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often had one or more houses to themselves, where quantities used 

 to be grown specially for cutting. In those days, not so far off as 

 they may seem, no bouquet or basket of flowers was considered 

 complete unless plentifully perfumed with the foliage of Cape or 

 other sweet Pelargoniums. 



The best collections in the country at present are those of Baron 

 Rothschild at Gunnersbury ; Lord St. Oswald, Nostell Priory ; and 

 Lady Henry Grosvenor at Bulwick Park. 



Regarding varieties, these are somewhat numerous, and they 

 vary, moreover, in fragrance as well as appearance. The Oak-leaved 

 kind is most generally grown, but it is not so graceful as some of 

 the others, being coarsely fragrant and not so elegant in appearance. 



Pelargonium fragrans, nutmeg-scented, white flowers with red 

 lines on upper petals. 



Pelargonium triste^ night-scented, pale yellow, brown spots. 



Pelargonium Mrs. Douglas, mauve and rose flowers. 



Pelargonium Duchess of Devonshire , very sweet. 



Pelargonium quercifolium, purple flowers, and strongly scented 

 oak-like leaves cut like fretwork. 



Pelargonium quercifoliiim minor, much resembling the latter, with 

 fine oak-like foliage. 



Pelargonium Fair Helen, large oak-leaved foliage, very fragrant. 



Pelargonium tomentosum, smells strongly of peppermint, and is 

 generally known as the peppermint-scented Geranium, has leaves 

 too large to be advantageously intermixed with cut flowers, but it 

 is, nevertheless, worth a place amongst an assortment of plants 

 with fragrant leaves. 



Pelargonium Prince of Orange, very dwarf, small leaves that 

 have the perfume of Oranges. 



Pelargonium Lothario, violet and crimson flowers. 



Pelargonium Little Gem, very compact. 



Pelargonium Lady Heyteshury, reddish blooms. 



PelargoniiLin Pretty Polly, a delicious Almond-scented fragrance. 



Pelargonium Unique, fine flowers, in scarlet and purple colours. 



Pelargonium cajpitatum, perfumed like roses, the leaves are 

 largely used in the manufacture of rose-scents. 



Pelargonium Dale Park Beauty, highly fragrant. 



Pelargonium Lady Mary, nutmeg-scented, a spicy fragrance. 



Pelargonium Countess of Devon, a miniature variety, sweetly 

 scented. 



Pelargonium Shottesham Pet, dark rose-coloured flowers, filbert- 

 scented. 



Pelargonium Mrs. Kingsbury, lilac-purple in the way of Unique. 



