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Scented-leaved Pelargoniums. — These should be cultivated 

 in every garden for their beautiful foliage to mix with cut flowers, 

 and many — indeed most — bear very jDretty flowers in addition to 

 their sweet foliage ; and the Ivy-leaved section, which has increased 

 in variety and beauty so much of late years, is indisijensable for 

 basket work and planting in beds and on rockeries, and other 

 jmsitions in the open air, or for clothing low walls, trellises, or 

 pillars. Those who have only grown these and the preceding 

 section in pots can form no idea of their rapid growth when jjlanted 

 out under glass. A wall 10 feet high is covered in about three 

 years in a most deliglitful manner with glossy green foliage, 

 sprinkled over with various coloured flowers, when a mixture of 

 kinds are planted. 



The Cape Pelargoniums, with woody stems, in some instances 

 armed wdth spines, are very pretty for buttonholes or bouquet- 

 making. They were much more common years ago than they are 

 now, even with the revival which has taken place lately, and they, 

 or at least the best of them, are probably destined to come to the 

 surfoce again. Though lists of soft-wooded i^lants may not possess 

 the value that would attach to more permanent things by reason 

 of the constant change which is going on, yet I have thought very 

 short and select lists may be useful to some of my readers, and 

 therefore I append the following 



Varieties — Shoto Felargoniums. — Crusader, Criterion, Devas- 

 tation, Diana, Dictator, Icelander, Illumination, Majestic, Silvio, 

 Symmetry, Archduke, Aurora, Challenger, Enchantress, Judith,' 

 Kathleen, Mrs. A. Matthews, Mountaineer, Duchess, Rising Sun, 

 Ruth, Blue Bell, Achievement, Duke of Cambridge, Claribel, Con- 

 sequence, Chameleon, Highland Lassie, King Charles, Maid of 

 Honour, Purple Gem, Robin Hood, Troubadour, Sunray, Mary 

 Hoyle, and Hector. 



Fancy Pelargonmms. — Janette, Miss Emily Little, Mrs. Milne- 

 Home, Silver Cloud, Thurio, Phyllis, Clementine, Ann Page, Rosy 

 Morn, Countess of Dudley, Duchess of Edinburgji, Acme, Princess 

 Teck, Bridesmaid, Mrs. Ford, Juliet, Decision, Lucy, Mrs. Dorling. 



Kegal Pelargonmms. — These are very showy. Beauty of Oxton, 

 Queen Victoria, Princess of Wales, Mdme. Thibaut, Prince of 

 Novelties, Marie Angus, Dr. Masters. 



French Spotted Pelargoniums. — Achille Richard, Mdme. Charles 

 Konig, Graham BeU, Prince Arthur, Gloria Patriye, Midas, Duchess 

 of Edinburgh, Digby Grand, Perle Blanche, Fire King, Triomphe 

 de St. Maude, Prince Charlie, Magnet, Kingston Beauty, Mrs. L. 

 Lloyd, Firebrand, Marie Lemoine, Hebe. 



Early -flowering or Forcing Pelargoniums. — Rosea multiflora, 



