GERANIUM. ITS 



mitted to them whenever the weather is not very severe : 

 in mild weather, the shrubby kinds also may be permitted 

 to enjoy the fresh air. 



In sultry weather the Geraniums should all be watered 

 liberally every evening, with the exception of some few of 

 the Pelargoniums, which are of a succulent nature. Those 

 must be watered sparingly. The succulent ones may be 

 discerned by merely plucking a leaf from them. The season 

 for flowering is generally from April to August. 



Those who are curious in Geraniums may see them figured 

 in most of their known varieties, in a very beautiful work, 

 published in numbers, entitled Andrews 1 Monograph on the 

 Genus Geranium. This work represents them in their full 

 beauty ; and, being very finely coloured, gives you as good 

 an idea of them as if you had seen the plants themselves. 

 The Elegant, the Magnificent, and the Handsome kinds 

 fully justify their titles. The Geranium Tricolor Arbo- 

 reum, or Three-coloured Tree Geranium, is similar, both 

 in the form of the leaves and the flowers, to the Hearts- 

 ease : the flowers are white and red, and uncommonly 

 beautiful. In appearance it is neither more nor less than a 

 large red and white Hearts-ease. The Oval-leaved Three- 

 coloured Geranium bears a flower somewhat smaller, but 

 of the same form and colour. The Birch-leaved, in all its 

 varieties, is remarkably handsome, with brilliant red flowers. 

 The Wrinkly-leaved has very large and beautiful blossoms : 

 the Sea-green-leaved is an exceedingly elegant and delicate 

 plant : the Heart-leaved particularly luxuriant. 



Mr. Andrews observes, that the varieties of the Ge- 

 ranium Citriodorum, or Citron-scented Geranium, are the 

 only ones which make a powerful appeal to the olfactory 

 nerves, without rubbing the leaves. Most of them emit an 

 agreeable odour when lightly rubbed with the finger ; and 

 a person approaching a Geranium almost mechanically 



