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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ August, 
E. G. Henderson & Son, the latter from Messrs. J. & C. Lee. The former 
has the brightest-coloured leaf marking; the latter has the advantage of 
habit, being a more vigorous grower, and yet forming a nice shape. Both 
promise to make effective bedders, having more strength of constitution 
than is generally found in the silver-edged variegated Zonals. May Queen , 
a fine white-edged Variegated Pelargonium, from Mr. Turner, of Slough, also 
received a first-class certificate. It is remarkable that the green leaf-ground 
is of an unusually dark hue, while the white edging being pure, gives 
the plants a very lively appearance. In point of growth it is all that could 
he desired, the habit being short-jointed and symmetrical. Flower Queen , 
another of the same class, from Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, received a 
second-class certificate. The leaves are very large, and have a broad edging 
of white; but as shown, the habit had a delicate appearance, as if lacking- 
vigour of constitution. 
Two fine Nosegay Pelargoniums have been awarded first-class certificates— 
viz., Pc. K. Bowleg, from Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing; of a deeper and 
brighter hue of colour than Le Grand, having brilliant reddish scarlet 
flowers much dashed with orange, and large symmetrical trusses; and Lizzie , 
from Mr. Geo. Smith, Islington, a novel-coloured variety, having a com¬ 
pound of bluish, salmon, and orange, good trusses, and habit. 
Double Pelargoniums appear to he multiplying with rapidity, though 
variation of colour does not keep pace with diversity of name. Both Messrs. 
E. G. Henderson & Son and Mr. William Paul have received first-class 
certificates for Madame Lemoine, a flower of a very pleasing and soft shade 
of rosy pink. At a later date, Surpasse Madame Lemoine was produced, and 
with the exception of being a little paler in colour, did not differ from the 
foregoing. Bose Queen (Hally), is very like Gloire de Nancy; Pride of Lee 
(Hally), is of a rather deeper colour than the last-named ; L’Hermite (Bull), 
is of a pleasing shade of rosy scarlet; and Triumph (Bull), bright orange- 
scarlet. A white-flowered variety would he very acceptable, and several 
cross-breeders are reputed to be hard at work in the endeavour to produce 
a double Pelargonium with white flowers. 
B. D. 
ON SEEDLING GRAPES. 
t MONG the many new Grapes sent out year by year there are few, if 
any, that do not possess some quality peculiarly their own. Judged 
¥ by this peculiarity, which has brought it into notice, there can he no 
difficulty in pronouncing each of them “ a Grape of excellence.” It 
is only when they come to he grown side by side under the same 
circumstances, and judged of as a whole, that we again turn a favourable 
eye to the older varieties, which have so often proved our fast friends. 
