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plants. They are mostly natives of the Cape of Good 
Hope, a few occur in Australia, one in the Canary Islands 
and one in Asia Minor. The greater number of kinds 
grown are hybrids, which are produced with great facility 
in this genus. So much so that few of the old sorts of 
ten years ago are recognized among the general lists of 
this class of plants at the present day, and we believe 
with the exception of the Chrysanthemum, no other 
class has underwent such great improvement within the 
past few years. The French seem to excel in the pro- 
duction of the finest sorts, as the names of hundreds of 
the handsomest varieties to be found at present will 
indicate. Some English raisers, notably Pearson of Chil- 
well, Nottingham, Cannell of Swanley, Kent, and Turner 
of Slough, London, have introduced many important 
additions to this class. There has also been a number of 
beautiful varieties raised by American florists, but the 
bulk of all the most desirable sorts are imported. There 
are few cultivated plants that make a more beautiful 
display when they receive the care and attention they 
need. ‘They stand the hot sun of the South better than 
any other class of Summer flowering plants, and produce 
more flowers, making a better display than anything else 
that could be grown on a similar space. Its easy propa- 
gation renders it one of the cheapest of plants, and is 
consequently found under many different circumstances. 
It helps to embellish the boudoir of wealth in a peach 
blow vase, as well as adorn the toilet of the modest vil- 
lage maiden, but in either case it loses nothing of its 
inherent beauty, and thrives equally well regardless the 
fact that either prosperity or adversity may dwell within 
its shade. For large beds on lawns, in parks or in private 
er public places, nothing can be more effective than a. 
large bed of bright scarlet Geraniums. The varieties of 
