pear- tl 

 in th.- ~ 

 horticul 

 melon i- 

 out the 

 checked 

 In isolated loc 



■ir n>i>J M,-loii Belt. -The sandy soil of the 

 |.i-.-inllv!,.hiiitedtothe melon and theoriental 



" ' ''' '■ '"^ entire area, the latter mainly 



These form two of the leading 

 — in this section. The Georgia 

 11-11.1} -liipped and widely known through- 

 iiu-nt. Zymotic blight has of late greatly 

 pear industry, and discouraged the growers, 

 ocations, wherever there exist well defined 

 elevations above the surrounding country— islands pos- 

 sibly, of the tertiary sea, prematurelv" uplifted-they 

 have been converted into vast peach orchards of hun- 

 dreds of thousands of treos-in the Marshallville and 

 Fort Valley district (the birthplace of the Elbertal 

 running into iiiilli..ii>i. ' 



Japan phn„, ,1- , ,!,,iv,. in the "Wiregrass," and are 

 2,?'^ ■'" iialile commercial importance. 



*iff?^'; , ' "'1'^ throughout this zone. Most 



ot the Lain ,,. :, : , , crapes .and .all of the .Estivalis 



type succec.l adnMr:,i,l v in tl„. ,.|,.vatr,l portions and are 

 beginning to be .xt.n.iv, Iv ,„1, ,va., ,i : but the Scup- 

 P1™°°S 't.'"' '■""";■'""'"' ' i- '!"■ '> P-.l ffrape of the 

 section. The strawh.r.y .U.r. „nly inu.leratelv well- 

 frequently summer-s,-alds. All blackberries 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 and Grape Belt.-lt is an anomaly that 

 while the metamorphic region, with its red clay soil-es- 

 pecially on the Piedmont escarpment-is the home of 

 both the peach and the grape, most of the great com- 

 mercial orchards of the state are located in the "out- 

 cropping peach districts " of the tertiary. Cheaper lands 

 and earlier_ maturity are the cause. Yet naturally the 

 metamorphic region is peculiarly adapted to peach and 

 grape culture, and it was here that both attained their 

 first development in this state. More species of grapes 

 and a greater number of varieties of each species will 

 attain perfection in middle and Piedmont Georgia than 

 in any one region of America east of the Rockies-a 

 sweeping assertion, but facts sustain it. Labruseas 

 Vulpinas, ^stivales, Rotundifolias-all seem equally to 

 thrive ; but prices are poor, and grapes are everywhere 

 giving way to pe.-iches, with apples on bottom lands, 

 although this is i„,t an apple region. 



Jap.in plums n~nally .1,. not do so well as in the"Wire- 

 grass. Naiix.. pi, mis ar,. not profitable -even the Wild 

 uoose IS unsatistarp.i-y. Figs are uncertain, and in the 

 nortneru portion ot the zone require winter protection 

 strawberries and blackberries are excellent, and raspber 

 ries quite successful in the Piedmont area and northward 

 Gooseberries and some currants do well in certain Dor^ 

 tions of the mountains, but not south of the escarpment. 

 />''V/. -Apples do not dc 



The Apple 



equally well th 

 "Tennessee Dip 

 the mountain C( 

 N. Carolina or 

 Pickens. Gilmer 



divis 





apples. 



styled the 

 localities, especially in 

 as well as in western 

 is notably the case in 

 nin counties, which are 



-,„, „ ,.r •■—■-?«, especially Morellos, 



torm a safe crop here, and, in general, most of the hor- 

 ticultural productions of a much higher latitude find a 



Insect and fungous affections have to be combated in 

 all parts of Georgia, just as elsewhere (except in cer- 

 tain portions of the mountains, where neither are as vet 

 introduced). Growers are generally learning, however 

 the value of the spray pump. 



The San Jos(5 and other scales have invaded the state 

 especially m the southern portion, where some twenty- 

 odd counties report infestation. But they are bein^ in- 

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

 *"2,t they will be steadily held in check. 



The mam trouble with the Georgia fruit-grower 

 iell' *r" JT'"' '"'S'^* ''"•^ t^'' Pren>''ture bloominTof 

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

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

 mains a serious menace TT , „ 



menace. ^^^^ j^_ Starnes. 



iJih?^?l^f;,n'^ synonym of Dahlia, which still lives 

 in GerS™ ^'''"■S'°e°'" tl»« popular name of Dahlias 



GERANIUM 639 



GERANIUM, FEATHER. See Chenopodiam Botrys. 



th??.^>^^"" (Greek cmn,; from the resemblance of 

 ^..^k'^I'"''"* "'''"'• G«-a«idce<«. Ckane's-bill. 

 Generally herbaceous plants, usually caulescent: Ivs 

 atoost'radfJT' fl"' "PPf '*" "°<* """"^ '°'^<''>> «on>etimes 



jr¥i^p,«'K=---e!:^^^,-i^ 



inner row ot stan..i,s furnished with anthers and the 

 awn of t)ie s,.,.,l is l„ „t s,,ir.ally. The Geraniums of 

 common sp,..,.h ar,. ,lass„d in the genus Pelargonium, 

 havmg at the s,, ,- „t the pedicel a distinct narrow tube 

 and zygomorphic Howers. The genus Geranium has 

 wt^ f ^X*^"'^^' f"""*! j" tlie temperate zones particu- 

 larly of the northern hemispheres, very few in the 

 tropics. Valued for the border or rockery, and the roots 

 ot some, as G. maculatum, find use in medicine on ac- 

 count of their astringency. Thrive well in ordinary 

 foots "" ^™ P''°Pagated by seeds and division of 



The following is an alphabetical list of species and 

 varieties described below: 



alhum. 17, 18, 19. flore plena. 9. plenum, 14 



argenteum, 1. Ibericum, 8. prateSe, ": 



Riehardsoni, 20. 



Robertlanum, 3. 



Armemun, 



Backhousianum , 4. Lancastriens 



f^^^^^h^^- Londesn 11. sanguineum, 6. 



cnUi^^r^'i,- macrorrhizum, 7, Sibiricum. 21. 



collimim, 11. maciUatum, 14. ■ ■ 



Endressi, 5. phieum, 10. 



erianthum, 13. platypetalum, 8. 



sylvaticum, 21. 

 tuberosum, 21. 

 Wallichianum. 



Fls. red < 



ink. 



1. arg§nteum, Linn. Su.vi.k i.rwFD Ceane's-bill. 

 About 3 m. high : Ivs. .ilniost ia,li,al. on lontr petioles 

 5-7-parted, with 3-ii,l Un-ar loUs. both surfaces hoary! 

 peduncles almost radical, 1- or 2-Hd.: 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 



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

 (lenfeiiin, but 2-fld. and paler in color: Ivs. not as hoary 

 m appearance. June, July. Pyrenees. 



3. Eoberti4num, Linn. Herb Robert. Red Robin 

 ^n «i°- ^'^^ '■J7^■ *'''°' o^ate-orbicular, 3-5-parted; 

 with 3-fld pmnatifid lobes : peduncles slender, 2-fld ■ 

 fls. small, bright crimson. June to Oct. Araer., En ' 

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

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

 greeable. 



BB. Stature 1 ft. or more. 



4. Arm^num, Boiss. (G. Backhousi&num, RegeUl 

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

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

 r"J?^??o, "^",5^'"'°? "* iTegular intervals. Armenia. 

 K.H. 1891, p. 3oO.-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. sanguineum, Linn. About VA 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. Lancastri^nse, Hort. A dwarfer form, smaller 

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

 veined purple. 



iiJ«™?"°'^'^^"™' ^'"i"' ^ 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. 



