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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
with a sheet of glowing purple. In this state there is no finer flowering 
plant for lawn decoration, no more gorgeous subject for garden avenues, 
not even excepting pillar Roses; for hundreds of the magnificent blossoms 
are borne successionally by every plant. 
The use of these plants for “ bedding-out ” was brought about by acci¬ 
dent. Some plants which had been blown down by the wind were observed 
to be breaking out freely, and throwing up their blossoms so as to form an 
even surface. Mr. Jackman was hence led to fill some large beds, and 
succeeded, without the slightest difficulty, in clothing these most perfectly 
with the rich violet hues for which these plants are so remarkable, the 
branches interlacing, and forming in the flowering season an even sheet of 
colour some 8 or 10 inches above the surface. They are no doubt best 
adapted for beds of considerable size, and raised in the centre ; but there 
is not the least difficulty in covering the surface, and the plants wflien 
strong and established are certain to bloom profusely. In Mr. Jackman’s 
experiment they have been put in at about 18 inches apart over the bed, 
and pegged down in the same direction one over the other ; and treated in 
this way there is, by the blooming period, just enough of foliage shown 
amongst the flowers to set off the colours to the best advantage, while the 
glorious mass of rich violet purple furnishes quite a new sensation in 
bedding-out. 
M. 
VARIEGATED ZONAL PELARGONIUM SHOW. 
The Show of these popular plants, held at South Kensington on the 
17tli of September, w r as furnished with a large number of plants, though 
scarcely in such good condition as those shown in May. The list of awards 
will serve to indicate the leading plants in each section, and may serve as 
a guide to intending purchasers :— 
Class 1.— Six Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums not yet in commerce, seedlings excluded. 
—1st, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, Dulwich, with King of Tricolors, Coruscans, Peri, Sunray, 
Banshee, and Earl of Derby; 2nd, Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, Chelmsford, with Duke of 
Buccleuch, Alma Browning, Mrs. Pattisson, Crown Jewel, Vesuvius, and Sunrise. 
Class 2.— Six Gold and Bronze Zonal Pelargoniums, under the same conditions as in 
Class 1.—1st, Mr. J. Wills, Huntroyde Park, with some splendid and finely marked plants of 
the following—Her Majesty, The Sultan, Admiration, Princess Beatrice, Arthur H. Wills, 
and Diadem; 2nd, Mr. W. Bull, Chelsea, with the following, all of Mr. Wills’s raising— 
Modern, Success, Diamond, Umpire, National, and Duchess. 
Class 3.— Three Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums, under the same conditions as Class 1. 
—1st, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, with Jetty Lacy, a very finely marked variety, Sylph, and 
Sunray; 2nd, Messrs. Carter & Co., with Mrs. Dunnett, a brilliant kind, Viceroy of Egypt, 
and Emperor; 3rd, Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, with Howarth Ashton, Mrs. Grieve, 
and Lady Sheffield. 
Class 4.— Three Gold and Bronze Zonal Pelargoniums, under the same conditions as 
Class 1.—1st, Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing, with Kentish Hero, Countess of Kellie, a 
very fine variety, and Mrs. John Todd; 2nd, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, with Combatant, 
Brilliant, and Sybil; 3rd, Mr. J. Wills, with Illuminator, Her Majesty, and Beauty of 
Sabden. The plant of Her Majesty was very finely marked. 
Class 5.— The best Golden Variegated Zonal Pelargonium, under the same conditions as 
Class 1.—1st, Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, with a very robust and well-marked 
variety, named Countess of Craven; 2nd, Messrs. F. & A. Smith, with Jetty Lacy; 3rd, 
Mr. Watson, St. Albans, with Mrs. Dix. 
Class 6.— The best Gold and Bronze Zonal Pelargonium , under the same conditions as 
Class 1.—Messrs. F. & A. Smith were placed 1st with a plant of Criterion, a very finely 
marked and beautiful variety; but this was eventually withdrawn from competition, and 
Messrs. Carter & Co. were placed 1st with Egyptian Queen; 2nd, Messrs. Downie, Laird, 
and Laing, with Countess of Kellie; 3rd, Messrs. Carter & Co., with Cleopatra. 
