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fresli and in good condition for a considerable 
time. To raise plants for blooming in spring, 
seed should be sown towards the end of August, 
and the plants thus obtained should be 
wintered on a light airy shelf near the glass, 
where they can be kept strong. These, potted 
on in March or April, will be at their best 
during May and June. Like all annuals, they 
require the stimulus of rich soil and plenty of 
liquid manure when growing and flowering. 
The most floriferous of all the kinds is S. 
papilionaceus, a garden variety of the porrigens 
type, the blossoms of which are spotted and 
blotohed in a peculiarly beautiful manner.—M. 
EUCODONIA LILAOINELLA. 
HIS is a very pretty Gesneraceous plant, 
suitable to the adornment of the con¬ 
servatory in summer and autumn, for 
although the plants require a stove-heat for 
starting and maturing their growth, they con¬ 
tinue blooming for a much longer period if 
removed to the conservatory, than if allowed to 
remain in the stove. They require much the 
same treatment as Gesneras , viz., a period of 
rest in a dry state during the winter season, to 
be again brought into active growth in the 
early spring. The same soil and treatment 
as recommended for Gesneras , at p. 83, will 
be proper for the Eucodonias. —G. Eyles. 
THE PELAKGONIUM SOCIETY. 
annual exhibition of this Society 
was held on June 29th, in the Garden 
of the Royal Horticultural Society at 
South Kensington. The display was' more 
extensive than on any previous occasion, and 
the specimens shown by H. Little, Esq., Mr. 
Catlin, and others, were worthy of all praise. 
The most interesting of the classes, however, 
were those provided for new varieties, in which 
only one prize was given. 
Novelties. 
Large-flowered or Shoiv Pelargoniums. —3 varieties, 
distinct: Mr. Turner, with Maid of Perth (Fos¬ 
ter), Hoctor (Foster), a well-shaped flower, of large 
size, bright salmon, with maroon blotch, and a white 
throat; and Mountain of Light (Foster), of good 
habit, the flowers scarlet, with a dark blotch.— 
2 varieties, distinct : H. Little, Esq., Hillingdon 
Place, Uxbridge (Mr. J. Wiggins, gr.), with Ruth 
Little (Jackson), a variety of good habit, and rosy- 
red flowers, with dark blotch ; and Formosa (Jack- 
son), a dwarf-habited plant, with well-shaped pale 
pink flowers produced in lai’ge trusses, tho top 
maroon breaking into fiery-red.—1 variety : The Rev. 
A. Matthews, Gumley, Market Harborough, with Sir 
Walter Scott, a well-shaped igrand salmon-scarlet 
flower, with maroon blotch. 
Small-floiuerecl or Fancy Pelargoniums .—3 varieties, 
distinct: Mr. Turner, with Lady Hervoy (Turner), 
fine, the upper petals deep red, the lower rosy rod, 
Jenny Hewlett (Turner), and Queen of the Hellenes 
(Turner), a novel flower, white, with rose blotch on 
the upper petals, and distinct spots on the three 
lower ones. 
Large-floiuered Decorative Pelargoniums .—3 varie¬ 
ties, distinct: Messrs. J. and J. Hayes, Edmonton, 
with Lady Isabel (Hayes), a very pleasing flower of 
full size, soft rosy-purple in colour, with reddish- 
maroon blotch; Mr. John Hayes, and Mrs. John 
Hayes, blush, with a red blotch, and very pretty.— 
2 varieties, distinct : H. Little, Esq., with Rosy Morn 
and Bridesmaid, both raised by the Messrs. Jackson, 
the latter blush with blackish blotch breaking into 
crimson.—1 variety : Mr. Turner, with Macbeth, a 
salmony flower, with dark upper, and blotches on 
the lower petals. 
Zonal Pelargoniums. —3 varieties, distinct; Dr, 
Denny, with Lalla Rookh, a plant of tall habit, pro¬ 
ducing fine trusses of scarlet flowers; Cynthia, a 
good free-flowering variety, with largo trusses of 
crimson-lake flowers; and Prima Donna, a very fine 
pure white flower, with slightly zonate foliage, and 
of dwarf and compact habit. 
Double-flowered Zonal Pelargoniums .—3 varieties, 
distinct: Messrs. Saltmarsh, Chelmsford, with Lord 
Cecil, a fine sort, with immense trusses of red¬ 
dish-scarlet flowers; Mrs. Arthur Lattey, with large 
trusses of bright rose-coloured flowers ; and Sultan, 
crimson.—2 varieties, distinct: Mr. Turner, with 
Nancy Lee, scarlet-flowered, with finely variegated 
leaves; and Kensington, a bronze Zonal with white 
flowers.—1 variety: Dr. Denny, with Enchanting, dis¬ 
tinct, and producing large trusses of rose-pink flowers. 
Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums. —1 variety : Mr. H. Can- 
nell, Swanley, with Beaute de Lyon (Sisley), a variety 
producing good trusses of large scarlet flowers. 
Seedlings. —First-class Certificates were on this 
occasion awarded to the following varieties:—• 
Large-floivered; Constitution (Foster), exhibited by 
the raiser, the flowers distinct and of fine form, 
salmon-pink, with dark upper petals ; Belle Helene, 
exhibited by its raiser, the Rev. T. C. Brehaut, 
Guernsey, a darker and brighter flower than Ame¬ 
thyst ; and Minotaur (Foster), shown by its raiser, 
a flower with very smooth petals, the upper petals 
dark maroon, and the lower ones crimson with maroon 
blotch.— Fancy : Queen of the Hellenes, shown by tho 
raiser, Mr. Turner, described above.— Decorative: 
Mrs. Ashby, shown by Messrs. J. and J. Hayes, one of 
tho most floriferous of varieties, with large trusses of 
well-shaped frilled flowers, soft rose in colour, with a 
dark blotch; Eclipse, raised and exhibited by Mr. 
Brown, Hendon, crimson with maroon blotches and 
spot, a good free grower, with large trusses ; Brides¬ 
maid (Jackson), a dwarf free flowering, light variety; 
Criterion (Jackson), a glowing reddish-scarlet, with 
rod blotches; and Hayes’ Seedling, a fino rose- 
coloured flower with a bluish tinge near tho throat, 
and large trusses, the last three shown by H. 
