IVY LEAVED GERANIUMS. 



Fig. 1539.— New Hyv.rid (Ieranium, P. Crozy 



£y\ fsi^HE beautiful leaves and flowers 

 of this section of the Pelar- 

 gonium family, are the object 

 of much admiration. The 

 older varieties are all single-flowered and 

 of rapid trailing habit. The later intro- 

 ductions tend to very large double or 

 semi double flowers and bushy habit, 

 well suited for pot plants. All the 

 varieties have, in a greater or less 

 degree, the charming Ivy-shaped, spicy 

 scented foliage, the thick waxy texture 

 of which, would alone render this class 

 well worthy of cultivation. 



Pelargonium peltatum is the name of 

 the species, two varieties of this were 



introduced in 1701, From these the 

 variously hued and formed flowers have 

 been raised. More than a decade 

 since, Peter Henderson, disseminated 

 his Jeanne d'Arc, double white, and 

 James Vick, his Mme. Thi- 

 baut, giving an impetus to 

 the culture of these plants 

 in America, which is still 

 evident. Ivy leaved gerani- 

 ums flower most freely dur- 

 ing the spring and summer, 

 the trailing sorts are good, 

 some plants for hanging 

 baskets, rockeries and 

 trellis, the dwarf varieties 

 are better for pot plants, 

 though any of them look 

 well and do well trained to 

 a trellis Souv. de Chas. 

 Turner is probably the lar- 

 gest flowered sort; indi- 

 vidual pips can be grown 2 

 inches across. La Foud re 

 is a very bright double flowered scarlet, 

 probably the brightest of the color. The 

 predominating shades seem to be pink 

 and magenta. Le Elegant is a very old 

 variety, with a very fine trailing habit, 

 leaves medium sized, green, edged 

 heavily with pure white. Duke of Edin- 

 burgh is another variegated kind, leaves 

 quite large, a more rapid grower. 



Peter Crozy, the subject of the illus- 

 tration, is a unique hybrid between the 

 zonale and the ivy-leaved sections, color- 

 bright scarlet, it flowers very freely and 

 is desirable in many ways. 



Webster Bros. 

 Hamilton. 



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