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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
about tlie changeableness of our climate, there will be a fine supply of all kinds 
of fruit with the exception of Apples ; and the lightness of this crop is owing 
not to the weather, but to the want of proper management in pruning the 
trees, and thinning the fruit last season. 
Stourton. M. Saul. 
[The extraordinary show of Strawberries, which we hear is general, suggests that runners 
may be scarce, and that those which are produced early should he secured.— Eds.] 
THE NEW VARIEGATED ZONAL* PELARGONIUMS. 
Such a show of this popular class of Pelargoniums was never before 
seen as that brought together at South Kensington on the 21st of May. 
From the earliest forms down to the very latest and most advanced develop¬ 
ments, the section was represented, and that in such quantities as to be 
almost bewildering. The following awards of first-class certificates were 
made by the Floral Committee:—To Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son for Sun¬ 
shine, which has a zone of dark bronze and fiery carmine, well-defined and 
regular, and a margin of gold, habit good; a showy and effective variety. To 
Messrs. Jas. Garraway & Co., of Bristol, for Mrs. Allen, which has a narrow 
bronze and fiery carmine zone, unusually well-defined and regular, and a 
pale yellow margin ; leaves small, but very distinctly marked. To Mr. 
Grieve, of Bury St. Edmunds, for Victoria Regina, a cross between a green¬ 
leaved seedling and Lucy Grieve; it has a broad dark bronzy and fiery red 
zone, well defined, and a medium margin of pale yellow; good habit, and 
effective. To Messrs. F. & A. Smith, of Dulwich, for Resplendent, a very novel 
and attractive variety, with broad well-defined reddish brown and glowing 
carmine zone, and narrow yellow leaf-margin; Magnificent, with well-defined 
zone of bronzy brown and deep carmine, and yellow margin, foliage good, 
and excellent habit; and Jetty Lacy, with zone of reddish chestnut and dark 
brown, well-defined and striking, margin of bright golden yellow, free and 
compact in habit. To Mr. Henry Groom, of Ipswich, for Lord Stanley, a 
cross between Sir F. Kelly and Miss Turner, and having a dark bronzy 
chestnut and fiery red zone, well-defined and bold, and a margin of yellow; 
good habit, and very effective. To Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, of Chelmsford, 
for Sunrise, dark and pinkish carmine zone, well-defined and regular, with 
broad leaf-margin of deep yellow, good habit, and highly attractive; and 
Crown Jewel, with very broad dark and carmine well-defined zone, and wide 
leaf-margin of gold, a very bold and showy kind. Both these varieties 
were shown as large plants, and it was noticeable how well preserved was 
the leaf-marking even on the very oldest leaf. To Mr. Langlois, of Jersey, 
for Prince Leopold, a medium-sized highly coloured variety. Some remark¬ 
ably well-grown and finely coloured Golden yearlings were produced by 
Messrs. Carter & Co., of Sydenham. The foregoing, it will be seen, all belong 
to the Golden-edged section of the group. Comparatively few new Silver- 
edged Zonals were x>roduced, and of them none that were both sufficiently 
developed and sufficiently meritorious to merit the distinction of an award. 
Among Golden Bicolor Zonals, Mr. Wills, of Huntroyde Park, Burnley, 
had some sxdendid things. First-class certificates were awarded to Her 
Majesty, having a greenish golden leaf-ground, with broad zone of bronze, 
* We use the term “Variegated Zonal,” and for the sake of uniformity recommend its 
general adoption, as proposed in the Gardeners' Chronicle, instead of “Tricolor,” which 
latter name is both pre-occupied and incorrect.— Eds. 
