Herbaceous and Bedding Plants 



PELARGONIUM. 



Without doubt the Geranium is the most universally grown 

 plant to be found in our gardens, and deservedly so, its hardiness, 

 its handsome evergreen foliage, with its ever-blooming many-col- 

 ored flowers, making it a general favorite. 



The Pelargonium is divided into several sections, including 

 the common bedding or Zonale, the ivy-leaved creeping section 

 and the show or Lady Washingtons, these again being subdivided 

 into innumerable varieties. All are of. very easy culture and 

 thrive well in any soil and in almost any aspect. 



Propagate by cuttings inserted in sandy soil in boxes or beds 

 in the open air, in September. When they are rooted, rebox them 

 in soil composed of equal parts loam, leaf -mold and old manure, 

 with a little sand to keep the mixture open and free. 



In frostless sections, the young plants may remain out of doors 

 all Winter; in other sections they should be placed under glass 

 until all danger from frost has passed, and planted, where they 

 are to bloom, in April or early May. 



PENTSTEMON. 



This hardy and popular perennial 

 is among the most beautiful of our 

 herbaceous plants, having erect, flow- 

 ering branches (two or three feet tall) 

 and funnel-shaped flowers, the prin- 

 cipal colors being blue, pink, scarlet 

 and white with all the intervening 

 shades. The Pentstemon grows well 

 in any fairly good soil. The flower- 

 stalks of the taller-growing varieties 

 should be supported by light stakes to 

 keep them from being blown about 

 by winds or borne down by heavy 



watering. 



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Pentstemon. 



