. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. -^ CrLTURE OF FAVORITE PEAXTS. 1 but very rarely from Needs, as it is too sUiw a proeess, requirin obtain a good .speeiineii. They are easily eultixated as house plai to amateurs as choice beauties, well worth)' of their attention. iree or tour years to uid are recommended. aER^V^^^IUM. (ieranium in all its house-plants, being- ties is one of the most satisfactory among irably adapted tor either window, parlor, greenhouse or garden culture. They run through various shades of color. Of the reds, the deep or blood tints are m
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. -^ CrLTURE OF FAVORITE PEAXTS. 1 but very rarely from Needs, as it is too sUiw a proeess, requirin obtain a good .speeiineii. They are easily eultixated as house plai to amateurs as choice beauties, well worth)' of their attention. iree or tour years to uid are recommended. aER^V^^^IUM. (ieranium in all its house-plants, being- ties is one of the most satisfactory among irably adapted tor either window, parlor, greenhouse or garden culture. They run through various shades of color. Of the reds, the deep or blood tints are much handsomer than the paler or orange reds, and the pink and white are both deli- cate and pure. The double ones do not drop their petals like the yet some of the single ones hold their own well, and bear very trusses. The single white are many times \ ery tickle, scarce holding the ill unclasps, which is \ cry provoking if a full It is w ell to make this inquiry when pur- s a difterence the labor might as well be ex- e most lasting pleasure. We have one plant, its blossoms nearly a month, with from thirty to forty e rather herbaceous in growth, their stems being a grayish ;reen, and hut sliglitly woody. When grown in the house tluring suml^^er they should be given plenty of air to ripen their stalks, as they withstand the cold lietter. Those that blossomed in summer can be buried in a clry pit and covered with a foot of leaves, or kept in the cellar in an entirely dark place, free from frost, and require little or no water; We say entirely dark, as in a partial light they develop a useless, spindling growth. They can also be wintered at a window, if the space is not wanted for blooming other plants, the watering being governed by their needs. For future outdoor decoration large plants may be pulled up by the roots, the loose soil shaken off, the green wood and leaves trimmed back to the ripe wood, and the green cuts carefully powdered with charcoal and air-slacked lime, when
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