. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. PELARGONIUM PELARGONIUM 1259. aiul E. (, Hill & Co Ric limo vers, San Fiancisco has a 1 Lady Washington class The H of Cornell University h is had about 1 000 \ irietiis and species repiesenting all groups Bentham and Hool er estimate that the gimis Pelargonium contains about 170 species Nedil> all of th
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. PELARGONIUM PELARGONIUM 1259. aiul E. (, Hill & Co Ric limo vers, San Fiancisco has a 1 Lady Washington class The H of Cornell University h is had about 1 000 \ irietiis and species repiesenting all groups Bentham and Hool er estimate that the gimis Pelargonium contains about 170 species Nedil> all of them are from houth Africa. All the spetits mentioned in this aitide are from that region Harvey, in Vol I of Har vey & Sonder s Flora Capensis (18o9-00) ad mits 103 species and his descriptions are followed closely in the thaidcteiuations of species given below Pelargo nium is distinmi In 1 ti mi the genus Geranium i i M i li i ^ acters. In in crs o{ Geraniiin those of Peliri, m nii 111 il 1 Mil two upper pet il ditti iin_ ti )iii tlit others in size and shape and otten in coloring. The most constant differ ence between the two genen is the presence in P<*11 tube, extendm., ti t i ih I i n of the sepals mi i Ih i ni i '1 il of the caljx tiil i i li 1 I I i i ii is not seen 1 \ ili i i il l mi but it canbedi^imen 1 b\ inikuv i longitudinal section of the flower and pedicel. In Pelargonium the cahx is 5 parted , petils 5, mostly obo%ate or spatulate in 2 sets or series comprising upper and i lower ;i or more of them merely CULT0BE i)h / \ VI I I I \ I 1 the general II culture the < fact remains 11 serve the requu i i ii 1 i i as it is to obscnc the icijuULmi ut other plant, in order to succeed i duce the best effects attainable it is true that the Gtrmium will grow nn make a good showing with compirativel little care there is as much difference betHccu a skilfully grown deranium plant and one lessly grown as there is between a faucj and a common rose or carnation In orde
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