PELARGONIUM OR GERANIUM. 



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watering and temperature. They are propagated 

 in the same manner, though cuttings root with 

 more difficulty. They should be kept in pots and 

 under glass through the summer, as they are in- 

 jured by continued rains. They should be changed 

 to larger pots as often as the roots begin to mat 

 around the sides. The shoots should be pinched 

 back until the flower buds begin to form, when 

 they should be placed near the glass, and never 

 allowed to wilt. They are not constant bloomers 

 like the Zonales though often flowering from 

 March or April on through the summer. They 

 may be guarded against aphis by frequent fumiga- 

 tions. 



The varieties of. this class are so extensive, and 

 the markings of the flowers so varied and blended 

 that it is impossible to describe them or give a list 

 of named sorts of any value. 



TREATMENT AND VARIETIES OF THE IVY-LEAVED 

 GERANIUM. 



The same soil, watering and general treatment 

 given for the Zonales suits the Ivy-leaved Gera- 

 niums. If a large growth of foliage is desired the 

 roots should not be restricted. This class have 

 been hybridized with the Zonales resulting in 

 variegating the leaves with yellow, pink, and white, 

 and in an approach to those of the Zonales in size 

 and color of the flowers. Their foliage is of suffi- 

 cient beauty to warrant their cultivation, yet their 



