GARDENIA, GERANIUMS 377 



Fig. 164. — GEaxiSTAS in 4J^-in. Pots. Close shearing does not always improve 

 Genistas, as many patrons prefer plants with a graceful habit like that shown here, 



(See Gytisus, page 345.) 



Midwinter months, finds ready sale for them, for they are much in 

 demand for use in corsage bouquets. 



For the retail grower, Gardenias are hardly to be considered 

 of great importance. To grow them successfully, you must give 

 them a house by themselves. Young stock propagated during 

 Winter is planted in benches with strong bottom heat, and kept 

 pushed along with a night temperature of 60 deg. Whenever you 

 see yellow leaves, they are always due to poor root action, mostly 

 caused by poor drainage or by keeping the plants too cool. 



If the smaller grower wants to have just a few flowers and is 

 wiUing to wait for them to flower in February or a little later, he 

 can carry a few plants in pots. 



GAS PLANT 

 See Dictamnus 



GENISTA RACEMOSA 



See Cytisus and Fig. 164, above. 



GERANIUMS 



The reason Geraniums have always been considered the most popular 

 of all bedding plants is because people are successful with them almost 

 everywhere. North, South, East or West, they are in flower from Spnng 

 until Fall, and keep on all Winter in sections where they don't get 

 killed by frost. They can stand the driest Summer if they have just 

 a little cultivation, and they will do well in light or heavy soU. Why 

 shouldn't they be popular? 

 Geraniums are the backbone of your bedding stock. You 

 may have a customer change from Geraniums to something else— 

 but usually he or she comes back to Geraniums again, especially if 



