Pelargonium
The following selection includes the most recently introduced varieties, many of which are much superior to any of the old ones in richness of colour and perfection of form.
Show Pelargoniums.
AMBASSADOR, deep rose, distinct dark blotch on upper petals, well-formed; BLUEBEARD, light purple, whitish centre, upper petals shaded darker, large flowers, good habit; CORINNA, lower petals lilac-rose, upper ones maroon with lighter edge, white centre; CRUSADER, lower petals bright red, crimson-shaded, upper ones dark, distinct and free; DUKE OF CLARENCE, lower petals scarlet, upper ones maroon, shaded edge, fine shape; DUKE OF NORFOLK, crimson-scarlet, dark upper petals, and light centre; EXCELLENT, lower petals light crimson, upper ones maroon-crimson, well-formed; EXPRESS, lower petals rosy-purple, upper ones dark, with narrow, rose edge; FRANCES, rosy-purple, dark blotch on upper petals, well-formed; MARION, lower petals rosy-purple, dark blotch on upper ones, narrow rose edge, white centre; MARQUIS, rose, dark blotch on upper petals, white centre, well-formed; MYSTERY, lower petals rosy-salmon, upper ones dark maroon, rose edge, light centre; PLATO, soft rose, dark blotch on upper petals, shaded lighter edge, white centre; WRESTLER, orange-red, maroon blotch on upper petals, white centre, large.
Decorative Pelargoniums. Spotted and Fringed.
ECLIPSE, salmon-red, dark blotch on all the petals, dwarf and free-flowering; EDWARD PERKINS, orange-scarlet, dark blotch on upper petals, extra fine; HARRY BUCK, upper petals crimson, blotched maroon; MONARCH, blush-white, maroon-crimson blotch, dwarf habit; PRINCESS MAUD, crimson, shaded white edge, white centre; RADIANT, red, lightly feathered crimson, heavily blotched dark red on upper petals, excellent habit; THE BARD, rosy-crimson, dark blotch on upper petals, dwarf, bushy habit.
Fancy Pelargonium.
AMBASSADRESS, soft lilac-rose, with a white centre, well-formed flowers. Zonal and Nosegay Pelargoniums.
Single-flowered Varieties adapted for Pot Culture. ALEXANDER ALBRECHT, rich, dark scarlet, large truss (also a good bedding-out variety); AUREA PERFECTA, orange-yellow, a greatly improved JEALOUSY, but habit not good; CHARLES MASON, scarlet-vermilion, large pips and truss, the best scarlet variety yet raised; EDITH LITTLE, delicate rosy-blush, large truss; EDITH STRACHAN, pale salmon, large and well-formed pips, good habit; ELLEN CLARK, orange-salmon, good habit, very profuse-flowering variety; FALSTAFF, scarlet and plum-colour, large truss, free-blossoming habit; INTERNATIONAL, white, lightly tinged pink, of large size and excellent form; JOHN L. BALDWIN, vermilion-scarlet, perfectly-formed pips, plant dwarf and free; LADY FRANCES RUSSELL, delicate pink, white centre, well-formed; LORD TREDEGAR, scarlet, suffused plum, immense flowers of excellent form; MARY CLARK, pinkish-salmon, with orange tinge, plant free in growth and of good habit; M. MYRIEL, crimson, white centre, the best-formed flowers in this colour; MRS. BARKER, rose, well-formed pips and large truss, good habit, the best in its colour; MRS. DAVID SAUNDERS, lilac-pink, large pips; MRS. MILLER, rich crimson, pips well-formed; PERDITA, salmon, paler edge, very delicate colour, dwarf plant, of free growth; QUEEN OF WHITES (improved), very pure, well-formed, pips of medium size; REV. DR. MORRIS, very rich vermilion-scarlet, good shape and large truss; REV. R. P. HARRIES, pale salmon-rose, large truss, free in growth; SAM JACOBY, a seedling from H. JACOBY, of a richer and darker colour; W. BEALBY, light rosy-scarlet, well-formed pips, dwarf plant; WEDDING RING, orange-yellow, with the distinct colour of its parent JEALOUSY, but of a free-branching habit. Single-flowered Varieties adapted for Bedding. CORSAIR, bright scarlet; HAVELOCK, dark scarlet; LUCY MASON, salmon-pink, suffused with orange; REV. HEY, rosy-red, dwarf plant.
Double-flowered Varieties adapted for Pot Culture. AGLAIA, cerise, very good habit, one of the very best double Zonals; CORINNA, delicate blush-pink; GOLDFINDER, yellowish-orange, dwarf plant, of free growth, extra fine; LORD MAYOR, pink, dwarf plant, free-flowering, good winter-blossomer; MADAME DALLOY, pinkish-blush, well-formed pips; MOLIERE, rosy-pink, good pip and habit; MRS. CORDEN, cerise, a very pretty variety; RE UMBERTO, bright orange, very distinct.
Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums.
Single-flowered. MADELEINE REITERHART, bright rose, very free flowerer, well adapted for pillar culture.
Double-flowered. ALICE CROUSSE, rich magenta, free in growth; FURSTIN JOSEPHINE VAN HOHENZOLLERN, rosy-red, pips very double, and well-formed; GALILEE, delicate lilac, a pretty shade; LE PRINTEMPS, rosy-pink, very free; MADAME DE WISCH, rosy-scarlet, shaded magenta, good pips and truss; MURILLO, rich crimson, dwarf habit; SOUVENIR DE CHARLES TURNER, rose, with purplish tint, large pips, one of the best.
