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PELARGONIUM OR GERANIUM. 



Happy Thought, large yellow blotch in the centre of the leaf with 

 an outer band of green at the margin ; flowers rich magenta rose. 



Marshal McMahon, unequaled by any Geranium of its class 

 ground color of the leaves golden yellow, marked with a deep 

 chocolate ring. 



Mountain ofSnozv, one of the whitest of silver-leaved varieties. 

 The centre of the leaf is bright green, the outer margin marked 

 with silvery white, should not be exposed to the noonday sun, 

 grows well in north windows. 



Mrs. Pollock, a tvpe of the class of Golden Tricolor Geraniums, 

 which cannot be excelled in beauty of foliage. The ground color 

 of the leaf is deep green, with a zone of bronze crimson, the mar- 

 gin of which is tinted with scarlet : the flowers are dark scarlet in 

 good sized trusses. The leaves are much used for bouquets in 

 winter. 



GENERAL TREATMENT AND VARIETIES OF THE 

 SWEET-SCENTED GERANIUMS. 



The Sweet-Scented Pelargoniums or Geraniums 

 require the same soil, watering and temperature as 

 the Zonales. Being cultivated for foliage only 

 should be given larger pots. They are sure to be 

 infested with aphis, the remedy for which is per- 

 sistent fumigating. 



The principal Scented Geraniums are Apple, Citron, Lemon, 

 Nutmeg, Penneroyal and Rose, whose names indicate their fra- 

 grance. The Skeleton- Leaved varieties are especially beautiful and 

 valuable for bouquet making or decorative purposes. 



Variegated Rose-scented, leaves fringed with creamy white, some- 

 times assuming a purplish tinge. 



TREATMENT OF THE PELARGONIUM. 



The Pelargoniums that are commonly known as 

 such require a richer soil and larger pots than the 

 Zonales but thrive with the same treatment as to 



