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in colour, ever to "go under" entirely. Many of them hanker 

 after it themselves, and perhaps one reason for the rise in favour 

 of the Ivy-leaved class is that it is accepted in the nature of 

 a compromise. One can imagine a hardy plant lover respond- 

 ing to the raised eyebrows of a visitor of congenial tastes by 

 hastily saying: "Ah! but these are the Ivy-leaved Geraniums, 

 you know quite different from the old Zonals." 



Whatever the reason may be whether as a substitute for 

 Zonals or because of their own intrinsic merit it is quite certain 



that the Ivy-leaved section enjoys great 

 favour. It is grown in the garden, in 

 the conservatory, in vases, and in window- 

 boxes. Its habit is loose and flowing. 

 It droops flower-laden streamers from 

 the summit of pillars, and from window 

 ledges. Its flowers are large and abun- 

 dant, and they come in a long suc- 

 cession throughout the summer. The 

 leaves have not the brilliant markings of 

 the handsome Zonals, but the Ivy shape 



IVY-LEAVED GERANIUM 



cutting weii rooted and ready for potting is attractive. The plants look charming 



singly in small pots. 



on banks, and as they possess much 



of the drought-resisting power of the Zonals, owing to their suc- 

 culence, they will thrive in hot places. We think, however, 

 that they may be given a somewhat better soil than the Zonals 

 without fear of their making such exuberance of growth as to 

 flower badly. 



The Ivy-leaved Geraniums can be bought with single or double 

 flowers, but the latter are much the more largely used. They are 

 often planted in raised beds, or trained to stumps in flat beds, 

 with dwarfer plants among them. In both cases their drooping, 

 flower-laden stems show to advantage. 



As the Ivy-leaved Geraniums are tender, like the Zonals, they 



