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PEL 



P, patenti'ssimum (most-spreading). 3. Lilac, 

 white. June. 1820. 



pa'tulum (spreading). 3. Pale blood. June. 



1821. 



pedicella'tum (long -flower -stalked). 1. 



Green, brown. July. 1822. 



pc'ndulum (weeping). . Ked. May. Trailer. 



pcnicilla'tum (pencilled). 3. White, red. 



July. 1794. 



primuli'num (Primrose-flowered). l. Violet. 



July. 



principi'ssa; (princess's). 3. jDark pink, 



August. 1820. 



pw'mihim (dwarf). 14. Pink. June. 1800. 



pustulo'sum (pimply). 3. White. Pink. 



June. 1820. 



quercifo'Kum( Oak-leaved). 3. Purple. May. 



1/74. 



bipinnati'Jidum (doubly - leaf- 



leted). 4. Purple. May. 1774. 



quina'tum (five-fingered). 1. Pale yellow. 



May. 1793. 



quinquelo'bum (five-lobed). 3. Red. July. 



1820. 



quinquevu'lnerum (five-spotted), 1$. Dark 



purple. July. 1796. 



radia'tum (ray-leaved). %. Dark purple. 



July. 1790. 



renifo'rme (kidney-shaped). 2. Purple. 



July. 1791. 



rubifo'lium (Currant-leaved). 3. White. 



May. 1798. 



ri'gidum (stiff). Whitish. July. 



ru'bens (red-flowered). 3. Purple. June. 



rubroci'nctum (red -edged). 3. Purple, 



white. May. 1774. 



rugo'sum (wrinkly). 3. Pink, lilac. July. 



1800. 



suniculoBfo'lium (Sanicle-leaved). 3. Pale 



red. July. 1806. 



sea' brum (rough-wedge-leaved). 3. White, 



red. June. 1775. 



sca'ndens (climbing). 3. Rose. July. 1800. 



scuta'tum (shield). White. August. 1701. 



semitriloba'tum (half-three-lobed). 3. Pur- 



ple. May. 1800. 



soro'rium (sister). 3. White, red. May. 



specio'sum (showy). 3. Purple. May. 1794. 



spino'sum (thorny). 3. Pink. May. 1795. 



spu'rium (spurious). 2. Violet. May. 



staphisagrioi'des (Staves - acre -like). 1|. 



Purple. July. 1825. 



stenope'talum (narrow-petaled). l. Scarlet. 



June. 1800. 



Synno'tii (Synnot's). . Lilac. August. 1825. 



tenuifo' 'Hum (fine-leaved). 3. Purple. June. 



1768. 



terna'tum (three-leafleted). 3. Pink. June. 



1789- 



tetrago'num (square-sta/fced). 2. Pink. July. 



1774. 



variega'tum (variegated). 2. Pink. 



July. 1774. 



tomento'sum (downy). 3. White. June. 1790. 



tri'color (three-coloured). l. White, purple. 



July. 1791. 



tricuspida'tum (three-pointed). 3. White, 



purple. June. 1780. 



tripa'rtitum (three-lobed-teawerf). 3. Pale 



yellow. June. 1/89. 



unicolo'rum (one- coloured), 2. Crimson. 



June. 



P. uniflo'rum (one -flowered). 3. June. 1800. 



variega'tum (variegated-cowered). 3. White, 



red. June. 1812. 



verbasciflo'rum (Verbascum-flowered). 1$. 



Lilac. July. 1811. 



viscosi'ssimum (clammiest). 3. Lilac, white. 



June. 1820. 



mtifo'lium( Vine-leaved). 3. Purple. July 



1724. 



Watso'nii (Watson's). 3. Purple. May. 



Willdeno'vii (Wildenow's). 2. White veiny. 



June. 



zona'le (girdle). 2. Scarlet. August. 1710. 

 cocci'neum (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. Au- 

 gust. 1710. 



crystalli'num (crystalline). 3. Scarlet. 



August. 1710. 

 margina 1 turn (wAife-margined). 2. 



Scarlet. August. 



PELARGONIUM CULTURE. 



Propagation. By Seed is the only way 

 to raise superior varieties. The first and 

 most important of their qualities is form, 

 the next is substance, the next size, and 

 the last colour. To these may be added 

 habit and truss. Save seed only from 

 such as possess akeady these points ap- 

 proaching to perfection. In all attempts 

 to hybridize, let the one to bear I fie 

 seed possess the property of form. In 

 order to obtain the other properties 

 wanting, cut off the anthers of the well- 

 formed variety before the pollen-cases 

 shed their contents; and the moment 

 the hybridizing is performed, cover the 

 flowers with a close-fitting cap of fine 

 muslin net, to prevent insects from 

 carrying strange pollen to the stigma 

 dusted with pollen from such varieties 

 as have the desirable properties. When 

 the seed is ripe, gather it carefully, and 

 divest it of its arils, or feather-like 

 appendages, wrap it up in paper, and 

 keep it in a dry drawer, in a cool room, 

 till spring. Sow it early in March, and 

 place it in a gentle heat ; a hotbed that 

 has been at work for a few weeks will 

 answer admirably. Sow in wide shal- 

 low pots, well-drained, in a light rich 

 compost, press the seed down gently, 

 and cover it about a quarter-of-an-inch. 

 If the seed is good, it will quickly ger- 

 minate, and should then be removed 

 from the hotbed, and placed upon a 

 shelf in the greenhouse near to the 

 glass. Water very moderately, or the 

 plants will be apt to damp off. As soon 

 as the seedlings have made their second 

 leaf, pot them off singly into twa-inch 

 pots, in a compost of loam and leaf- 



