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plant, but is nevertheless very distinct. The growth in either case is stontish and 
vigorous, and the foliage large and long-petioled. Here it is ovate-acuminate in 
outline, somewhat narrowed near the base, and beset on the margin with very 
distinct and rather distant saw-like teeth, u into each of which run out one or 
two branches from the marginal vein.” The leaves have the centre parts of an 
olive green, with a border variable in width, but averaging over an eighth of an 
inch, of a pretty rose-colour. Those who have seen it in the wild state speak of 
it as a very beautiful shrub, never even in its rankest growth losing its variegation. 
As a free-growing plant, it is likely to be of considerable value amongst those 
possessing ornamental foliage. Being a native of the Fiji Islands, it requires 
stove-culture. We are indebted to Mr. B. S. Williams for the use of the 
illustration.—T. Moore. 
ZONAL AND NOSEGAY PELARGONIUMS.—II. 
S HE scarlet and crimson sorts, most numerously represented at the exhibition 
which formed the subject of my previous communication on these flowers 
f (p. 259), served to bring out in a remarkable degree the very fine quality 
of the newer varieties raised by Dr. Denny and Mr. J. R. Pearson. These 
two celebrated growers have each taken his own line; the former paying atten¬ 
tion to the improvement of the finely-formed Zonals; the latter, the nosegay type. 
Dr. Denny, starting with form, substance, and size in the pip, has gone on to 
noble trusses, of large size and great beauty. On the other hand, Mr. Pearson 
may be said to have commenced with size of truss, and he has gone on improving 
the quality of pip till he has almost or quite rivalled Dr. Denny in the exquisite 
shape, substance, and rotundity of his flowers. And what has been so well done 
will no doubt serve as inducements for these accomplished florists each to make 
a new departure, and work out another series of important results. 
In giving my selection, commencing with the flowers having pale hues of 
scarlet or crimson, I commence with Mrs. J. George (George), bright orange- 
salmon scarlet, very fine pip, and noble truss ; Mrs. Wliiteley (Pearson), bright 
scarlet, very fine ; Mrs. Lacicroft (Pearson), bright pale red, fine and effective ; 
Mr. W. Brown (Pearson), pale bright rosy-crimson, very fine ; John Gibbons 
(Pearson), bright shaded scarlet, very large truss; Idalia (Denny), scarlet, 
flushed purple and orange, finely formed pip and good truss ; Eros (Denny), 
very bright scarlet, showy white eye, extra fine ; Dell (Pearson), bright orange- 
scarlet, fine pip and noble truss ; Lancelot (Denny), rich orange-scarlet, very fine 
truss ; Harriet Helen (Pearson), very bright orange-scarlet, fine pip and large 
truss ; TEnore (Denny), soft glowing scarlet, pip and truss, extra fine; Brassidas 
(Denny), large bright orange-scarlet, fine pip and truss ; Orion (Denny), bright 
orange-scarlet, flushed with purple, fine pip and noble truss ; Percy Cooper 
(Pearson), clear pale orange-scarlet, fine pip and truss ; Thomas Hood (Perkins), 
very bright, large rounded pip ; Corsair (Pearson), bright and striking; John 
Fellowes (Pearson), cerise-scarlet, very fine indeed: Rievzi (Denny), fine bright 
scarlet, pip and truss striking ; Richard Ccenr de Lion (Denny), bright orange- 
crimson, fine and bold. 
Those having deeper shades of colour were more numerously represented, and 
