EVERY W03IAN HER OWN FLOWER GARDEXER, 



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Italia Unita, silver edge, dark zone shaded to carmine. 

 Little Pet. pink zone, silver edge. 

 Snow Drop, fine silvery whit^ edge. 

 Perfection, broad white margin, fine. 



Variegated Ivy-Leaved Geraniums, 

 These flowers are very lovely, from their drooping growth, for vases, 

 rustic baskets and rock work. They grow readily from slips, are quite 

 tender, and must be housed during the winter months. 



L'Elegante has deep pea-green leaves, with a clear white margin run- 

 ning into pink. Its flowers are pure white, borne in large clusters. It 

 is unsurpassed for ornamental purposes, where vines are required. 



Duke of Edinburgh is beautifully variegated, and of very vigorous 

 growth. 



Holly Wreath has leaves of deep green, with a creamy margin, white 

 flowers. 



Peltatum Ploribunda, leaves bright glossy green, flowers of a rosy 

 pink. 



Fairy Bells, rich green leaves, flowers a light blush 



Elegans, bright rich foliage, mauve colored flowers. 



All these Variegated Geraniums grow readily from cuttings, and will 

 bloom in almost any common garden soil. They show their bright 

 markings at better advantage if located so that they are shaded from 

 the heat of the noonday sun. Planted together, eii masses they produce 

 a gorgeous effect. All of them have brilliant colored flowers, but they 

 are not as large and handsome as those of the Zonale tribe. If planted 

 on a graduated mound, with a tall Zonale or Double Geranium for the 

 apex, they show in perfect contrast. They require watering at night, if 

 the season is hot and dry. They can be wintered in a warm window, or 

 placed in sandy soil, in boxes, and kept in a frost-proof cellar. 



Of course the leaves will fall, but the roots will remain alive, and will 

 not require water more than once or twice all winter, unless they are 

 kept in a warm place near the furnace fire ; but this is not a good loca- 

 tion for them ; far better to keep them in a cool, dark cellar, where 

 vegetation can sleep quietly. 



