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ought not to be planted before mid-May. If planted on the level, 

 and in fertile soil, they may be put two feet apart. If trained 

 on logs or stumps, another foot should be allowed. Beyond a 

 little training of the shoots, hoeing to keep weeds under, and the 

 removal of decaying flower trusses, the plants will need no atten- 

 tion. It is only in quite exceptional weather that they will require 

 watering, when once fairly established. 



The best method of propagation is to strike cuttings a few 

 inches apart in boxes in August, the same as Zonals. 



The following are beautiful varieties of Ivy-leaved Geraniums 

 for bedding. Only doubles are named, as they are much better 

 than the singles. 



Achievement. Salmon and pink. 



Flambeau. Scarlet. 



Galilee. Rosy pink. 



Madame Crousse. Silvery pink. 



Robert Owen. Deep rose. 



Ryecroft Surprise. Salmon pink. 



Souvenir de Charles Turner. Maroon and pink. 



Madame Crousse and Souvenir de Charles Turner may be 

 chosen if two only are required. They are free bloomers, have 

 large, double flowers, and the colours are distinct and pleasing. 



CALCEOLARIAS 



We have said that one of the components of an old-time ribbon 

 border was the yellow Calceolaria. Lovers of herbaceous Calceo- 

 larias, which they grow for decorating greenhouses and conserva- 

 tories in early summer, will know that the bedding type belongs to 

 a different class. It retains its stems after flowering, instead of 

 dying down, and is therefore termed shrubby. It is, indeed, an 

 evergreen, and although not quite hardy, is by no means a tender 

 plant. The flowers are of similar form to the herbaceous, but 



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