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Little Jewel is a double Dwarf Geranium, with blos- 

 soms of rich cardinal red. The Ghost is a fine double 

 white, also dwarf. 



A Madam Pollock will generally flourish in an or- 

 dinary room, if kept in brilliant light and close to the 

 window pane. Its foliage is richly variegated. 



It is hard to deny one's self a Sweet-scented Geranium, 

 and Shrubland Pet is a good choice. 



The Pelargoniums, or Show . Geraniums, should be 

 represented if one has plenty of sunlight for them. 

 There are so many splendid varieties it is difficult to 

 make a choice, but the Emperor would be mine, if I 

 could have but one. 



" Daisy Eyebright," the brain-bright woman to whom 

 I have been indebted for many a valuable hint in my care 

 of plants, says that "It is no more trouble to grow a 

 Geranium than a Cabbage ! " I hope every reader of 

 these suggestions, who has never tried house-plant cul- 

 ture, will obtain a few varieties and see how they will 

 glorify her room on some howling winter day when all 

 outside looks dreary and hopeless. 



Cuttings of Geraniums, Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, and 

 Heliotropes can be ordered in July from florists any- 

 where within two or three hundred miles, for little more 

 than the cost of packing and postage ; and by early win- 

 ter, if they have had good treatment, they will be ready 

 to blossom. If young, well-rooted plants can be pur- 

 chased, in place of the cuttings, so much the better, of 

 course. Bear in mind that quite a number of pretty 

 window-plants, like the Petunia, Mignonette, Verbena, 

 and Sweet Alyssum, can be raised from seeds. 



If cuttings are ordered, attend to them as soon as they 

 arrive, as they will be more or less wilted. I have re- 

 ceived them, however, after a journey of more than two 

 hundred miles, in as fresh condition as if they had 

 merely been brought from a neighboring greenhouse, 



