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erect habit and unyieldable stiffness of Araucaria. 

 Some grow in marshes and others upon dry rocks. 

 If grass will not grow under large deciduous trees 

 near to the house, plant Periwinkle, and it will 

 clothe the surface with perpetual green, if grass fails 

 under a group of deciduous trees, plant Kalmia, 

 Rhododendron, Mahonia and Periwinkle ; and when 

 the trees are leafless, there will be a garden of ver- 

 dure under them, and a pretty bloom from April till 

 July. Ivy clothes walls, fences, &c., with never 

 failing green. Chinese and Japan Honeysuckles 

 and the hardy, yellow Jasmine clothe Arbors, Pil- 

 lars, Yerandahs, &c. , with constant green, in the 

 dark shade of buildings ; where deciduous plants 

 will not grow, plant Aucuba japonica, Euonymus 

 japonica, Rhododendron maximum, Kalmia latifo- 

 lia, Periwinkle, &c. ; and they will make a garden 

 of green all the year through. 



We have Evergieens suitable for every special 

 purpose of ornamental planting, and for every situ- 

 ation and exposure. No situation is too low, moist 

 and shady for some species ; and no place is too 

 high, dry and sunny for others. How beautiful they 

 all look when gracefully arranged, with their various 

 shades of verdure. See the trees of gigantic growth, 

 waving their emerald boughs in the breeze; the 

 under shrubs, cowering in the shade, and creepers 

 clinging to the ground. Deciduous trees, shrubs and 

 ■ vines, look beautiful when clothed with foliage and 

 florer-cence; and gild the autumnal scenery with 

 splendor, yet they lack the dignified richness, and 

 lasting grandeur of real massy Evergreens. 



ZONALE AND NOSEGAY GEHiLNIUMS. 



BY JOHN SAUL, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



There is probably no class of plants that have 

 been so much improved during the past few years 

 as the Zonale and Nosegay Geraniums ; from the 

 old scarlets have been produced not only large finely 

 formed trusses of bloom of the various tints of scar- 

 let and scarlety crimson, but colors which a few 

 years since was not expected in this class — as 

 Salmon, Pink, White, &c., and there has now ap- 

 peared among them some interesting and beautiful 

 double varieties - 1 have been induced to write you 

 from having just examined my collections, in which 

 many new and beautiful varieties are blooming for 

 the first time, among others that superb "Grloire de 

 Nancy." In your pages at various times some of 

 our finest standard varieties having been described 

 double variety and their great value as summer bed- 

 ding plants recommended ; for blooming in the 

 greenhouse during winter they are also invaluable. 



indeed many of the finer colors are only in this way 

 brought out to perfection. With your permission 

 I will describe a few of the newer kinds. 



Among these interesting novelties Double Gera- 

 niums, I will only describe a few that have bloomed 

 with me, remarking by the way that your readers 

 may expect soon as great a variety among the double 

 as single flowers. 



Ranuncuh'Jlora plenisaima, deep scarlet, very 

 double the first in this class raised. 



TriompJie de Gergoviat, bright orange scarlet 

 white centre, a very beautiful variety. 



Gloire de Nancy ^ an exceedingly beautiful variety, 

 having large trusses of full double flowers— they j 

 have been compared to the blooms of the double i 

 Scarlet Lychnis — color a deep rosy carmine, very \ 

 vigorous habits. This very beautiful plant cannot 

 be too highly recommended. 



NEW zonale and NOSEGAY. 



The following are particularly fine among the 

 newer sorts. 



Ahd-el-Kadar, purplish blood color, very distinct, 

 nice compact habit. 



Beauty of W(dtham, rich carmine, trusses of large 

 size and abundant, a very vigorous grower and a 

 most effective variety in the gardens. 



Gloire de Corheny, brilliant salmon, slightly mar- 

 gined with white, vigorous grower and profuse 

 flower. 



Julius Ccemr, color brilh'ant -flame scarlet, free 

 grower and good habit, very fine. 



King of Whites, pure white, free bloomer, nice 

 compact habit. 



Leonidas, one of the largest flowers among the 

 high colored varieties, color, rich bright red, very 

 compact, free bloomer, excellent in or out of doors. 



Le Grande, color brilliant crimson scarlet, shaded 

 with purple, an immense truss — habit vigorous, and 

 prolific bloomer, fine for bedding. 



Napoleon, brilliant crimson, good habit, free 

 bloomer, color very fine. 



Phoenix, bright scarlet, fine color, compact habit. 



Pink Stella, rosy pink, a beautiful variety for bed- 

 ding, counterpart to Crimson Stella. 



Rehecca, color clear cherry, fine truss, dwarf com- 

 pact habit, profuse bloomer, and excellent flower. 



Sir Joseph Paxton, orange scarlet, large flowers 

 and truss, a fine bedder. 



Wiltshire Lass, bright rosy pink, compact habit. 

 White Perfection, pure white, free bloomer, 

 though not quite as new as most the above, it 

 should not be passed over. 



