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Lady Plymouth, variegated foliage, rose scented. 

 Dr. Livingston, lemon-scented. 

 Quercifolium, eximium, oak-leaved. 



IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS 



Aurea variegata, golden margined. 



Lateripes, the common variety, white flowers. 



L' Elegante, brilliant green foliage, with broad bands of creamy white, pme 

 white flowers; extra handsome. 



Duke of Edinburgh^ (Holly wreath,} variegated with gold and silver margins ; 

 pink flowers. 



The Pelargonium. 



Pelargoniums are also among the most beautiful plants we have for house 

 culture. Fifteen years ago, or more, great attention was paid to their cultiva- 

 tion, and veined, spotted and white flowers, which rivaled the Pansy in size and 

 beauty of coloring, were yearly the pride and boast of the florist. Of late years 

 the Zonale and Double Flowered Geraniums have been more attended to, but 

 they can never equal the flowers of the Pelargonium. 



They are natives of the Cape of Good Hope, and trace their name to the re- 

 semblance of the Capsules to the Stork's bill ; hence frompelargos, the Latin for 

 Stork, comes the title. Nothing can surpass the richness of coloring of these 

 flowers. 



Mr. Henderson places it as his first choice. " If I were confined to grow but 

 a single genus of plants for conservatoiy decoration, the Pelargonium would be 

 chosen." Their hues are in every shade of scarlet, crimson, cherry, pink, pur- 

 ple to lilac and white, while they are blotched, marbled and spotted with velvety 

 black, maroon, and all its shades. 



Their growth is very vigorous, and they require repotting both spring and 

 fall to bloom in full perfection. 



They are most charming flowers for all kinds of grouping, and their colors 

 blend and mingle in great beauty. 



They are easy of culture, but require a rich soil to flourish well. Cuttings 

 rooted in the spring make large plants by autumn. The old roots can be wintered 

 in pots or boxes in the cellar, and brought forward to light and heat in March, 

 and should not be allowed to wilt for want of water. 



New varieties are raised from seeds sown as soon as ripe, or in March or 

 April. When the fourth or fifth leaves are well developed transplant into three 

 inch pots 



Some of the newest varieties are : 



Belle of the Ball, rose-color, veined, and blotched with crimson. 



Butterfly, deepest crimson with black spots and veins. 



Captivation, purest white, blotched with deep crimson. 



Emperor, lower petals nearly white, upper ones dark maroon. 



