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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY, 



MIMULUS. 



Class, Didynamia. Order, Angiospermia. 



ScROPHULARINjE. 



Native of North America, first introduced 1788, 

 — Propagation, seeds, division. 



Although this is a perfectly hardy plant, yet to 

 grow it to great perfection requires a rich soil 

 and a large pot. To have it in bloom this month, 

 pot the young plants in February ; three plants in 

 one pot, using No. 16. Give plenty of water, and 

 place them in the greenhouse near the glass. For 

 succession of bloom, pot every month until July. 



PELARGONIUM. 

 Class, Monadelphia. Order, Heptandria. 



GeRANIACEtE. 



Chiefly from Cape of Good Hope, 1690.— Propa- 

 gation, seeds, cuttings. 



This is a charming genus : it is fast approaching to 

 perfection, but still there is much room for improve- 

 ment in its cultivation. A good flower must pos- 

 sess three distinct properties : first, the blossom 

 ought to be circular, that is, if you place one leg of 

 a compass in the eye of the flower, the other leg 

 ought to touch the outer edge of the petals all 

 round ; secondly, the colours must be clear and 

 distinctly marked ; thirdly, the truss must be bold 



