GEORGIA 



2. The Penr and Melon Bell. -The sandy soil of the 

 tertiary is t-spei-iallv adapted to the melon and the oriental 

 pear-thi- i >- <n. i ,w n^ .ntire area, the latter mainly 

 in the s"ii I'luse form two of the leading 



horticultui - 111 this section. The (ieorpia 



melon is 1 ■•' -1 . []., d ami widelv know n thniuKh- 



out the i-..ntiiieiit. /.% mi..ti.- Idi-ht lii- i' 1 ' ^ n ,itly 

 checked the pear iudustn , and di^' " ' > r^. 



In isolated locatioii^, wh. ri'\ i r tl.' i- m-d 



pi^matuia, u, ;.!..,, they 

 ast peach orchards of hun- 

 dreds of thousands of trees — in the Marshallville and 

 Fort Valley district (the birthplace of the Elberta) 



flilli^ 



are 



n",\- ;iU.iiiit!iir <-'.iisidi iMlil iiiiii. i.id importance. 



Fu-^ VII Id .iliiind.iiit c r.i]is throu^diiHit thi^zune. Most 

 ,,Mli> I, iiiiii-. 1 I' |H .ii ji iiH - ,111-1 ill ..I till' ^stiralis 

 t I . I I , ■ I , 1 I 1 ti,,ns and are 



1, I liiit the Scup- 



p- II i I ,jrape of the 



II I . -I I I . II - I. I h , i.itely well — 



li. .[u. iiil.> -aiiiiiiLi- ^> ,u.N. A>i I. .a. k.H liu .s thrive, but 

 raspberries are not generally successful. 



But the "Wiregrass " is the home of the sweet potato. 

 Here the pumpkin yam and Georgia yam attain their 

 highest perfection. 



3 The Peach ami Cnip, 11< If -It is an anomaly that 

 while the metara |1 1 its red clay soil — es 



peciallv on the 1 1 i ent— is the home of 



both the peach i 1 tl j t of the greit com 



mercial orchard ot th ta e aie located m the it 

 cropping peach districts of the tertiary Che per Ian Is 

 and earlier maturity are the cau e \et naturilh the 

 metamorphio region is pec ilnrly a lap ted to peach an 1 

 gripe culture and it wis here that both attaii e i their 

 first de\ el praei t i thi state M res ecies of grapes 

 and a gr ater n imler of var etie f e ch specie will 

 attain perfect u m mid He an 1 1 e Im nt Georgia than 

 in any one rc^ on of Am i t t tl c R k - i 



sweeping asseition but t 1 



Vulpmas iEstivales R t 1 1 — II II t 



thrive but prices are p r 1 j I 



1 so well as m the \\ ir 

 I rofatable-even the Wi 

 aie uncertain and in tl 



Stra vl ernes and 1 1 1 kl i 

 ries luite successf ilmthe I 

 Gooseberries anl s me c r 

 tions of the mountain 1 it 



4 The Aiile anl CI 

 equally well throughout tl t 

 Tennessee Dip 1 et m i 

 the mount tl I 



lallj in 



ern 



N Car I \ I 1 



Picket I e 



famou i 1 



ticiltu 111 t uu 1 1 I 1 I la 



place 



Insefit and fungous affections ha\e to be combated in 

 all parts of Georgia, ] ist as elsewhere (except in cer 

 tain portions of the mountains, where neither are as yet 

 introduced). Growers are generally learning, however, 

 the value of the spray pump. 



The San Jos^ and other scales have invaded the state, 

 especially in the southern portion, where some twenty- 

 odd counties report infestation. But they are being in- 

 telligently combated, for the most part, and it is hoped 

 that they will be steadily held in check. 



The main trouble with the Georgia fruit-grower 

 (aside from pear blight and the premature blooming of 

 peaches) is the curculio. Thousands of dollars are an- 

 nually spent in "jarring" for this pest, but it still re- 

 mains a serious nienace. Hugh N. Starnes. 



OEOEGINA. A synonym of Dahlia, which still lives 

 in the form of "Georginen," the popular name of Dahlias 

 in Germany 



GERANIUM bdy 



GERANIUM, FEATHER. See Chennpodium Bntrys. 



GERANIUM (Ureek, crane; from the resemblance of 

 the tnut tl. a iraiii's bill). Geraniicece. Ckane's-bill. 

 Geiierallv lii-rl-areuus plants, usually caulescent ; Ivs. 

 simple, alternate or opposite ami much lobed, sometimes 

 almost radical: fls. reu'iilar. m jiaK .".. imbricated; petals 

 5; stamens 10, in two ro" - antli. i - !"• ^eed when ripened 

 separated from the <'\:ii s ,ii <l ^\iili its awn bent sinu- 

 ously. The genus EiMdiuiu. iis iie,iie-,t ally, has but the 

 inner row of stamens luniished with anthers and the 

 awn of the seed is bent spirally. The Geraniums of 

 common speech are classed in tlie genus Pelargonium, 

 havine- at the side of the pedicel a distinct narrow tube 



Till 





■s p; 



count of their astringency. Thrive well in ordinary 

 garden soil, and are propagated by seeds and division of 

 roots. 



The following is an alphabetical list of species and 

 varieties described below: 



album, 17, 18, 19. flore pleno, 9. plenum, 14. 



argenteum, 1. Ibericum, 8. pratense. 9. 



Armenum, 4. ineisum, 13. Richardsoni, 20. 



Backhousiamim,4. Lancastriense, 6. Robertianum, 3. 



Balkanum. 21. Lniidesii, 11. sangiiineum. 6. 



einereum. 2. macrorrliizum, 7. Sibiricum. 21. 



collinum, 11. maciilatum, 14. sylvaticum. 21. 



Endressi. 5. ph»um, 10. tuberosum. 21. 



erianthum, 13. platypetaliim, 8. Wallichianum, 16. 



A. Fls. red or pinli. 

 B. Stature verij dwarf. 



1. arg^ntetun, Linn. Silver-leaved Crane's-bill. 

 About 3 in. high : Ivs. almost radical, on long petioles, 

 5-7-parted, with 3-fid linear lobes, both surfaces hoary: 

 peduncles almost radical, 1- or 2-fld. : fls. large, pink, 

 with darker veins; petals emarginate. Middle of June to 

 Aug. CarnicAlps. B.M. 504. L. B.C. 10:948. -One of 

 the best for the rockery. Often acts as a biennial in 

 N. E. 



2. cinSreum, Cav. Grav Crane's-bill. Like G. ar- 

 f/eiiteuin, but 2-fld. and paler in color: Ivs. not as hoary 

 in appearance. June, July. Pyrenees. 



3. Robertianum, Linn. Herb Robert. Red Robin. 

 About 9 in. high : Ivs. thin, ovate-orbicular, 3-5-parted, 

 with S-fid pinnatifld lobes : peduncles slender, 2-fld. : 

 fls. small, bright crimson. June to Oct. Amer., Eu., 

 Asia and N. Afr. B.B. 2:341. -For the rockery, and de- 

 lights in a moist soil and some shade. Odor disa- 

 greeable. 



BB. Stature 1 ft. or more. 



4. Armenum, Boiss. (G. Backhousidnum, Regel?). 

 About 2y2 ft. high : Ivs. radical, upright, orbicular, with 

 5 deep lobes : fls. about Hi in. across, inclining to a dark 

 crimson. All season at irregular intervals. Armenia. 

 R.H. 1891, p. 350. — A very vigorous and floriferous spe- 

 cies. Sometimes growing 4 ft. high. 



5. findressi, J. Gay. About 18 in. high : Ivs. opposite, 

 palmate, 5-lobed, upper ones 3-lobed, serrated : pe- 

 duncles axillary, 2-fld. : petals entire, fringed at base, 

 light rose, darker veined. Summer. Pyrenees.— Among 

 the best for the border, and useful for cutting. 



6. sangTilneum, Linn. About IK ft. high, with stem 

 occasionally forked, erect : Ivs. all petiolate, mostly 7- 

 parted, with 3-5-lobed linear lobules : peduncles long, 

 mostly 1-fld. : fls. very large, blood-red. June to Aug. 

 Eu. — One of the best species in cult. 



Var. Lancastri6nae, Hort. A dwarfer form, smaller 

 and with less deeply lobed foliage. Fls. lighter in color. 

 veined purple. 



7. macrorrliizum, Linn. A large-rooted species, about 

 1!^ ft. high, with a stem suffruticose at base: Ivs. 

 smooth, round, basal ones 5-lobed, cauline 3-lobed, 

 toothed and often colored red : calyx inflated ; petals 

 spatulate and blood-red in color. May to July. S. Eu. 

 B.M. 2420. 



