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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ Auchjst, 
THE PELARGONIUM SOCIETY’S 
EXHIBITION OF 1881. 
HE Exhibition of this useful and un¬ 
ostentatious Society, which has main¬ 
tained a career of steady progress 
since its foundation in 1847, was held on June 
28, in the garden of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, in conjunction with the Rose Show. 
The prizes being liberal, thanks to a subscrip¬ 
tion list hitherto fairly well filled, through the 
strenuous efforts of the former Honorary 
Treasurer, Dr. Denny, there was a good dis¬ 
play brought together, and the general quality 
of the exhibits was of a high standard of 
merit. Considerable interest was afforded by 
a fine group of the original species of Pelar¬ 
gonium, and of the varieties of early date, 
grown at Chiswick, which on these occasions 
are brought forward by Mr. Barron, and 
afford irrefragable evidence both of the 
advances already made by the florist in 
certain directions, and of the immense field 
which is still open to reward his enterprise. 
The following is a record of the best varieties 
shown in the two principal sections of the 
show, the third being devoted to cut-flowers, 
in which department Mr. Turner, of Slough, 
and Messrs. Cannell and Sons, of Swanley, held 
conspicuous positions:— 
Class 1. Neiv Hybrids of distinct character .— 
There was only one exhibit. Messrs. H. Cannell and 
Sons, Swanley, were 1st, for 1 plant, with Mrs. 
J. Douglas, a very pretty variety, raised between 
Lothario and Blue Boy, and having the leaves 
scented, and the flowers medium-sized, bright lilac 
with a crimson-purple blotch. 
Class 2. New Show Varieties. —For 3 sorts, E. 
Foster, Esq., Clewer Manor, Windsor, was 1st, with 
small plants of distinct and good varieties : Zealot, 
scarlet, with maroon blotch, and wire-edge of scarlet; 
Royal Review, fiery red, and blackish-maroon top- 
petals ; and Margaret, red-shaded pink, with the 
top maroon, edged with fiery red. For 2 sorts, Rev. 
A. Matthews, Gumley, Leicestershire, was 1st, with 
Russell, a good flower, with salmon-red lower petals, 
velvet-maroon top, and distinct white throat; and 
Eva, a well-grown plant, the flowers pale pink, with 
the upper petals dark maroon, breaking into red. 
For 1 sort, Henry Little, Esq., Hillingdon, Uxbridge 
(Mr. Wiggins, gardener), was 1st, with Magnet 
[f.c.c.], a very good variety of the Illuminator type, 
but a better formed flower, the colour glowing crim¬ 
son-scarlet, with small black blotch on top petals, 
and white eye suffused with lake. 
Class 3. New Fancy Varieties. —Mr. Turner was 
the only exhibitor, and took the 1st prize for 3, 
with Queen of the Hellenes, the best of the three, 
white, with rose blotches ; Sims Reeves, a good dark 
flower; and Florence Taylor, rose, with deeper rose 
blotch. 
Class 4. New Decorative Varieties. —For 3 sorts : 
Messrs. J. and J. Hayes, of Edmonton, were 1st, with 
Mr. Ashby [f.c.c.], which, like all of its class, is 
most floriferous ; the flowers are somewhat rough, 
but of a good colour, bright rosy-red, with white 
centre suffused with pink; Grand Lilas, white flushed 
with pink, each petal having a reddish-maroon 
blotch ; and Ruby, very free-flowering, with medium¬ 
sized flowers, bright reddish-scarlet, suffused with 
lake at the base of petals, the upper ones with a 
maroon-purple blotch. For 2 sorts, H. Little, Esq., 
was 1st, with Hemsley’s Annie Hemsley [f.c.c.], a 
very free-flowering sort, with the flowers pale salmon- 
scarlet, edged with white, and having the upper 
petals blotched and veined with dark scarlet; and 
Jackson’s Aurora. 
No other awards were made in this section. 
Class 10. 6 Show Varieties, specimen plants .— 
H. Little, Esq., was 1st, with grand examples, finely 
bloomed, consisting of Prince Leopold, one of the 
best for specimens ; Setting Sun (Jackson), bright 
red, free-blooming, distinct and good ; Magnificent; 
Illuminator, an excellent bright scarlet; Jeannette, 
and Victory. Mr. Turner was 2nd, with smaller 
well-flowered specimens of Modesty, Ambassador, 
Claribel, Venus, Mabel, and Illuminator. F. Hunt, 
Esq., Stamford Hill (Mr. Hammond, gr.), was 3rd. 
Class 11. 18 Shoiv Varieties in 6-inch pots .— 
The competition here was keen, and the display 
most attractive. H. Little, Esq., was 1st, with 
large well-flowered plants of Amethyst, Ritualist, 
Hermit, Rosalind, The Baron, Emperor William, 
Dauntless, Illuminator, Criterion, Valiant, Formosa, 
Magician, Thebais, Faust, Fortitude, Christabel, 
Britomart, and Superb. Mr. Turner was 2nd, with 
fine plants of Joe, Maid of Perth, Fortitude, 
Claribel, Mountain of Light, Illuminator, Valiant, 
Sensation, Constitution, Virgin Queen, Nero, 
Ritualist, Hector, Faust, Alice, Amethyst, Trojan, 
and Emperor William. F. Hunt, Esq., was 3rd. 
Class 12. 6 Fancy Varieties, specimen plants .— 
Mr. Turner was 1st, with Fanny Gair, Lady 
Carington, Mrs. Hart, Ellen Beck, Mrs. Pope, and 
Princess Teck. H. Little, Esq., was 2nd, with Roi 
des Fantaisies, The Shah, Lucy, Jeannette, and 
Emily Little. 
Class 13. 9 Decorative Varieties, specimen plants. 
—These formed a very fine and telling feature of the 
show. Mr. Turner was 1st, and, amongst others, 
showed Kingston Beauty, Duchess of Bedford, 
Quadroon, La Patrie, Triomphe de St. Mande, Digby 
Grand, Beauty of Oxton, and William Bull, in good 
condition. H. Little, Esq., who was 2nd, had Miss 
Bradshaw Improved in very fine condition. Messrs. 
J. and J. Hayes 3rd, all the plants being well grown 
and well flowered. 
Class 14. 18 Decorative Varieties, in 6-inch pots. 
—These, like the former, were very attractive, and 
were greatly admired by the visitors. H. Little, 
Esq., who was 1st, showed Princess of Wales, 
Kingston Beauty, Volonte Nationale, Madame 
Thibaut, Triomphe de St. Mande, Maid of Kent, 
Princess Hortense, Kingston Hero, Reamie, Lucie 
Lemoine, Racehorse, Nellie Hayes, Duchess of 
Edinburgh, Mrs. Ashby, and one or two others. 
Messrs. J. and J. Hayes were 2nd, and amongst 
other fine varieties showed capital examples of 
Madame Favart, Olivette, and Triumphans. 
Class 15. 9 zonal varieties, specimen plants .— 
These formed one of the most brilliant features of 
the Show. Mrs. Lermitte, sen., Finchley (Mr. 
Catlin, gr.), was 1st, with brilliant plants, 
superbly grown, of Edgar Catlin, Alice Burton, 
Fanny Thorpe, Ouida, Cymbeline, Mrs. Leavers, 
Fanny Catlin, Rev. J. Atkinson, and Tom Elliott. 
D. Martineau, Esq., Clapham Park (Mr. Weston, 
gr.), was 2nd, with smaller, but finely bloomed 
plants. 
