198 



Gardening for Amateurs 



Crimson Geraniums and "White Marguerites. 



small gardens. Golden Gem is a beautiful 

 variety, and the Sultan has rich brown 

 flowers. They are propagated by cuttings 

 in the autumn, but must be protected from 

 frost and excessive damp. Mention should 

 be made of the Kochia, or Summer Cypress. 

 This is of sym- 

 metrical out- 

 line, a perfect 

 bush in minia- 

 ture. During 

 summer the 

 plant is of light 

 and graceful ap- 

 pearance, and 

 in autumn the 

 light green leaf- 

 age turns crim- 

 son and bronze. 

 It is raised 

 from seed sown 

 in the green- 

 house in early 

 spring, and as- 

 sociates well 

 with Sweet 

 Alyssum and 

 other dwarf 

 plants. Asters, 

 both Ostrich 



Plume and 

 Comet, are use- 

 ful for bedding, 

 and may be had 

 in numerous 

 colours. If 

 raised under 

 glass in March 

 and pricked out 

 in a cold frame, 

 good plants are 

 obtained for 

 putting out in 

 May. Pent- 

 stemons are 

 also desirable, 

 and some 

 varieties are 

 very bright and 

 showy. They 

 are raised from 

 seed in early 

 spring or from 

 cuttings in September, the latter being 

 inserted in a sandy soil in a cold frame. 

 Violas are very popular, and may be ob- 

 tained in numerous colours. Whole beds 

 of them are attractive, or they may be used 

 with excellent effect as a groundwork for 



Summer Bedding on the la: 



