful plants, and we hope gardeners will avail themselves of their great usefulness. 
