CARE AND CULTURE 
In as much as we are recognized as the largest 
growers of pelargoniums and geraniums, we take pleas- 
ure in submitting the following information on the care 
of these choice hybrids and many species to the “flower 
fancier.” These flowers rank high in beauty. We hope 
this information on the care will assist you in solving 
your problems and thereby increase your enjoyment in 
the garden by the improvement of these lovely flowers. 
Pelargoniums and geraniums are probably con- 
sidered very “old fashioned” because their first species 
were discovered in South Africa during the sixteenth 
century, but ever-increasing beauty, size and range of 
color, have made these flowers tremendously popular, 
until at present they are “holding their own” in the front 
ranks of flowerdom. There is a great demand for them 
in the garden, home, patio and window-sills. They also 
are used upon trellises, popular as hedges, can be trained 
into tree standards, and used in many other various 
ways. 
WATERING 
Geraniums will thrive as no other flower, with much 
less care if it is the right care. The common varieties 
are, naturally, much easier to grow than those developed 
through hybridzation, but their greater beauty is well 
worth the extra effort. Too much care, such as over- 
watering or a too-rich soil can be injurious to these 
plants. Geraniums are semi-desert plants, having origi- 
nated in South Africa, therefore should be kept dry 
instead of wet, and watered only when the surface be- 
comes dry, and then soak thoroughly. Keep plants moist, 
but do not allow the soil to become soggy. This applies 
to all the types of pelargoniums; but do not forget the 
pelargonium domesticum, pelargonium peltatum, and 
the pelargonium sweet-scented require more moisture 
than the pelargonium hortorum or zonale, the gerani- 
um; therefore can be planted in more shady places, so 
that watering too often can be avoided. During the 
summer months watering of potted plants, should be 
watched more carefully than those grown in the garden, 
especially if they are exposed to the full sun. Geraniums 
and pelargoniums can be grown in the full sun all the 
year round. After rains let plants dry thoroughly before 
watering again. This will prevent spotted-leaves, caused 
from too much moisture, which often appears during 
the winter months. Many persons think this a disease, 
but it is not. However, it is difficult to get rid of, once 
