it stores up its life-force until the rains begin. The leaves drop 

 off after it has flowered, and the hasty gardener (is there such 

 a person ?) is apt to uproot it, thinking it dead. 



Another tuberous Pelargonium is P. pinnatum, the loveliest 

 little thing, sending up tiny round heads of pink blossoms 

 among the elegant pinnate leaves. Blooming on the kopjies 

 among the rocks beside the little blue aristeas and lobelias, 

 it is one of the treasures of nature's rock garden. Once I had 

 P. incrassatum, one of the showiest of the tuberous pelargoniums, 

 a size bigger than P. .pinnatum and the blossoms a most brilliant 

 deep pink, but, alas, our wet winters are more than it can stand ; 

 it is at home in the dry climate of Namaqualand. 



Pelargonium reniforme is another gem for the rock-garden. 

 It remains green and growing all the year, but must never 

 be too wet in the winter. It has grey leaves and brilliant purple 

 blooms. Pelargonium fulgidutn also is still in bloom. Its brilliant 

 scarlet blooms are very showy, contrasted with its dark stem 

 and leaves ; the stems are succulent, and it enjoys a definite 

 resting time in the heat of summer. It belongs among the 

 rocks of the small kopjies near the sea on the west coast, where 

 the light is very clear and every colour intense. 



Perhaps I should mention Geranium incanum, I believe the 

 only South African Geranium not in the least like the garden 

 " geranium ", but very much like the bloody crane's-bill of 

 Europe, or even the common herb Robert of the English 

 hedgerows. It is a nice, compact little plant, having much- 

 divided leaves and purple-blue flowers. It prefers a fairly damp 

 spot, and will sow itself and come up in odd corners, where 

 it is always very welcome, as it blooms the whole summer. 



Dimorphotheca spectabilis is still good. It blooms much longer 

 into the summer than the spring-flowering kinds, and its deep 

 pink rays surrounding the shining black disc are very showy. 

 If kept watered, it is good for bloom right up to midsummer 

 or even longer. 



