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are borne in great profusion. About the finest of this 

 section is known as Golden Model. 



GERANIUMS, IVY-LEAVED. Of these there are now many 

 beautiful varieties. They are all climbing or trailing plants, 

 some of which, Peltatumelegans, for example, have glossy 

 green, wax-like leaves, with a black zone ; others, like the 

 Holly Wreath, have leaves margined with white, as in the 

 silver margined zonales. The flowers are borne in large 

 trusses of white, carmine, or lilac. All the class are well 

 adapted for baskets or for trellis work. 



GERANIUMS, SCENTED-LEAVED. These embrace plants of 

 widely different appearance, such as " Apple," " Lemon," 

 "Citron," "Rose," "Peppermint," and "Nutmeg- 

 scented," with many others. The rose and lemon-scented 

 are extensively used for mixing with flowers in making 

 bouquets, &c. 



Hollyhock* For extensive grounds this is an exceed- 

 ingly showy flower. The flower spike attains a height of 

 six or eight feet, covered with flowers to the extent of 

 two feet. The varieties embrace a great range of color 

 white, scarlet, yellow, orange, crimson, rose, maroon, &c. 

 many having these colors curiously blended. The Holly- 

 hock seeds freely from double flowers, the colors in almost 

 every case coming true from seeds. Seeds are to be sown 

 when ripe in September, and the plants, if slightly pro- 

 tected by covering with hay or leaves, will bloom profuse- 

 ly the next season. 



Heliotropes* These comprise but little range of color, 

 being mostly shades of lilac and blue, some of the newer 

 sorts, however, being nearly white. What they want- 

 in gaudiness of color, they well compensate for in 

 their delicacy of fragrance. The varieties are numerous, 

 but many of them are not very distinct. Those forming 

 the greatest contrast are Boule de Neige (blush white), 

 and Purpurinc, (dark violet.) 



