. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 95 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. handsome species is G. Endressi, with rose-coloured flowers ; and Ibericum, rich blue, is also pleasing. G. sanguineum lancastriense, G. pratense and the white variety, the silvery-leaved G. argenteum and G. cinereum, which has white flowers with purple veins, are all of value, the last two mentioned being happier on the rock garden ; they are too small for the border. If one wishes to increase the Geraniums, it is easy to do so by dividing the tufts in spring when
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 95 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. handsome species is G. Endressi, with rose-coloured flowers ; and Ibericum, rich blue, is also pleasing. G. sanguineum lancastriense, G. pratense and the white variety, the silvery-leaved G. argenteum and G. cinereum, which has white flowers with purple veins, are all of value, the last two mentioned being happier on the rock garden ; they are too small for the border. If one wishes to increase the Geraniums, it is easy to do so by dividing the tufts in spring when new growth begins, or by sowing seeds in a cold frame in spring, or at almost any season. Root division is, however, the simpler way. Gladiolus.—This is a beautiful family of plants which of late years has received many remarkable additions in the way of hybrids. It is true that the plants are not a suc- cess everywhere, but they require in a measure peculiar conditions a thoroughly drained soil, and warm sunny position. If those who have hitherto failed in the culture ot these noble flowers would consider their requirements more closely, the results would not be so unsatisfactory. There are many ways ol planting, a delightful one being to mass them amongst evergreen shrubs, which display the rich and varied colouring to con- spicuous advantage, or in a distinct bed or beds upon the outskirts of the lawn, or in I In' pleasure ground, when the lull rich beaut}' of colour and form is not hidden. No less than one hundred species can be named, the majority of which are natives of South Africa. Gladioli may be propagated from seed, in which manner a number of lovely hybrids have been raised of late years. The sorts chiefly used in gardens ai the present day are hybrids of the autumn- flowering ( i. I ianda- vensis and the early- flowering race, which latter owes its origin chiefly to G. ramosus, G. cardinalis, and G. tristis. These two sec- tions of Gladioli require different meth
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