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no trouble of this kind with Madame Salleroi. 

 Its branches, of which there will often be fifty or 

 more from a plant, are all sent up from the crown 

 of the plant, and seldom grow to be more than 

 five or six inches in length. Each branch may 

 have a score of leaves, borne on stems about four 

 inches long. These leaves are smaller than those 

 of any other Geraniimi. Their ground color is 

 a pale green, and every leaf is bordered with 

 creamy white. This combination of color makes 

 the plant as attractive as a flowering one. It is 

 a favorite plant for house-culture in winter^ and 

 those who have a specimen that has been carried 

 over can pull it apart in May and plant each bit 

 of cutting in the ground where it is to grow dur- 

 ing summer, feeling svu-e that not one slip out of 

 twenty will fail to grow if its base is inserted 

 about an inch deep in soil which should be pinched 

 firmly about it to hold it in place while roots are 

 forming. Set the cuttings about ten inches apart. 

 By midsummer the young plants will touch each 

 other, and from that time on to the coming of 

 frost your border will be a thing of beauty, and 

 one of the delightful things about it will be — ^it 

 will require no attention whatever from you. 

 Never a branch will have to be shortened to keep 

 it within bounds. "No support will be needed. 

 The plants will take care of themselves. I have 



