Febsuaey, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



17 



the bottom. Another and better plan for a 

 small quantity of seed is to push the finger 

 or a small round stick into the soil about 

 two inches deep and drop a single seed in each 

 hole, making a separate hole where each 

 plant is to grow. In either case cover the 

 seed with fine soil, pressing it firmly on the 

 seed so that it may come into close contact 

 with all the corrugations that compose the 

 shell or outer covering of the seed. This 

 firming of the soil is necessary to insure good 

 germination; otherwise the seed is liable to 

 rot in the ground. If the young plants come 

 up too thickly in the row or if it is desired to 

 give them an early start in a special seed-bed, 

 they can readily be transplanted to another 

 bed or location when three to four inches 

 high and when they show two to four true 

 leaves. Any further thinning that may 

 become necessary can be done at any time 

 during the summer until the vines or runners 

 become interlaced or tangled together. 



Here follows a selection of the most showy 

 and distinct varieties in the different types: 



TOM THUMB OR DWARF BUSH VARIETIES 



Aurora. Leaves small, light green. Flowers good size, 

 pale buff with suffused rose shadings. 



Beauty. A bright orange-scarlet self. 



Beauty of Malvern. Scarlet, darker and more nearly- 

 red than Beauty. 



Brilliant Yellow. Large flowered; bright sulphur- 

 yellow. 



Bronze Colored. Small flowered, dark chocolate or 

 bronze; odd but not pleasing. 



Carmine King. Very bright deep rose. One of the 

 finest and most distinct. 



Chameleon. A variable strain of light bright shades and 

 beautiful markings. 



Golden Midnight. Golden leaves, brownish crimson 

 flowers. Richer and more velvety than Cloth of Gold. 



General Jacqueminot. Very dark reddish-crimson 

 flowers. 



Golden King. Leaves deep green. Flowers extra large 

 and broad-petaled. A rich orange-yellow. 



Golden Queen. Light golden leaves and straw-yellow 

 flowers. 



King Theodore. Dark purple leaves. Very large 

 velvety crimson flowers. 



Lady Bird. Dark leaved. Flowers rich orange yellow 

 with carmine blotches and reddish spurs. 



Prince Henry. Deep primrose tint, heavily suffused with 

 rose. 



Spotted King. Deep yellow flowers. Large size with 

 dark crimson blotches, ivy leaved. 



Vesuvius. Large flowered; bright salmon tints. 



Queen of Tom Thumbs. Leaves marbled green and 

 white; small bright scarlet flowers. 



Rudolph Virchow. Flowers large. A soft tint of pale 

 rose. 



Variegated Queen. Leaves marbled green and white, 

 like Qoeen of Tom Thumbs, but this has pale yellow 

 flowers. 



LOBBIANUM TYPE 



Aureum. Deep orange yellow- 

 Black Prince. Dark purplish leaves. Rather small but 

 verv dark velvety-brownish maroon flowers. 



Brilliant. Dark leaved, bright rich scarlet flowers. 



Dark leaved. Flowers crimson scarlet, large 



Primrose. Dark leaved. Flowers light primrose, 

 velvety-brown blotch, dark stripes in throat. 



Rudolph Virchow. Light green leaves. Flowers self- 

 colored in a soft light rose tint. 



TALL OR CLIMBING TYPE 



Light salmon scarlet. A large well-spread 



Cardinal, 

 and showy. 



Defiance, 

 flower. 



Firefly. Dark green leaves with reddish stems, rich 

 deep orange-yellow flowers, carmine blotches and red spur. 



Giant of Battles. Pale straw yellow, spotted with 

 carmine. 



Gold Garnet. Deep rich yellow, reddish brown spots 

 at base of petals. 



Lucifer. Dark leaved and large flowers; bright rich 

 scarlet, nearly red. 



Marguerite. Large creamy yellow flowers, rosy carmine 

 spots and splashes, red spurred. 



Monsieur Colmet. Distinct brownish-red, rich and 

 velvety. 



Butterfly. Large flowered; light lemon-yellow with 

 red spots or blotches on three lower petals. 



Caprice. A variable strain of light colors, spotted, striped 

 and mottled with contrasting shades. Very large flowers. 



Coquette. Even more diverse and showy in varied colors 

 and markings than Caprice. Same style flowers. 



Crystal Queen. Large light green leaves heavily marbled 



Salmon Queen. Very large flowers, richly shaded with 

 salmon on primrose ground. An improved Vesuvius. 



Sunlight. Very large golden yellow flowers, petals 

 wrinkled or crape-like in texture. 



Twilight. Large flowered, light salmon and rich buff 

 tints suffused on light yellow ground. 



Von Moltke. Large flowered. A dark rosy red, very 

 bright and distinct. 



TALL IVY-LEAVED 



Golden Gem. Light green sharply lobed leaves, bright 

 golden yellow flowers. Very showy. 



Flamingo. Dark, heavily veined leaves. Flowers rich 



For quick screen effects, or m partially shaded places, use the tall running nasturtium 



with creamy white. Large pale yellow or primrose tinted orange scarlet. More ivy-like in leaf and larger, i icher 



flowers. flowers than the original "Ivy Leaf." 



Fordhook Fashion. Extra large flowers, ecru tints or Fordhook Fancy. Large open or star-like flowers, 



light crimson shadings on primrose ground. Petals golden - yellow spotted and splashed with car- 



Golden-leaved Scarlet. Large golden leaves, bright mine, 



scarlet flowers. Spotted King. Large bright yellow flowers spotted and 



King Theodore. Dark green leaves, dark velvety maroon mottled with dark-brown red. 

 or brownish red flowers. 



Midnight. Deep maroon, darker and richer than King tropaeolum minus 



Theodore. Minus. Long slender shoots with small round leaves. 



Moonlight. Very large flowers, crinkled or crape-like Flowers small, cup-shaped; deep orange with scarlet 



petals, pale lemon yellow. spots and long reddish spur. 



Prince Henry. Lemon yellow flowers with carmine Minus coccineus. Identical with Minus, except that the 



blotches. flowers are dark rich scarlet. 





