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IVY LEAVED, 
There are many varieties that come under this head- 
ing, all of which are beautiful sorts that grow rapidly 
and flower freely. From their graceful trailing habit 
they are much used for window gardening and rustic 
work. Many of them have handsome double flowers, 
while the general class has single blossoms of much 
beauty, the petals being beautifully marked and blotched 
as in the Lady Washington class. Theyare easily raised 
from cuttings and luxuriate under the same treatment 
as others of this family. 
CULTURE AND PROPAGATION. 
Since the Geranium is the life long companion of every 
family where civilization is known, its habits and char- 
acter is familiar to all, and its propagation is universally 
understood. Every woman knows how to grow it from 
cuttings and care for it through the inclement periods of 
our Winters. Each one has her own particular system 
in which she is eminently successful, and is always free 
to impart her knowledge to a neighbor or anyone else 
interested in flowers. While the Geranium will flourish 
in almost any nature of soil, provided it is properly 
worked and fertilized, we find it thrives best in a rich 
light mould. Equal parts of sandy loam and well de- 
cayed manure, with a little leaf mold and sand. They 
propagate most easly in Spring and Fall, and at all times 
during the Winter months in pits or greenhouses, and 
ean be grown to very large size where desired. In the 
old country conservatories it is most common to find 
Geraniums from six to eight feet high, grown on a single 
stem, with a fine head of branches on top that flower 
abundantly. These are called Standards and are grown 
with the same care and treatment as previously given 
