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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ March, 
In many respects this fig resembles the Brown Turkey, or Lee’s Perpetual. 
The habit and free-fruiting qualities of the plant are much the same. The fruit 
is somewhat of the same shape and form, but that of the Royal Vineyard is 
rather longer than the Brown Turkey, and the warm reddish tinge of the former 
is very distinct from the dull brown or chocolate hue of the latter. In flavour 
also the Royal Vineyard is infinitely superior. It is, in fact, one of the highest- 
flavoured Figs in cultivation, and will succeed under the ordinary treatment 
required for the Brown Turkey. 
We are indebted for this acquisition to the Messrs. J. and 0. Lee, of Ham¬ 
mersmith, who found it without a name in their extensive collection of Figs ; 
and since it has proved so distinct and worthy, it has been named, after their 
nursery, the Royal Vineyard. The Messrs. Lee report on one special quality they 
have noted in it, namely, “ the invariable persistence of the fruit, in growth, 
flowering, and ripening, scarcely an instance of its casting its fruit having been 
observed.” Our illustration is from a drawing by Mr. Macfarlane, made from 
fruits grown in the collection of the Royal Horticultural Society.—B. 
ON PELARGONIUMS.—No. II. 
®fO render any classification of the Pelargonium family easily intelligible, we 
require the means of distinguishing the “ Large-flowered ” with its 
f varieties, from what is called the u Scarlet ” section. It seems to me to 
be equally incorrect to call a section which yields flowers of lilac, purple, 
white, and all varieties of colours Scarlet , as to deviate slightly from botanical 
technicality by calling for distinctions’ sake the one section Pelargonium and 
the other Geranium. However, until some understanding can be arrived at, I 
must continue my subject under the present nomenclature. 
The u Scarlet ” section of the Pelargonium family possesses many special 
qualities to recommend it. The plants are hardy and robust, not subject to be 
affected by blight or infested by the green-fly, easy of propagation and cultivation. 
As conservatory plants, many of them, with a little management and attention, can 
be induced to flower throughout the winter, and therefore may be said to be per¬ 
petual bloomers. As u Bedders ” they are unequalled for withstanding the vicissi¬ 
tudes of our ever-changing climate ; and they will rise in popularity, and increase 
in usefulness as their floral perfection and variety in colour become developed, 
and their habit improved by judicious crossing. This section is doubtedly 
as yet in its infancy, for, unlike the large-flowered section which has engrossed 
the energies both of the professional and amateur florist for very many years, 
the u Scarlets ” have, until quite recently, been absolutely neglected. 
The late Mr. Beaton, seeing the great advantages that would be derived for 
garden decoration by the production of a variety of colours upon so manageable 
a tribe of plants, set himself zealously to work with the object of testing their 
capabilities in this respect. His aim evidently was novelty of colour, quite 
