224 THE GEORGINA. 



autumn. To ensure an early bloom in the summer, 

 the old roots are planted in pots in March, and kept 

 in the green-house till all danger of the frost is past. 

 This flower,, from its great height and size, is too 

 large for a small flower-garden : half a dozen roots 

 are enough for a large one. It is best adapted to 

 fill up the vacancies in ornamental shrubberies, 

 where it makes a grand and magnificent appearance, 

 through the summer and autumn. The double 

 flowers are now most cultivated, for the finest 

 varieties of which we are indebted to the French; 

 their colours are white, crimson, scarlet, yellow, and 

 purple of different shades. 



