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FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. 



Albert Crousse, Comte Horace de Choiseuil, Madame 

 J. MenoreaUj Candeui- Sarah Bernhardt^ Beaute de Lyon, 

 La France, Gloire d'Orleans, Marguerite Jacquot. 



Ivy-leaved geraniums ai-e occasionally employed with 

 excellent effect as bedding plants, those with variegated 

 leaves being most in favour. The best of the series for 

 edging a bed is the Duke of Edinburgh, which has whiter 

 leaves than any other kind, but grows freely and has a 

 very bright appearance. Another good variety is L' Ele- 

 gante, the leaves margined white and the flowers white. 

 This is a lovely basket jjlant, and looks well on a tree-stump 

 or hanging over a ledge of rock. A golden-leaved variety 

 named Anrea marginninm will be useful where a yellow- 

 toned edging is required. Each of these three when 

 planted as edgings to beds will look better without than 

 with their flowers ; but when grown as basket plants the 

 flowers add to their effectiveness. 



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