RITCHIE, MRS. D. JOYCE

AUSTRALIA

CARRUM DOWNS, VICTORIA.

Although her father was a Nurseryman, Joyce Ritchie is a hobbyist hybridiser and really loves her plants. She has held executive positions with the Pelargonium & Geranium Society of Southern Victoria (Frankston Society) and The Australian Pelargonium & Geranium Society, Victoria (Melbourne Society).

For many years Joyce travelled to shows in Sydney with her exhibits and has been awarded many prizes. In October, 1984, the Pelargonium & Geranium Society of Southern Victoria combined with the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria to present the John Pascoe Fawkner Gold Medallion to her in recognition of her 30 years' service to horticulture. During those years, Joyce has hybridised more than 100 varieties of pelargonium. The Medallion was presented at the Annual Show of the Pelargonium & Geranium Society of Southern Victoria, where a special display featured many of the plants Joyce had hybridised.

The following list of cultivar names was sent to us by Joyce, and there are some truly outstanding introductions amongst them.

PELARGONIUM - ANGEL

SINGLE

Nervous Mabel	S. upper petals white, mauve feathers. White to pale pink. Rosy-purple blotches on upper petals. Strong lemon scent. Upright grower.
Red Top	S. upper petals red, lower petals white.

PELARGONIUM - HORTORUM(ZONAL)

DOUBLE

Pale Lenore

D. orange sport of 'Lenore'.

PELARGONIUM - HORTORUM(ZONAL) - FANCY LEAVED

DOUBLE

Blond Tilling

D. red-orange flower, as 'Wm. Languith', gold leaf with faint zone, tall grower.

SINGLE

Gold Happy Thought	S. red, sport of 'Pink Happy Thought',
Yeti	S. orange, green leaf with dark centre.

PELARGONIUM - REGAL

UNKNOWN FLOWER TYPE

Ami	rosy pink, tall grower.
Babylon	all petals black/red, large white throat, orange ring.
Biff	upper petals red, lower petals pink, low grower.
Black Wings	black butterfly.
Carrum Kandy	('Kandy') pink.
Carrum Purple	('Dark Purple') purple/black.
Cascade	white, red feathering, frilled.
Checkers	orange/white.
Coconut Ice	white flushed, blotched pink.
Copper Island	deep orange, few markings.
Copper Kettle	orange, copper throat.
Dandy	white/black, small.
Debbie Girl	red/pink.
Debra Feild	pink/red. Bright pink white throat, upper petals maroon edged bright pink.
Dee Jay Picotee	purple/black, pale edges.
Ebony	black.
Fanta	orange, frilled.
Fantail	upper petals dark purple, lower petals mauve.
Fay's Sister	apricot.
Feld	pink veined red.
First Blush	upper petals orange, white. White flushed orange pink in upper petals, lower petals white and unmarked.
Fleecy Snow Cloud	clear white. sport.
Flower Song	orange, some feathering.
Friendly Giant	white, red feather.
Georgina May	pink lilac, white reverse, frilled.
Geraldine	orange, loose petals. Loose petalled orange blooms with burnt magenta overtones
Gretal	faint purple, white feather.
Gretal ll	white, faint feathering.
Inca Princess	white, dark stripe.
Iona Darling	upper petals deep pink, lower petals pink.
Jaffa	clear orange, narrow white edge.
Jamie	upper petals purple, lower petals mauve.
Lilac Downs	lilac, some veining. Large pale lilac flowers, white throat upper petals feathered and blotched.
Maid Marion	pink, small feather.
Mallow Purple	purple.
Marbled Rogers	red, few marldngs, sport.
Margaret Cooke	upper petals red, white veining. Upper petals mulberry red, white veining. Lower white with large wine blotches and veining.
Margery	white, red feathering.
Mauve Reg. Bleckley	mauve, sport of 'Reg. Bleckley'.
Monreith	purple petals, 'fingered', sport. Unusual shaped petals - ends rounded but centre pointed. White flushed pink and barred with purple.
Monty Zee	large orange, some feathering.
Nathelena	upper petals jark red, lower petals washed red.
No. 19	pink, white, frilled, fades.
Noble Prince	orange red, dark upper petals.
Pacific Light	purple upper petals, pink lower petals.
Pacific Star	mauve, white.
Paint Box	white, red veining.
Peach Sundae	pink, sahnon.
Penny Wilson	lavender.
Pink Downs	pink 'Lilac Downs'.
Pink Ice	pale pink.
Purple Dot	white, purple dots.
Purple Pencil	lavender, purple veining.
Red Ink	red ink colour
Red Pat	red, white reverse, ruffled. Deep red, white reverse of petals and throat. Very ruffled, small black blotch in each petals. Large miss, compact growth. Wavy light red, white eye.
Road Runner	red, washed brown.
Rose Herbert	rosy pink.
Rose Velvet	upper petals red, lower petals pink.
Silver Star	silver mauve.
Silvester	pink, veined red.
Smoke Wood	mauve, purple markings.
Snow Festival	dark purple upper petals, lower petals mauve, sport.
Sombrero	orange, black upper petals, narrow white edge.
Spring Child	white flushed, veined pink.
Star Trek	large purple, white feathers.
Stormy Sunrise	upper petals blotched black, lower petals orange.
Sun Gold	deep orange, faint markings.
Sunny Downs	large pink, faint feathering.
Sunset Snow	white, speckled and striped purple, sport. White specked and striped with purple.
Surrey White	clear white.
Susie Q	red, purple overlay.
Swanky Belle	upper petals purple, lower petals white.
Sweet Sue	white, some feathering.
Top Cat	upper petals dark pink, lower petals pink.
Tortoise Shell	orange petals edged white.
Tribal Power	dark red, black blotch.
True Love	upper petals red, lower petals white, some veining. Variegated leaf.
Turkish Delight	orange, white throat.
Variegated Festival of Arts	lavender flower, green leaf flecked white, sport.
Variegated Holiday	white with dark upper petals, green leaf with gold streaks, sport.
White Ruffles	white, small feather, frilled.
Wilful Miss	pink, faint veining.
Winter Mom	purple, large version of 'Nervosum', scented leaf.
Yogi	orange, washed brown.
Yvonne's Pink	upper petals dark red, lower petals rosy pink.

PELARGONIUM - SPECIES

SINGLE

Grayson

S. purple seedling of 'Mabel Gray', scented leaf.