140 PELARGONIUM OR GERANIUM PETUNIA. 



value is greatly enhanced by the beauty and pro- 

 fusion of their flowers through the spring and sum- 

 mer months. 



Carmine, Diadem ; National, veined with white. 

 Pink. Floribunda, Princess Alexandra. 



White. Bridal Wreath ; Innocence, Butterfly ; spotted with rose ; 

 Speciosus, violet spotted. 



King Albert, a novelty, having the same habit as the single vari- 

 eties, but flowers very double, a beautiful mauve color, lightly 

 striped towards the centre with carmine. 



PETUNIA. 



The Brazilian name for tobacco, pehin, is ap- 

 plied to Petunia because of its affinity for nicotiana, 

 the popular narcotic. The white Petunia was 

 found in 1823, by a botanical explorer, in Buenos 

 Ayres, and a few years later a purple one was dis- 

 covered. From these plain single plants have 

 sprung many beautifully variegated varieties both 

 single and double, marked with stripes and blotches 

 of crimson. The brilliancy and variety of colors, 

 duration and profusion of bloom makes the Petunia 

 a showy plant, valuable for the window. Some of 

 the varieties have a strong and agreeable fra- 

 grance. 



SOIL, WATERING AND GENERAL TREATMENT. 



The Petunia thrives in a mixture of sandy loam 

 and vegetable mold. 



They require but a moderate supply of water, 



