EVERT WOMAN HER OWN FLOWER GARDENER. 33 



The careful and patient hybridization of the French, English and 

 American florists have brought these flowers to a high standard of 

 perfection. 



The Double Geraniums. 



Lemoine, the chief of the Geranium culturists, introduced the new 

 double varieties, which have become a decided acquisition. They do 

 not drop their leaves, like the single varieties, and their clusters of 

 flowers are of an immense size. They are of all shades of scarlet and 

 bright rosy pink ; some have produced heads bearing from sixty to eighty 

 perfect flowerets. They outrank all other kinds of Geraniums, and 

 yearly their number increases. They flourish better if partially shaded 

 from the intense heat of the noonday sun, and will bloom until the 

 frost comes, in the greatest perfection. 



No white variety has yet been introduced, but M. Lemoine will succeed 

 in procuring one, if skill and patience can produce it. 



Gloire de Nancy is a brilliant scarlet, much admired. 



Marie Lemoine is a dwarf variety, of a bright rosy-pink hue, very 

 elegant. 



Emile Lemoine is of a cherry-carmine. 



Gloire de Doubles is a novelty for 1871 ; of the richest cerise tint, 

 with a distinct white center ; far superior to the other varieties. 



Crown Prince is of a dwarf habit, and of the brightest rose color. 



The Zonale Geraniums. 



But the double varieties are not the only ones which should claim our 

 attention. Some of the new Zonale species are admirable in coloring, 

 and of very free growth ; their trusses of flowers are five to six inches 

 in diameter; and they are found in all shades, from the most dazzling 

 crimson and the brightest rose to the purest white. 



The most desirable are : 



King of the Eoses, a most brilliant scarlet, shaded to magenta. 



Geant de Battailles, a dark, rich crimson. 



Mrs. Keeler, of a rosy, peach-blossom hue. 



Among the older varieties, and less costly, are : 



Christine, a lovely rosy-pink. 



Gen. Grant, a dazzling scarlet, and decidedly the most profuse blower 

 of the red varieties. 



Incomparable has striped flowers, white on a clear salmon ground. 

 3 



