NASTURTIUMS 



tiums belong to the species called Tropceolum majus. The 

 Lobs Nasturtiums belong to the species Tropceolum Lob- 

 bianutn. The curious plant called canary bird flower, 

 which is often grown in greenhouses, is a nasturtium which 

 belongs to the species Tropceolum peregrinum. 



For use in beds and borders, as well as in window- and 

 porch-boxes, the Dwarf or Tom Thumb Nasturtiums are 

 especially desirable. There 

 are scores of varieties of these, 

 many of them very beautiful. 

 There is also an attractive 

 variation in the colors of the 

 foliage, some sorts having 

 leaves of very light green, 

 while others have leaves of 

 very dark green. The leaves 

 are shield-shaped and the en- 

 tire plant is smooth. 



The Tall or Running Nas- 

 turtiums yield much more 



foliage than do the dwarf varieties. They are able to climb by 

 means of their leaf stems, which coil around whatever sup- 

 ports are available. The whole plant is more robust than 

 the Tom Thumb forms, although, like the latter, it is smooth 

 in all its parts. These nasturtiums grow luxuriantly 

 under favorable conditions of soil and moisture, and yield 

 blossoms of good size and in many varieties of excellent 

 colors. 



The Lobs Nasturtiums are characterized by having all the 

 parts of the plant except the under side of the leaves more 

 or less hairy. This species has been much hybridized with 



Nasturtiums in a Rose Bow 



