THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 173 
them. This tile 1s made of common red ware, it measures twelve 
inches in length, twelve inches deep, and seven inches wide at the 
‘base. It is an irregular triangle, the front side being the longest, 
Hipserv’s TRIANGULAR Epeine TILE. 
-which adds to its firmness, for it literally leans against the border. 
It is only fit for the kitchen garden and reserve ground, and, though 
-destitute of ornament, it has a neat and respectable appearance. 
In a place where ducks have access to the garden, this tile in an 
effectual protection to the borders, for the ducks cannot ascend its 
sloping front. 
The tiles were made to our design by Mr. Looker, of the Norbiton 
Potteries, Kingston-on-Thames ; the cost was 9d. per foot run. 
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ZONAL PELARGONIUMS FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER 
FLOWERING. 
BY JOSEPH MACDONALD. 
sey may well be questioned, notwithstanding all that has 
| been written upon the subject, whether the merits of 
the zonal pelargoniums as pot-plants are properly 
understood by the majority of amateurs and gardeners, 
== for in very few places do we find a sufficient number of 
them grown. My experience of their utility for autumn and winter 
decoration has led me, not only to increase their numbers, but to 
cultivate them in the specimen form. In fact, I hail them as a boon, 
for they come in so admirably at a time—August, September, October, 
-and November—when other flowers are scarce, that they stop a gap 
which every one knows occurs amongst indoor flowers in these 
months. ‘the labours, therefore, of supplying flowers throughout 
the autumn and early in the winter are considerably reduced by the 
_adoption of these subjects, for they are cheap to buy, easy to culti- 
June. 
