THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



permissible to admire the latter to-day but their gay-flowered 

 relatives are somewhat taboo. Because we have greatly abused 

 these cheery, good-natured plants, made them gross and coarse, 

 over-planted them, set them in ill-suited places, Fashion decrees 

 that, for the nonce, they be frowned up. But Fashion is a fickle 

 tyrant and it is only a matter of time when she will again smile 

 on old friends. Rightly used, the "Geranium" in its varied forms 

 is one of the most useful classes of plants known to gardens and 

 fie on those who blame a plant for their own misuse of its beauty 

 and value. 



The lecture was abundantly illustrated by stereopticon slides 

 largely made from photographs taken by Mr. Wilson during his 

 recent visit to South Africa. 



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