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S e c t . V. Frame lìiennìals.
FE.A.ME BIENNIALS.
FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUNE. JULY. AUGUST. SEPTEMBER.
/sàtis ibérica
Schizànthus pòrri-
Anagàllis latifòlia,
compácta, Sic.
Farsétiacbeiranthò-
ides, lunariòldes,
suffruticósa
Lòtus glaùcus
Matthìola simplicì-
caùlis, b. àlba,
tatárica
MichaiTxta decànd.
Vesicària crética
Canarina campàn.
Matthìola fenestrà.
Mesembryàuth. ses-
siliflòrum, &c.
Michaùxira cam-
paiiulüîdea
Origanum indicum,
Majoräna
Silèno, scveral
Trachèlium coerù-
leiiin
A'cynos alplnns
Oîrsium àfrum, Ca-
sabônoe, diacàn.
thum
«elichrÿsum foe'tidum,
fùlgidem
Lavándula multifida
Lobèlm austràlis
Totragònia crystál-
lina, expáiisa
Barfòm'a nùda,
ornàta, albéscens
Blumenbàchta incrética,
lanceolàta
Bolygonum tinctò-
Ferbèna Aublètia,
Lambérti, and
other kiuds
Hùmea élegans
Mcsembryànthe-
mum calcndiilà-
ceum, holiauthiil-
dcs, nodillòrum
Gaillàrdia Dniin-
móndtt, picta,
speciósa
gens, pinnàtus,
retùsus
TeiiUa lùcida, pubéscens
Vesicària sinuàta
ÌB. MAR. /
Helióphila trífida
loiiopsidium
acaule
Ncmópliila maculàta
S e c t . VI. Frame Annuals.
FRAME ANNUALS.
Mesembryànthe-
mum cnrdifòlium,
crystàllinum, glaciale,
piimatU
fidum, tricolor
Tribulus terréstria
Còris monspeliènsis
Martÿnio longifl.,
proboscidea
Triehos.àntlies anguìna,
cucumérina
Trojue'olum perc-
griiium
JULY.
Eùstoma silenifòlia
Kaulfùsaia ainelltsì.
Luinuitzora àlba,
ocymòldes
Viscària ocuiàta
Browàllta grandiflòra
AUGUST.
«{■pbia bulbósa
Didiscus ctprùlcus
Mesembryàiulie-
inura cadùcnm,
Candóllet, pilò.
sum, pomoridià-
num
SEPTEMBER.
Cÿphia incisa
Lagàsca móllis
Màzus rugòsus
Moscmbryàiithe-
nnim heliantlifil-
des, iiodiflùrum
Tropoe'olum poreg.
5557. The propagation and culture of frame exotics are the same as for greenhouse plants.
C h a p . XII.
Greenhouse Plants.
6558. O f greenhouse plants we shaU first an-ange some of the more select trihes «n,l
next class the most showy and easily flowered sorts, under the head of wood! iccnl™i
chmbmg, herbaceous, bulbs, annuals, and bieunials. Bach of tlicse subdivisions w 1 h]
anangcd as before, so far as respects time of flowcriiw and eolonr . h , , f Z r i
limited height which all exotie plants attain in pots, it has beentoleeiOed umcTefsah
to attend to size. Such as are trees in thoir native countiy will be inch™ed w
etters tr ; such as arc bienmal.s by the letter h ; the most ten fe , by t - the m S showv
by s ; and those continuing in iiower two or three months, by 3, as before.
S e c t . I. Select Greenhouse Plants.
6659. As select greenlwme plants wc shall consider the pelargoniums ericas and
camellias; which .»roOTOTM aw.aua.aa a greenhouse with flowers of almost
all coloiu-s, during every month of the year.
"ta.«»»«! «o p e, or havo heon
British cultivators, and recently also by those of B X h .m pdui impregnation, practised on them by
display much dissimilarity of habit in the f o f f i ^ ^ h e various species
o r devoid of tubers, and ligneous or h e r b S J if s “ nf
half shrubby, or more usually shrubby stem • farhished in 9 i '"'‘th an herbaceous,
simple, pinnate, or decompound leaves and in the rimildiv stemless kinds, with
but variously toothed, lobid, and, in sJme kinds div
.and pos^ssed of some variety of ¿dour and of flavoui Th^^flo Z , re a i T P u b e s c e n c e ,
on a peduncle which in the stemless kinds arises from the cenren nf Vv. k’nds arc borne m umbels
shrubby kinds from the axil of almost e%h of thV^^nnl r e ? ® ® ‘be leaves, and in the
gurmobuepl. is very different in different kffid t’ a S d igrreeaatteSstt iinn t^hose on?f th e Cicbnmra or horse^shoornee-l eianv eand
o01f aa dilmmggyy mm oo uurrnn ffuull lhuuiee,, ooffTTuussoe aatt oovvee,, aanndd tthhrrooui el'i ’’( •h n „°reK/’
a free supply of most delicious odour. Of this last
larg ò n ium ¿ av um , gibbòsum. tristo, an d sÌ>eiforaUìVd to Ì h l e '
sTwtted w i t^ rL Ì th e ir peUU Jhlfo,-
Jlowers, and the beauty of tkeir colours, and ike markin.ni nf
«i/frridwaii'oji hy manipulation, a
- rt '-.¿.„.ro-.rt.., ,,, aju/iiA-ll to IIa.,.*-
a iit^ior to the present century, and
SMirr. "bswwecoctt ”-“H' ’a s, -we Ib "enho v»e«,r athrteo rf l*r<s> t thweli oj, raodsocpntreVe c-‘‘
■ it: he, by
cd the <
rtw. Artoi.iii, men aimer nia caro, and laid the f.nmlfatinn nf
that mtimacy with tho habits of hybrid pelargoniums, wliich
etiahlcd him to place on record tho interesting store of information
on them which, with coloured figures of niimiTous
5561. Lists <if sorts. In § 0601. of our previous edition, we
bave given a list of tbe “ old-established sorts; ” biitas thesnb-
scqiient origination of hybrids far more showy than these, has
caused the cultivation of the old kinds to be neglected, we shall
here repeat only those of the latter whose charms still forbid
.1— ----- :— o f them from any collection of merit.
beautiful kinds, will be found in his work on Geraiiidcete.
Tlie practical attention of the remaining cultivators named
above has boon more recently aiii'lied to the subject, and
the results of it have, within the last tcu years, been very
effective. See § 56G6.
5565. Old kinds, all or most o f them rcpzUed species. The letters following the names denote the
months in which the kinds flower.
Pelargònium affine,/, mr. ap. Ctum,/. mr. ap.
iiiiàtum,/. mr. ap.
GrenvillottJiuw, f. mr. ap.
pulcliúilum,/. mr. ap.
ignéscens,/ mr. ap.
á rd en s,/ mr. ap.
élegans, my.
quinàtum, my.
fuscàtum, my.
grandiflòrum, my.
5566. J-h/brid Pelar¡
Pelargònium glaùcum,
pcnicillàtum, jl.
echlnàtuoe.yn. an.
sanguineum, jn, au.
lobatum, au.
triste, au.
flàvum, rtíí.
odoratissiinum, au.
tricolor, ait.
elàtum ait.
renifórme, au. s.
Pelargònium mónstrum, att.
fiilgidum, au.
Eròdium incarnàtum, au.
Pelargònium quiiiquevùlnerum, s
flcxuòsum, jn. s.
bicolor, s.
tricuspidàtum, i.
Bcàbrum, s.
fràgile, s.
lanceolàtum, s.
cortascsfòlium, s.
______ .,/_________ 0 - T h e kinds the names of which are given below, are those which were
considered best in 1849 of th e hybrids raised by recrossing hybrids with each other ; and they are mostly
remarkable for the large size of their flowers.
àlbagrandiflòra
Alonzo
Ariel
Aurora
Beauté parfaite
Beauty of Clapham
Belle ofthe Village
Bella
Blanche
Brilliant
Brutus
CamUla
Cassandra
Cavalier
Centurion
Chimborazo
Cleopatra
Corinda
Comet
Crusader
Desdomona
Defiance
Diamond
Dohlcr
Donna Maria
Due d’Aumale
Duko of Cornwall
Duchess of Sutherland
Eclipse
élegans
Eliza Sauvage
Emma
Emperor Nicolas
Evening Star
Fire-fly
Flamingo
Forget-me-not
Free Briton
Gulielme
Gustavus
Hamlet
Hebe
Hebe’s Lip
Hector
Invincible
Isabella
Isabella (Miller’s)
Italinski
vanhoe
Jenny Lind
johina
Josephus
Katanka
King of Saxony
Lady Fariiham
Ebrington
Hunloe
Lalla Rookh
.amartiiie
,atona
.elia
.eonora
Lord Nelson
Stanley
Louisa
Lucrctia
Mabel
Madame Lcsage
Jaliir
Morin
Mademoiselle Mayland
Mngog
Maid of Orleans
Maiden’s blush
Margarita
Mark Antony
Mary Queen of Scots
Milo
Minerva
Minna
Momus
Mount Blanc
Etna
Mulberry
Mustee
Negress
Ne plus ultra
Norah
Norfolk Hero
Obcron
Oiidiue
Orion
Othello
Painted Lady
Permanent
Phyllis
Pirate
Pluto
President
Pretender
Prince of Wales
Princess
Punch
Queen of tho Bourbons
of Trumps
Victoria
Rachel
Rainbow
Rebecca
Uedworth
regulàta
Repeal
lUsing Sun
Rolla
lose of Aston
losamond
lescbud
losetta superba
losy circle
Royal Standard
Salamander
Sarah
Selina
Shield of AchiUes
Socrates
Sparkler
Star
Standard of Perfection
Sultana
Sunset
Sylvia
Terpsichore
Theresa
Theodorina
Tipula
Titania
Unique
Utica
Vesta
Vesuvius
Virgin Queen
Virginal
Witch
Zenobia.
5.567. Fancy geraniums. What are called fancy geraniums are those which have been raised by
crossing some of the finest hybrids with the original species, not only of the genus Pelargònium, but of
th e genera Campylia, Phymatánthus (P . tricolor, &c.), Hoaren (P . incrassàtum, &c.), Dimàcria (P.
fúlgens), and Otidia (P . dasycaúlon, &c.). Most of th e plants belonging to these genera are tuberous-
rooted, and they have all ratlier small flowers, the petals of which are all of th e same size and colour,
but the hybrids that have been raised from them are very ornametal. The foliowing is a list of some
of those thought th e best in 1849.
Madame Miollcz
Magnifica
Maid of Anjou
Mazcppa
supèrba
Modesta
Negress
Negro
Nosegay
Nymph
Amelia
Anais
Beauty of Winchester
Bijou
Bouquet tout fait
Bride of Ahydos
Chiampion of Devon
dty
Harlequin
Hebe
Ibrahim Pasha
Jehu
Jenny Lind
La Belle Africaine
Lady Alice Peel
Flora Hastings
Madame Grisl
Queen Adelaide
superb
Victoria
Rciiie des Français
Sidonìa
Statiâskü
Vesta
Woódsti
Yeatmaniijiiini
grandiflòrum
Zelia.
icari«« (ìeraniums.
Frogmore
Shrublaiid
Tom Thumb
compácta
Lucia ròsea.
5568. Propagation. The ordinary mode of coutinuing each
species and variety is hy cuttings ; but almost all the sorts
produce ripe seeds in this country, hy whicb theymay hemul-
tiplied, and also new varieties produced. The seed, if ripe
before midsummer, may be sown as soon as gatherod, in pots
of light ricli earth, and placed In a gentle hotbed and shaded.
Tlic plants will soon come up, and if, when they show two proper
leaves, they are transplanted singly into pots, and kept under
a cold frame, several of them will flower in the following
spring and summer, and most of the remainder in the next
spring and summer. No plant grows more readily by cuttings
tfian the slirubby or suffruticoso species of this family : tlie
cuttings may be taken offat a joint where the woorl is beginning
to ripen ; laid in the sliade for an hour or two till the wound
heals ; and then planted iu sandy loam, and placed in a gentle
heat. The hardier sorts, aa P. zonàle, inquiuans, &o., will
strike in the open air or in any shaded situation, without being
covered with a glass. Cuttings of tlie roots of such sorta, as P.
tríate, gìbbòaum, &c., strike readily ; a small portion ofthe root
being left above ground. Thcflbrous-rootcd herbaceous sorts,
as Eròdium Reichánlt and glandulòsura, may be multiplied
by dividing tho roots. “ From the latter end of Marcii to the
middle or end of July,” Cushing observes, “ cuttlugs of all tho
common kinds of Pelargònium may be put in with success :
Let a moderate hotbed be made up, and surfaced with some oid
tan ; wlion it is of a proper temperature, let the cuttings be
made and put in some nice rich loam ; piunge the pots to tlie
rim in the bed, and shade them for a day or two, but no
longer ; pick off any dnmping leaves that mny appear, water
them occasionally, and observe to pot them off In due time, by
which means they will be stout plants by the end of autumn :
the more curious kinds are in general done by cuttings of the
thick fleshy roots, which theyproduce in abundance: as many
of these as can be spared witli safety being taken off carefully
from each plant, and a few of the finer fibres attached to them
and neatly potted in small pots, leaving tho crown of each
about one fourth of an inch over tho surfaco, watered and set
on a moderate heat, will, in a few weeks, make excellent
plants ! one, two, or more stems, whicli they in general produce,
being loft to form the plant.” (Exotic Gard., p. 90.)
5669. Cidture. The GeraniJccEB require a light rich soil ;
they grow woU in equal parts of sandy loam and well-rotted
dung ; or they will grow'in leaf-mould and a littlo sand, without
any thing else. As most species are rapid growers, the pots
require to be examined in spring and autumn, and tbe roots
and top reduced or tbe plant shifted into a larger pot. lii
general the shrubby sorts should he kept low and bushy by
pruning; for when tiiey arc allowed to grow tall and straggling,
they are very unsightly and do not flower well. Some of the
lierbaceous sorts may be considered as frame plants ; but tlio
greater number require the greenhouse, anil some of the very
succulent sorts are best grown in the dry-stove. Wliero an
extensive collection of Geraniàccu; is kept, it is desirable to
devote a house entirely to their culture : iu this the roof sliould
be of a construction to admit as much light as possible, tlie
stage should be near the glass, and there should be ample
means of giving air and beat. Most of thcspecies require ratlier
more heat during winter than evergreen woody exotics from
the same climates ; otherwise they are apt to lose their leaves
and rot at the points of theshoots. To prevent this, heat should
be given io tbe daytime and air admitted, and wlienever any
Icat begins to decay, it should be removed. The hardier Ge-
ranlàcece, like other greenhouse plants, aro generally placed
in the open air from May to September ; but, as the flowers are
mucli injured by heavy rains and winds, ti e more delicate sorts,
and all those intended to flower iu the best manner, should be
kept in the house with abundance of air night and day. Tn
warm situations it is customary, in April or May, to plant many
ofthe F. zonàle and other free-growing sorts in the borders of
the flower garden or shrubbery : these have a splendid effect
till attacked by frost, when the plauts may either be protected
where they stand by abundance of litter and mats, or they may
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