ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
smaller, spotted or blotched. (4) Ivy-leaved: Leaves ivy-shaped, fleshy, 
five-angled, green or variegated; stems tral Dy or climbing. (5) 
Scented-leaved: Leaves variously shaped; scented. : 
CULTURE OF HARDY HERBACEOUS SPECIES: Soil, sandy 
loam. Position, sunny well-drained rockery or border. Plant, March 
or April. Protect in winter with covering of cocoanut-fibre refuse. 
CULTURE OF ZONAL PELARGONIUMS: For Summer Flower- 
ing: Insert cuttings in Aug. or Sept. singly in 2in. pots. 
Place in temp. 45° till March, then transfer to 4 in. size. 
Nip off point of main shoot in Feb. or March, also of side 
shoots when 2 in. long. Transfer to 6 in. pots when roots 
reach side of 5 in. sizes. Pot firmly. Compost for first potting, 
two parts yellow fibrous loam, half a part well-decayed manure, half a 
part leaf-mould, one part coarse sand & tablespoonful of superphos- 
phate, or a quarter of a pint of bone-meal to each bushel; for final 
potting, same proportion of loam, manure & leaf-mould, quarter part 
each of coarse sand & charcoal, tablespoonful of superphosphate or 
pint of bone-meal to each bushel. Remove flower buds until fortnight 
after final potting. Water moderately first ten days after potting; 
freely afterwards. Apply stimulants month after final potting. Shade 
from sun when in bloom. Temp., Aug. to March 40° to 50°; March 
to May 55° to 60°; ordinary cool greenhouse or window afterwards. 
After flowering, shorten shoots & keep soil just moist, repotting follow- 
ing spring to make large plants. For Winter Flowering: Insert 
cuttings singly in 2in. pots in Feb. or March in temp. 55° to 65°. 
Transfer when well rooted into 4 in. & again into Gin. in June. Nip off 
point of main shoot in April, & of side shoots in May or June. Pinch 
off flower buds appearing before oe Stand in sunny cold frame, or 
pinnge to rim of pots in cinder ashes in open position, June to Sept. 
emove into greenhouse in Sept. Water freely outdoors, moderately 
indoors. Apply stimulants twice a week, June to Sept., once a week 
afterwards. Compost, as above. Temp., Sept. to March 50° to 55°. 
Dry atmosphere essential to prevent damping of blooms. After flower- 
ing, shorten shoots, keep smolecately moist, & repot. Zonals, Bicolors, 
& Tricolors for Bedding: Insert cuttings in Aug. or Sept., several in 
5 in, pots, or 2 in. apart in shallow boxes. Keep thus until Feb., then 
transfer singly to 3 in. pots, place in temp. 55° until April, then 
remove to cold frame, and plant outdoorsin June. Lift plants in Sept., 
placing bicolors, tricolors, and bronzes singly in 3 in. pots; zonals 
singly in similar pots, three in a 4 or 5 in. pot, or a few inches apart 
in shallow boxes, & storing in temp., 40° to 45°, in greenhouse, room 
or cellar. Specimen Zonals: Insert cuttings in Aug. or Sept., growing 
in 2 in, pots until March, then transfer to 4 in. sizes. Compost as 
above : ~ off points of main shoot in March, also of side shoots 
when 3 in. long. Tie these ae te wire fixed to rim of pot, & allow 
young shoots to form in centre. Remove all blooms first year. Trans- 
fer to 6 in. pot in May or June. Grow in greenhouse near glass. 
Water freely during summer, moderately in winter. Apply stimulants, 
June to Sept. Shorten shoots two thirds in Jan. When new shoots 
form repot. Nip off points of shoots where necessary to ensure good 
shape. Compost as above. Stimulants for Zonals: Liquid horse, cow, 
sheep or deer dung, diluted with two-thirds water, & applied twice a 
week in summer, once a week in winter; nitrate of soda, }0z. to a 
gallon of water, applied once a week, when soil is moist only, for 
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