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enough in any kind of soil however poor. In fact they Bower much 

 better if they are cramped at their roots, hence I put them out in 

 their pots, plunging them two or tliree inches deeper than the rims of 

 the pots. During very dry weather they will require watering about 

 every other day, evening being the best time unless frosts in 

 autumn are apprehended. 



In arranging them in the beds I find small beds all of one kind 

 look much better than an indiscriminate mixture : not but such an 

 arrangement looks very well, and in some cases is desirable. At the 

 front of the entrance of Sheaf House there is a large plot of ground 

 surrounded on the west side with hardy evergreens, this I fill during 

 summer with geraniums, the largest I plant at the back and gradually 

 lessen to the front. I plant these in a mixture, and certainly they 

 are allowed by every one who has seen them to be very ornamental. 

 During the time they require shelter the place is occupied by hard\ 

 evergreens kept in pots for that purpose. No kind of geraniums 

 show better in beds than the old scarlet horse-shoe and its varieties 

 which as they are all nearly of one colour and habit I plant them 

 altogether, and they flower all the summer if kept well watered 

 during dry weather. It perhaps would be desirable to some of your 

 readers to give a few names of such as I have found to do well in the 

 flower garden as bed plants. 



Macranthon, a white ground, with pink stripes, flowers all the 

 summer and autumn. 



Daneyanum, a crimson, dark striped, flowers all through the 

 season. This beautiful variety was raised by the late Mr. Daney, a 

 florist, near London. It was one of the finest, if not the very finest, 

 of those beautiful hybrid now so common. I have been credibly in- 

 formed that, after he had bloomed it, Mr. Daney did not sell one 

 until he had increased his stock of it to 200 plants, and then lie sold 

 it at 5 guineas a plant, thus realizing V000 guineas by this still fine 

 variety. 



Moor's Victory, shaded scarlet, a good kind both for foliage and 

 flowers. 



Flagrans, or Lord Yarborough, a crimson shade, flowers freely all 

 the year. 



Humeii, A good kind for beds, flowers well all the year, I have it 

 now in flower very fine. 



N catmanianum grandiflorum, dark blotch, a good kind but rather 

 small foliage, flowers well. 



Grandissima, rose, dark spot, a large flower, makes large trusses 

 and flowers all the year, a truly fine variety. 



All these may be had of any respectable nurseryman from (id. to Is. 

 each. 



1 have now described to yon my method of cultivating- Pelarga- 

 niums. Perhaps some of your readers ma\ think me tedious, and 



