116 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



Balsam -^ close relation of the jewel weed, 



or lady's SUpper. the garden balsam, or lady's slipper, 



bears a striking resemblance to the 



wild species ; but only the single flowers look like 



the jewel weed ; 

 the double ones 

 rather resemble the 

 Camellia Ja^onica. 

 Nowadays the hor- 

 ticulturists give us 

 a splendid double 

 flower which has 

 little likeness to the 

 single lady's slip- 

 pers of our grand- 

 mothers' gardens. The variety named Malmaison is 

 a favorite of mine ; it has the most delicate blush- 

 pink color imaginable, and certainly looks like the 

 rose it was named for. The balsam comes to us 

 from India. It blooms throughout the summer. 



Geranium. The name Pelargonium is from 



Pelargonium. the Greek word meaning storh, and 

 was suggested by the shape of the seed pod, which 

 resembles that of the bird's beak. The wild gera- 

 nium carries the English name crane's-bill for the 

 same reason. Our JPelargoniiims are natives of 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and they are so mixed up 



MiilmaiRon Balsam. 



