THE CINEEAEIA. 



Cineraria crurnta 



origin of the cinerarias, 

 that are so highly esteemed 

 by the florists, cannot be 

 determined with certainty, 

 bat their prevailing charac- 

 teristics point to C. omenta 

 as undoubtedly one of the 

 parents, and C. populifolia 

 is probably another. It mat- 

 ters little to the amateur 

 florist, perhaps, what was the 

 particular wilding that gave rise 

 to a race so well established as 

 the one represented in the figure 

 before us, but the parentage of 

 our pets should be traced in 

 every instance if possible, for 

 " a new departure " in cross- 

 breeding, it is of primary importance to know some- 

 thing of the lineage of the plants, whose characters we 

 propose to change. 



The cineraria is a tender plant, and a troublesome plant, 

 and a plant that often disappoints the experts ; there- 

 fore it is bound som.etimes to disappoint the beginner 



when we would make 



