We do not believe that of any other plant is there as much seed annually sown, in the hope of producing better varieties, as of the geranium. This is not strange as hybridizers have been eminently successful in their efforts to improve this popular bedding plant. Of the many new sorts sent out by the various raisers every year the great majority are grown but a season or two and are discarded to make room for later introductions. Last year a new type of geraniums was introduced in Europe, which we believe will completely change the aspect of geranium beds; we refer to the dwarf Zonale geraniums, introduced by Van Geert, of Ghent, Belgium, of which we give a brief description :