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THE FLORIST. 
A large flowered fancy sort, white marked on all the petals with a 
broad ray—margined purple blotch; very pretty and eflective. 
Pelargonium Amazon. —May 28, Mr. W. Beck, Isleworth.— 
A decorative variety, of vigorous free blooming habit. The flowers 
are large deep purple-rose, with a violaceous eye. 
Pelargonium Floeibundum. —April 9, Messrs. F. and A. Smith, 
Dulwich.—A forcing variety, of free habit, the flowers light rose- 
pink, with a dark spot on the orange-rose upper petals. Useful 
for decoration. 
Pelargonium Lady Churston.— June 11, Messrs. Veitch and 
Son, Chelsea.—A rich and fiery orange-scarlet, with dark spotted 
petals ; a very bright and effective decorative sort. 
Pelargonium Mrs. Ponsonby Moore. — May 14, Messrs. 
Veitch and Son, Chelsea.—A dwarf-habited variety, very free 
flowering, the flowers bright rose-crimson, with black spots on all 
the petals. It is very handsome as a small decorative plant. 
Pelargonium Snowdrop. —April 9, Messrs. F. and A. Smith, 
Dulwich.—A blush-white forcing variety of free habit. 
Pelargonium (zonale) Firefly. —July 23, Mr. G. Smith, 
Hornsey.—A very dwarf short-jointed sort, with small distinctly 
zonate leaves, and orange-scarlet flowers, freely produced, and 
elevated on long stout footstalks. It was found to be superior to 
Scarlet Queen. 
Pelargonium (zonale) Prince of Hesse. —April 23, Mr. C. 
Turner, Slough.—A moderately vigorous variety, with a deep- 
coloured zone, and large well-formed flowers of a salmon pink, 
paler at the edge. 
Pelargonium (variegated) Clara. —April 23, Mr. C. Turner, 
Slough.—A handsome variety, having the leaves dark centred, 
with yellowish margin, and marked with a dark coloured zone, 
which is orange tinted while young ; the flowers are large, deep 
crimson-scarlet, of fair shape. It was thought a highly promising 
sort likely to improve. 
Phlox Peine Blanche. —June 25, Messrs. Downie, Laird, and 
Laing, Sydenham and Edinburgh —A handsome vigorous summer- 
flowered variety, with large pure white flowers. 
Phlox Lydia. —June 25, Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing.— 
A summer flowering sort, vigorous in growth, the flowers French 
white, with bold purple eye. 
PicoTEE, Mrs Hole. —July 23, Mr. C. Turner, Slough—A 
pretty light red-edged variety, of good properties. 
Prenantiies arborea. —April 23, Mr. Wicks, gardener to W. 
Wilson Saunders, Esq., Reigate.—A greenhouse shrubby plant, of 
the composite family, having elegant pinnated foliage, with fine 
narrow segments. 
Primula sinensis nivea plena. —March 26, Mr Bull, Chelsea. 
—A neat double-flowered or semi-double, white fringed Chinese 
primrose, not equal to other varieties in individual merit, but 
stated to be reproducible in the double form from the seeds, and 
hence valuable because accessible for decorative uses. 
