GENISTA. 



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GERANIUM. 



by the Coalbrooke Dale Company in 

 Shropshire, from whom, as well as from 

 ^ther manufacturers, gates may be had 



profuse-flowering hardy shrubs, equally 

 valuable for the decoration of the conser- 

 vatory, flower - borders, and shrubbery ; 

 having for the most part yellow pea-shaped 

 flowers, which come in clusters at the end 

 of the branches. Their general culture is 

 the same as that of the cytisus, ivhich see. 



Gentia'na (not. ord. Gentia'nese). 



All the gentians are beautiful. Gentiana 

 aeaulis, with its large deep mazarine-blue 

 blossoms, looks well as an edging plant. 

 It requires a pure air and rich light soil. 

 They are propagated by seeds sown when 

 ripe, and by division of the roots. The 

 seeds should be sown in fine loam mixed 

 with sand, and should not be too deeply 

 covered. If sprinkled on the surface of 

 j the compost, and a little mould strewn 



in iron in more or less elaborate styles, i over the seeds when sown, it will be sufTi- 

 according to price. Lodge or entrance ! cient. The seeds are very long in ger- 

 gates are most effective in pairs, as in minating. They require no bottom heat 

 Fig. 4. They should neither 

 be too massive nor loo light 

 of sufficient width to prevent 

 anxiety about wheels or posts ; 

 an elegant pattern, strong con- 

 struction, and a colour that can 

 be easily discerned at night. 

 Nothing can equal, in ultimate 

 economy, nor exceed in use- 

 fulness and beauty., a well- 

 raised, carefully-hung pair of wrought-iron or protection beyond the exclusion of frost, 

 gates, 10 or 12 feet wide, and painted a The gentians are impatient of root division 

 light stone Colour, or in imitation of bronze, and indeed of transplanting, and when 



once established in any position the plants 



Genis'ta (nat. ord. Legumino'sae). 



The genistas are exceedingly ornamental 



should be allowed to remain where they 

 are. Gentiana acaulis, or Gentianella, is 

 less liable to suffer from division of the 

 roots than other varieties, but even with 

 this it is best to plant out seedlings. 



Gera'nium (nat. ord. Gerania'cese). 



These well-known floral favourites are 

 not less indispensable for outdoor than for 

 indoor decoration. No plants are uni- 



