THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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[ April, 
second only in importance to securing an ample supply of light, in regard to ultimate 
success, for a high night temperature too certainly decreases the healthy tone of 
vitality which a progressive fruit-bearing vegetation should possess, irrespective 
of any outward symptom of continuity of growth—such a growth, especially, as is 
accelerated by means of an unnatural night heat. The primary conditions I 
have endeavoured to impress upon the reader will too certainly be nullified 
thereby, if this be permitted, since it will absorb or consume that nice soft 
natural humidity which is so grateful to all forms of vegetation during the night 
and early morning, leaving in place of its salubriousness, a harsh and arid 
atmosphere.— William Earley, Digswell, Wdwyn. 
DOUBLE-FLOWERED PELARGONIUMS.* 
COLLECTION, consisting of forty varieties of these novel and useful 
plants, was grown at Chiswick during the past year, and formed one of the 
features of interest in the garden during the late summer months. Having 
been received in the spring in the shape of small plants, it was decided 
to cultivate them in pots under glass, for which purpose these Pelargoniums are 
especially useful. They were accordingly grown with much success in moderate- 
sized pots, and bloomed remarkably well in one of the span-roofed greenhouses, 
their healthy character reflecting much credit on Mr. Barron and his assistants. 
The accompanying notes indicate the condition as to habit and inflorescence 
which these plants assumed, and may be regarded as recording as fair a verdict 
on their respective merits as could be arrived at from the growth of a single 
individual of each kind. The certificated sorts were the following ;— 
First-Class Certificates. — Marie Lemoine, Madame Lemoine, Victor 
Lemoine, Gloire de Nancy. 
Second-Class Certificates. —Sparkhill Beauty, Imperatrice Eugenie, Andrew 
Henderson, Victor, Wilhelm Pfitzer, Memnon, Le Vesuve,^Triomphe de Thumes- 
nil, Triomphe de Lorraine, Signet. 
Andrew Henderson**. — This variety is of moderately vigorous gro^vth, with faintly 
zoned leaves, and compact trusses of orange-scarlet flowers veiy freely produced. It is an 
ornamental variety well worth growing. 
Gloire de Nancy***. —A handsome and moderately vigorous-growing variety, still retain¬ 
ing a high position in the double class. It has green leaves, and good bold trusses of well-formed, 
full double, rosy-carmine flowers. This proves to be also a good bedding plant. 
Imperatrice Eugenie**. —A variety of remarkably vigorous gi’owth, which, in the case of 
the Chiswick specimen, scarcely proved itself to be a free bloomer. The leaves are indis¬ 
tinctly zonate, and the rosy-pink flowers are full, and sufficiently good to render the variety 
deserving of further trial. It is reported to have been good in other collections. 
Le Vesuve**. —A vigorous-growing variety, of erect habit, with faintly zoned leaves, and 
fine trusses of large, well-formed, fuU, double flowers, of a light orange-scarlet colour. A 
very promising sort. 
Madame Lemoine***. —One of the very best of the varieties in the whole collection. It is 
dwarfish in habit, with faintly zoned leaves, and large, full, double, bright, rose-pink flowers 
freely produced in good showy trusses. 
* From the Report of the Floral Director in “ The Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society.” 
