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ZONAL PELARGONIUM IANTHE. 
WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 
N the accompanying plate is figured one of the fine new Zonal Pelargoniums 
raised by Dr. Denny, whose excellent papers on this popular family have 
been published in our last and present volumes. This variety, named 
Ianthe, is one of the most refined flowers we have fallen in with, and 
possesses a delicacy and play of colouring which, though admirably rendered by 
our artist in his original sketch, will not, we fear, be altogether so satisfactorily 
reproduced by the colourist. 
The habit of the plant is moderately vigorous, the leaves neat, and marked 
with the characteristic zone, while the flowers are large, well formed, and abun¬ 
dantly produced in bold, conspicuous, nosegay-like trusses. The colour is very 
difficult to note, a peculiar bluish tint mingling with the crimson. We append 
the description given in the Catalogue of Mr. William Paul, of Waltham Cross, 
by whom Ianthe , with several other fine novelties obtained by Dr. Denny— 
notably Wellington and Sir Charles Napier —was sent out. All three of these 
varieties were certificated at Kensington :— 
Ianthe :—Flowers bluish crimson, the blue predominating in the lower petals ; flowers of 
large size, good shape and substance, quite novel, and very beautiful; habit very dwarf and 
branching, with handsome dark green zonal foliage ; colour of flower unaltered by rain or 
sun. Altogether the finest variety for bedding ever sent out. 
Sir Charles Napier :—Flowers fine brilliant dark scarlet, very large, of great substance, 
and fine form, petals considerably overlapping; habit first-class for pot-culture. Far in 
advance of Clipper and Lord Derby. 
Wellington :—Flowers dark maroon-crimson, velvety and exceedingly rich, broad and 
finely-formed petals, trusses of immense size and abundant; habit vigorous, with large and 
handsome foliage. The finest hybrid nosegay ever produced; noble for conservatory decoration. 
MYOSOTIS DISSITIFLORA. 
✓4. a WANT to write a word in praise of this beautiful Forget-me-not, as being 
remarkably well adapted for pot-culture. I have a quantity of it in small 
f 48-pots—nice bushy little plants, that in a few days will be masses of rich 
azure-blue flowers. Now that the decoration of the dinner-table is so much 
followed, I know of nothing so useful for the purpose as this Forget-me-not. 
The plants were lifted from the open ground in September last, divided, and 
potted singly ; they remained out-of-doors till established, and were then placed 
in a cold frame, and the lights kept on only at night, when it rained, or during 
the prevalence of frost. I have, however, learned by experience that it will be 
best for the future not to pot up the plants that have bloomed the previous year, 
but to use seedlings. These I shall prick off on to a warm border in the autumn, 
and pot them soon after Christmas. I have found some difficulty in wintering 
old plants in pots, but do not anticipate anything of this kind in regard to seed¬ 
lings. I have a bed of seedlings that have stood out all the winter, and have 
scarcely lost one of these plants, though they were very small when put out. 
Within the last fortnight they have made rapid growth, and should the present 
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