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much alike), and General Simpson: these four want a poor, dry soil, to 
bloom in perfection. Of Rosy Scarlets, Trentham is very fine indeed. 
Lady Middleton, to our mind, is scarcely so good, but has a violet tinge 
about it which makes it blend well with purple. Cerise Unique is rightly 
named, for it stands alone, and its pure soft colour affords a charming 
relief to the more highly coloured scarlets. 
Variegated Geraniums. —Brilliant might be classed with the dark 
scarlet section, had it not a slightly variegated foliage. Without doubt 
this is invaluable beyond all Geraniums for profuseness of bloom, deep 
colour, and compact habit. Alma is the best of all the rest, taking its 
bloom, variegation, and habit into consideration. Silver Queen forms a 
nice contrast, and makes a beautiful bed. Mountain of Snow is very 
valuable for its clear white variegation and not bad flower. We take 
the above as the best we have seen, but must not omit St. Clair, which 
has blooms of a clear rosy pink ; this is a very pretty thing, and makes 
charming masses of colour. Mrs. Lennox is good for edging. Culford 
Beauty, about which so much was said, has failed this year, so far as 
we have seen. Bijou is a grand thing, but hardly common enough yet 
for massing ; and so are Perfection, Bridal Wreath, and Hendersoni, 
but these are scarce. Lady Plymouth is the best variegated Geranium 
for edging, owing to its free growth and beautifully cut foliage. Golden 
Chain is as useful as ever, and indispensable. Of Ivy-leaved Geraniums, 
scarlet is found to be exceedingly useful for small beds and edgings; 
the pink variegated also makes a pretty bed ; Etoile de Yaise and the 
white are useful, and much grown/ 
Hybrid Bedding Geraniums. —The old Diadematum stands No. 1, 
for a rosy purple, and has a good habit, but nothing approaches the Old 
Crimson for a rich crimson bed, when managed in a suitable manner. 
Nutans is a bad grower and difficult to keep a stock of, but is a fine 
thing. The Quercifolias are all apt to start into growth in wet weather, 
which spoils their effect for the season. Lady Mary Fox, Touchstone, 
and Rouge-et-Noir have succeeded the best this season. Virginia I do 
not like ; it looks dirty, and has a faint streak of red on the upper 
petals which spoils it for a white. 
In noting down the scarlets we omitted naming Ingram’s Princess 
Royal for a pink; this, when grown in a very poor soil (old mortar 
rubbish) is a perfect gem. We anticipate some fine things in this class 
next year. Rollisson’s have a fine one, but I forget the name, but it 
blooms when only six inches high. 
The Nosegays , notwithstanding our friend Mr. Beaton’s praise of 
them, are a long-legged, rambling race. I put Bishopstow Scarlet 
among them, and there is Mrs. Frewin, Mrs. Vernon, Salmon Rose 
and Pink, and the old variety of Pink Nosegay ; these have all grown 
too much, even this season, our own among the rest. Next year we 
plant ours in road earth. 
{To be continued.) 
