The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . owering ; they producelarge trusses of gay flowers that literally hidethe plant itself from view ; and, moreover, if a personunderstands the general treatment they require, decidedly worthy commendation, and has a capitaltrues and bloom. The lower petals are pink, markedoccasionally with crimsoD, and the two upper onesnearly covered with a rich velvety-crimson F. Walker has flowers of white shaded lilac-rose, and dark crinson blotches. Claude Bernard,flowers white and pink ; Albert Pratt, r
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . owering ; they producelarge trusses of gay flowers that literally hidethe plant itself from view ; and, moreover, if a personunderstands the general treatment they require, decidedly worthy commendation, and has a capitaltrues and bloom. The lower petals are pink, markedoccasionally with crimsoD, and the two upper onesnearly covered with a rich velvety-crimson F. Walker has flowers of white shaded lilac-rose, and dark crinson blotches. Claude Bernard,flowers white and pink ; Albert Pratt, rose coloured,with dark crimson stripes and blotch ; Euchari*,an almost white flower of sterling value, butpossessing a pink spot or two upon each bloom ;and Mrs. G. Gordon, pink and white, were all note-worthy. Mrs. W. Wright, Ladas, Royal Rose, andLady Duff should also be mentioned. Lookingthrough other houses where the zonal and Ivy-leavedPelargoniums are, we were shown a novelty from across between Ivy-leaved Souvenir de Chas. Turner,and a white single-flowering zonal variety. This has. FlU, J55.—OAK PLANTED AT CHATSWORTH BY THE PRINCESS victoria, IN 1832. (see p, 405.) their cultivation is easy and inexpensive. Butthere are the Regal Pelargoniums, with semi-doubleblossoms, rather better if judged by the individualbloom than the single ones, but not quite sofree as these, though they continue to throwtrasses a longer time. These are fully as worthcultivation as are the decorative sorts. Theplauts were staged in one of Mr. Jones large span-roofed houses, where the mass of bloom was over-powering in its abundance. The recent brightweather and hot sunshine was rapidly hurrying theflowers to maturity, and before these lines are read, thebeauty of the show must have passed. It may be ofinterest to mention a few of the best varieties, butthe selection must be a very exclusive one, and if thereason be asked, the reply is Jubilee. Duchess ofPortland is a new one, produces a large
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