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rudis, and ericoides; Lalage thymifolia; Mirbelia dilitata; Bosswxa 
districta ; Hovea mucronata; Brachysema platyptera ; Cyclopea 
genistioides, and Beckia virgata, is becoming so after blooming well 
in autumn. 
The inquirer has found in the CaBinet most of the above flowers 
named, and some coloured exquisitely, but not any directions as to their 
culture. ‘They are wished to flower well in a greenhouse, averaging 
in winter from 45 to 55 degrees of heat. 
An Acacia macrophylla is flowering, but has bare stems low down, 
how can it be avoided ? 
A small Magnolia conspicua is standing ona lawn, soil rich and 
loamy ; it is looking mossy and not healthy, what can be the cause ? 
A list of fifty of the best Annuals to make a small garden gay, 
mixing with Geraniums and Verbenas would greatly oblige ? 
Also a list of the best plants for a new piece of rock-work ? 
REVIEW. 
Flower Gardening for Ladies. By J. B. Wurtine. Bogue, London. 
Tuts is an excellent publication, by a clever practical gardener, and 
has our cordial recommendation. The following specimen will show 
somewhat of its utility. 
‘‘ PELARGONIUM.—This genus furnishes a number of admirable 
flower-garden plants, which are popularly known as Scarlet Geraniums, 
Horse-shoe Geraniums, Ivy-leaved Geraniums, and variegated Gera- 
niums. Of the first class we have not seen a better variety for a low 
bed than General Tom Thumb. Its foliage is a shining light green; 
its flowers bright scarlet, and numerous; and its habit dwarf and 
spreading. It is, however, rather tender in constitution, and therefore 
requires a little more warmth in winter than most others. The Bath 
Scarlet and the Frogmore Searlet are two older sorts, which bloom 
freely, and are fine in colour; and the same may be said of Mrs. 
Mayler, Punch, and the Huntsman, with many other varieties of more 
modern origin. ‘The Horse-shoes are distinguished by a dark mark 
on the leaves, of the form of a horse’s shoe. Some of these, as Pre- 
eminent and Cottage Maid, have the bright scarlet flowers of the 
preceding kinds, but those usually called by this term are descendants 
from Pelargonium zonale, an African species, and are known by gar- 
deners as the Red Horse-shoe, which has crimson red flowers; the 
Purple Horse-shoe, which has red flowers, suffused with purple; and 
compactum, which has close heads of red blossoms. The true Ivy- 
leaved Geraniums are considered distinct species by botanists. One 
kind (Pelargonium lateripes) has reddish flowers; another (P. scuta- 
tum) has nearly white blossoms. The latter is sometimes employed 
for bedding, when its long flexile shoots should be pegged down; but 
both species are chiefly used for hanging over the sides of elevated 
boxes, baskets, or vases. Many varieties of variegated-leaved Gera- 
niums are cultivated ; the best of these for our purpose are the Red- 
blossomed, which has leaves margined with white, and deep coloured 
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