. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. CULTURE OF FAVORITE PLANTS. %1 C ^f!!_^^ <Pjl j\^s I-;. )LA tricolor, from the triple color of the blossoms, is the â .Liciititic name of the Pansy, which itself seems to have been tleiived from the French pensee, a thought, from its habit of hanging Its head as if in a pensive or thoughtful attitude. They are among oui earliest spring flowers, and are sometimes forced in hotbeds for ket long before the grass makes its appearance. They are sold in pots to decorate window boxes, but in the house they do well only -hoi
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. CULTURE OF FAVORITE PLANTS. %1 C ^f!!_^^ <Pjl j\^s I-;. )LA tricolor, from the triple color of the blossoms, is the â .Liciititic name of the Pansy, which itself seems to have been tleiived from the French pensee, a thought, from its habit of hanging Its head as if in a pensive or thoughtful attitude. They are among oui earliest spring flowers, and are sometimes forced in hotbeds for ket long before the grass makes its appearance. They are sold in pots to decorate window boxes, but in the house they do well only -hoit tnne, as their juicy leaves soon become feasting field- for the green- iich IS very hard to subdue on these dwarf plants. To be at all success- must have all the air that can be admitted, and not too much sun. To jate from seed for spring blooming, they should be sown late in August or early in September; for midsummer and tall blooming, they should be sow 11 In spring. To produce large flowers they require a rich soil and a partially shaded where thev will escape the noonday heat and receive a few hours of the morn- ing or afternoon ravs. They mav be increased or propagated bj- cuttings, layers, or divisions of the root. Cuttings are taken about the second spring or fall month. These arc much better than the older plants, which are usually woody and hollqw, and are best rooted in light, sandy soil in a shady place, being covered with a bell-glass or oiled paper. They should be set an inch or more deep, with the earth firmly placed around them. The varieties are numerous, amounting to several hundred. Seeds should be sown soon after gathering, as thev deteriorate in keeping. Layering is done as described elsewhere. ^-v '^ J^ ^ -i Ji X J r M, ^^^ ELARGOXIl'MS (from the Greek pdargos, a stork, because of ^ the resemblance <if the beaked seed to a stork's bill) are plants allied to the Geraniums, constituting a genus of that family and embrac- ing three hundred
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