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that time, and if watered carefully and fed with liquid manure 

 will give splendid trusses of bloom, large in size and lustrous in 

 colour. When spring comes, fresh cuttings may be taken for the 

 next winter's display. The old plants will come in useful for 

 tubs or vases in the flower garden, where they may be planted 

 in the early part of June, and where they will do good service. 



Although the Zonal Geranium is so old a flower, and novel- 

 ties have flowed in a steady stream for many years, there is still 

 a demand for them, and they come. But we already have such 

 beautiful material that the everyday Geranium lover can well 

 afford to leave novelties alone, and stick to established favourites. 

 Here are a few charming varieties, embracing a suitable diversity 

 of colours. Doubles: Colossus, crimson; Californie, orange; Rosa 

 Bonheur, pink ; Alsace Lorraine, magenta ; Pierre Loti, rose ; 

 King of Denmark, salmon ; Raspail Improved, scarlet ; and Miss 

 G. Ashworth and Hermione, white. Singles: Lord Rosebery, 

 crimson ; Sunbeam, orange ; Gertrude Pearson, pink ; Blue Peter, 

 magenta ; Duchess of Portland, rose ; Coleridge, salmon ; General 

 French, scarlet ; and Niagara and Snowstorm, white. All are 

 good and cheap. 



Gladioli may be drawn upon for the greenhouse, as one or 

 two, notably Colvillei and its white variety, are suitable for early 

 flowering in pots. They may be treated like bulbs, such as 

 Hyacinths. 



Gloxinia. A magnificent tuberous plant, with large, expanded 

 bell-shaped flowers of the most lovely colours. It responds to 

 the same treatment as Begonias, being raised from seed in the 

 first place, and then preserved from year to year by drying off 

 and restarting the tubers periodically. Those who have a fair 

 amount of glass accommodation will probably make the most of 

 this splendid plant by sowing seed at different periods, and so 

 insuring successions. Nice flowering plants can be got in six 

 to eight months from the time of sowing. 



