48 THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY. 
In six weeks after this pretty hint for care and attention has been taken, 
handsome leaves and beautiful flowers have developed together, anda show 
of flowers continues till the last of October. They will grow equally well in 
pots or baskets, or in beds in sheltered locations in the open ground, giving 
a wealth of splendid flowers from spring till late autumn, when they go to 
sleep for about 444 months. The varieties are almost innumerable, the flow- 
ers all sizes from two to five inches in diameter, single and double, resem- 
bling hollihocks, roses, camelias, single ones with plain or fimbricated edges, or 
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with beautifully crested petals. The colors and shades are bewildering in their 
number and brilliancy. Red, from the deepest wine color, scarlet and crim- 
son, terra cotta, orange scarlet, orange, yellow and straw color; and pink and 
rose that are dreams, some shaded and variegated, and the loveliest pure 
snowy white. They require equal parts o1 loam, sand and leaf mold, or 
thoroughly rotted manure. Ifin pots must have good drainage. Ii planted 
in beds it is well to mulch the surface of the ground to keep it from drying 
out. They should never be allowed to become dry, as dry roots cause the 
flowers and leaves to fall; but they must not be overwatered for that will 
