312 breck's new book of flowers. 



let, extra; Christina^ pink, extra fine; Stella Nosegay^ 

 dark scarlet ; Bouquet^ large truss, bright scarlet ; Pretty 

 Susan^ rosy salmon ; Mary Hay^ large carmine ; Mad. 

 Vaucher^ pure white, extra ; Lucy^ crimson, fine bedder ; 

 Ball of Fire^ brilliant scarlet ; Sheen Bival^ cerise scar- 

 let ; Galanthixflora^ white, crimson disc. ; Qen. Williams^ 

 carmine-scarlet; Ossian^ violet, pure, new; Fire King, 

 dwarf-scarlet ; Paul L''Ahhe, rosy salmon ; Pauline, crim- 

 son-scarlet ; Cheapstead Beauty, carmine, extra ; Hender- 

 sonii, pure white ; Model Nosegay, crimson-scarlet ; Helen 

 Lindsey, deep rose. 



New hybrid sorts appear every year. The greatest dif- 

 ficulty is, to know what varieties out of the multitude to 

 select for bedding. The scarlets are the most effective. 

 An oval bed of these, with the tallest sorts in the middle 

 and the lowest growing in front, margined with a dwarf 

 silver-edged variety, is a grand sight when in full bloom, 

 as they will be from June to November, if properly cared 

 for and well supplied with water if the season is dry. A 

 circular bed, or any fanciful shape, will look well ; but an 

 edging of turf or box is necessary to give a complete fin- 

 ish to these groups ; or, if planted in beds on a fine lawn, 

 it will be an improvement. 



There are many other kinds of Pelargonium, but they 

 are not suitable for cultivation in the garden, but splendid 

 for the green-house or conservatory, in their almost end- 

 less varieties, where they flower profusely from March to 

 June. Some of the sweet-scented species and varieties 

 are desirable for the sake of their delightful fragrance, 

 rather than for their flowers. When planted out, they 

 make a vigorous growth, if not nipped to death by the 

 passers by. I was deeply affected in a recent visit to our 

 State's prison as I passed through the workshops. 1 no- 

 ticed a sweet-scented Geranium in a window by the work 

 bench of one of the unfortunate workman. The plant 



