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THE PELARGONIUM SOCIETY. 
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may get a new type of flowers of this popular genus. 
The oak-leaved and cut-leaved sections alone afford 
abundant material, all that is required being a little 
well-applied manipulation in cross fertilisation, and a 
fair amount of patience and perseverance. A good 
result must in due time follow. No hybrids with 
Geranium gratense or sanguineum, or with Pelar¬ 
gonium oblongatum, as one parent, though specially 
asked for, were forthcoming, but the Society should 
keep up the offer. 
Class 2 for New large-flowered Pelar¬ 
goniums, was fairly represented, though many 
prizes, were withheld, it being a rule that new 
varieties should show a decided advance in quality, 
or in novelty of colour, to gain an award, and this 
rule the judges with commendable firmness kept 
steadily before them. Por 3 sorts E. B. Poster, Esq., 
Clewer Manor, was 1st with Brilliant, rich bright 
orange deepening to scarlet, and small dark blotch 
on top petals, a showy variety of good form ; Diadem, 
lively orange, slightly shaded with dark, the dark 
top petals edged with orange, and the throat white ; 
and Adventure, a large flower of splendid shape, 
clear pink, with slight pencillings of crimson, and 
dark top petals. Por 2 sorts, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, 
entered Pioneer, brilliant orange-salmon, with clear 
white throat; and Confessor, orange-pink, slightly 
blotched with dark, and with dark top petals, but 
no award was made. Por one variety, Mr. Wiggins, 
gardener to H. Little, Esq., Hillingdon Place, was 
1st with Mrs. Little, pure waxy white lower petals, 
dark top petals, the blotch shading off to bright rose, 
of dwarf stocky habit, novel and’distinct; this was 
also awarded the Society’s lst-class Certificate of 
Merit. 
Class 3 for New Small-flowered (Pancy) 
Pelargoniums included only one entry for 3 sorts 
by Mr. Turner, who showed Butterfly, pale in colour, 
the lower petals white with pink spot, the upper 
deep pink; .Cherry Pipe, pale rosy-pink shaded with 
magenta, with white centre; and Irene, a very pretty 
and distinct pale fancy of a pleasing character, the 
lower petals pink with rosy spot, the upper deep rose, 
very promising, but no award was made. 
Class 4 for New Large-flowered Pelar¬ 
goniums of the decorative or market type, was 
better represented. Por 3 sorts Messrs. J. & J. 
Hayes took 1st prize, staging Pormosum, a brilliant 
deep orange variety dashed with pink, and light 
centre; Panny, delicate pink, with dark blotch on 
the top petals, and the edges slightly fringed ; and 
Bouquet, pure white, pencilled with deep rose at 
base, both of compact habit, very free, the latter with 
the edges of the petals much fringed. Mr. Wiggins 
bad Eayonette, Pink Perfection, and Mauve Queen, 
all useful and pleasing sorts. M. Victor Lemoine, 
Nancy, also exhibited three seedlings. Por 2 sorts 
Mr. W. Brown, Hendon, was 1st with two bright- 
looking varieties of bis own raising, viz., Lustrous, 
clear pale red, deeper in the top petals, very bright 
and pleasing ; and Beacon, also pale red, darker than 
the foregoing, good in form, and very free. Por one 
sort tbe award was made to Mr. Turner, who had 
Dresden China, with its curious and spotted white 
flowers, stained and flaked with pale rose; Mr. "Wig¬ 
gins had Rosette, pale pinkish-red, poor as shown. 
Classes 5 and 6 for New Zonal Pelargoniums 
was also poorly filled, and the varieties were not up 
to the mark. There was one exhibit of three, but 
no award ; no entry for two ; while for one, the best 
shown was Miss Alice, from Mr. J. George, Putney, a 
clear deep pink of showy character, but not con¬ 
sidered an advance. Of Double-floweredZonals 
there were a few exhibits, but no prize was awarded. 
In the section for one sort, Messrs. Saltmarsh & 
Sons, Chelmsford, staged Baron Pollock, clear pale 
orange-rose. The Pelargonium Society’s Pirst-class 
Certificate of Merit was awarded to La Cygne, a fine 
double white of good form and fine truss—a variety 
of Continental origin, exhibited by Mr. J. Bealby, 
Roehampton. 
Classes 7 and 8 for New Ivy-leaved Pelar¬ 
goniums was but poorly filled, and no awards were 
made. M. Victor Lemoine showed three double 
varieties—La Rosiere, pale pink, and Jeanne d’Arc, 
blush, both promising, though not in good condition ; 
and Mr. J. George had a single-flowered, Puture 
Pame, in the way of Masterpiece. 
Classes 12 and 13 for Specimen Large-flowered 
Pelargoniums brought out Mr. Turner and Mr. 
"Wiggins, the former taking the lead. Mr. Turner’s 
half-dozen, in 8-inch pots, consisted of well grown 
and admirably flowered examples of Victory, Despot, 
Modesty, Mountaineer, Archduchess, and Amethyst 
—the latter being superbly bloomed, and awarded 
the Royal Horticultural Society’s Silver Banksian 
Medal as the finest Pelargonium in the exhibition. 
Mr. Wiggins had fairly good plants, of which the 
best w 7 as Claribel, one of the finest of the light sorts, 
and Illuminator, the brightest of vermilion scarlets, 
set off by a clear white centre. The half specimens 
both of Mr. Turner and Mr. Little were very good, 
and being shown in groups of eighteen, provided 
glowing banks of colour. Mr. Turner’s lot included 
Amethyst, Rob Roy, Martial, Fortitude, The Baron, 
Morning Light, Joe, Monarch, and the bright hued 
scarlet Sunbeam, with sundry newer sorts, as Cornet, 
orange-scarlet with maroon upper petals; Royal 
Review, rich crimson with dark upper petals edged 
with crimson, of perfect shape, and one of the finest 
of all the show flowers; Statesman, rose colour with 
dark top petals and white centre; and Zealot, a 
bright scarlet of fine shape. 
Class 14 for Small-flowered or Pancy Pelar¬ 
goniums was also filled by Mr. Turner and Mr. 
Wiggins, and the plants, which averaged about a 
yard in diameter, were, if possible, more floriferous, 
and the competition closer. Delicatum, a lovely 
white, with rose blotch, was magnificently shown in 
both groups. Mr. Turner’s other sorts were Lady 
Carington, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Pottle, Pilgrimage, and 
Nellie Fordham; while those from Hillingdon in¬ 
cluded Polar Star, Duchess of Edinburgh, Mrs. 
Hart, Emily Little, and Pilgrimage. 
Classes 15 and 16 for Decorative, Regal, or 
Fringed Pelargoniums brought out a grand lot. 
In the group of six plants Messrs. J. & J. Hayes, 
Edmonton, were first with finely bloomed plants 
of Gold Mine, a splendid new glowing scarlet; Mrs. 
Bradshaw, Garibaldi, Maggie Improved, Lady Isabel, 
and Duchess of Bedford. Mr. Wiggins was placed 
second,and Mr. Turner third. Inthegroupsof eighteen 
smaller plants Messrs. Hayes were again first with a 
very fine group, turned out in Ihe best market style, 
and forming one of the finest features of the show ; 
the varieties consisted of Black Prince, Volonte 
Nationale, Decorator, Emma, Madame Marie 
Knecht, the best of the pure whites; Harlequin, 
Robina, Garibaldi, Marie Milet, Metallicum, Maid of 
Kent, John Bright, Digby Grand, Mons. Boucharlat, 
Gold Mine, Delicatum, Mrs. John Hayes, and Por¬ 
mosum. In a collection from Mr. W. Brown, 
Hendon, was a variety named Flirt, a sportive sort, 
part of whose flowers are deep rose, with dark 
maroon blotch on the upper petals, and part bright 
salmon red with blackish blotch. 
Classes 17 and 18 were for Zonal Pelargoniums, 
of which the finest examples, both of sixes and 
eighteens, w r ere shown by Mr. Weston, gr. to D. 
Martineau, Esq., Clapham Park. The first prize 
half-dozen w r ere most creditable to the grower, and 
included Rosamond, pink; Lucretia, white; Rev. 
P. A. Atkinson, crimson; Hettie, rosy-scarlet; 
Laura Strachan, salmon ; and Lizzie Brooks, scarlet. 
