Plate 81 . 
PELARGONIUMS— SCOTTISH CHIEFTAIN AND RUTH. 
Among the objects of interest exhibited at the Provincial Exhibition of the Loyal Hor- 
ticultural at Bath, none were more appreciated tlian the very beautiful collection of Pelargo- 
niums exhibited by Mr. Charles Turner, of the Royal Nursery, Slough. Some of those 
which have been shown as seedlings during the past two years, were exhibited as wonderful 
specimens of cultivation, being in small pots, and covered with dense masses of flowers of the 
most brilliant colouring and perfect form. Along with these were some baskets of seedlings 
not as yet in commerce, which were certainly in advance of those we already possess, even 
of those exhibited in the collection we have alluded to ; many of them, such as Grand 
Monarque, and those we now flgure, were greatly admired, and received the highest 
commendation. 
Scottish Chieftain (flg. 1) is a flowerof great substance, carmine ground colour, and the upper 
j)etals of deep maroon, with a narrow edge of crimson. We have several flowers already of 
this type, but this is both in size and colour in advance of them. Muth (flg. 2) is a flower of 
an entirely different character, the colour is a rich deep carmine with a small black blotch 
in the upper petals, and when seen on the plant as grown by Mr. Turner, the efiect was 
dazzling. We wish that the constant endeavour of this exhibitor to keep up the taste for 
this lovely tribe of flowers may be rewarded by an increased interest in them, for at present 
it is unfortunately confined to a few individuals ; the rage for tricolours is pretty well over, 
and perhaps these more worthy objects may take their j)lace. 
Plate 82 . 
LEWISIA REDIVIVA. 
We had lately the pleasure of visiting the extensive nurseries of Messrs. Bachhouse and 
Son, of York, and amidst the rarities which help to give so great a charm to their beautiful 
Alpine garden, we could not fail to notice the most lovely and curious Alpine perennial 
which we now figure, and of which Mr. Bachhouse says, “ It resembles a very fleshy-leaved 
Thrift, forming rosettes of leaves, each two to three inches long, with a thick, woody, 
branching root-stalk. After the leaves attain their full growth, in spring or early summer, 
a profusion of the most lovely flowers are put forth from each crown or centre, which almost 
eclipse the whole plant. Each blossom is three to four inches across, and consists of eight 
to twelve shaded pink petals, the centre being nearly white and the tips rose colour ; the 
whole having a satiny lustre, which is very pleasing. A remarkable feature of this plant is 
its gi'eat tenacity of life. The first example, we believe, which reached this country, had 
been dipped in boiling water, and then pressed for a Herbarium specimen for nearly two 
years ; it still showed signs of life, and eventually grew and flowered ! Its thick root is 
eaten by one or more Indian tribes, who so esteem it as a vegetable, that it bears among 
them a name which signifies ‘ the gift of the Great Spirit.’ 
“ This interesting plant is a native of Oregon and the Rocky Mountains of North 
America, from whence we received a limited supply of healthy roots last spring. It belongs 
to the same natural order as the Portulaccas and Calandenias, but is a hardy perennial.” 
We can fully endorse all that Mr. Bachhouse has said of its curious and beautiful 
character, and are confident that it will he a favourite with all who value Alpine flowers. 
