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themselves, or in conjunction with white only, and the 
double ones, to show to advantage, should never be massed. 
Scarlet Geranium. 
These last are confined to scarlet and rosy pink, and the 
beautiful buds and blossoms are like those of tiny roses. 
The zonale geraniums bear enormous trusses of flow¬ 
ers ; the Tom Thumb variety is a dwarf species ten or 
twelve inches high, but with flowers as large and fine as 
those of the other kinds ; the gold and silver tri-colored 
geraniums and the ivy-leaved geranium are very orna¬ 
mental as foliage plants, while those with sweet-scented 
leaves, preeminently the old-fashioned rose-geranium, are 
valuable accompaniments to cut flowers. 
Geraniums will bloom well in winter if treated as fol¬ 
lows : “Procure young plants of the varieties you wish 
about the middle of May. Put them in four-inch pots, this 
being the best way to keep them for the next four months. 
