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This hardy perennial flowers before the leaves appear.It grows best in a moist, clayey soil, and may be increased by pieces of the running root.
A shrub with Acacia-likeleaves and producing yellow Pea-shaped flowers in July, followed with bladder-shaped seed vessels. It will grow in any soil, and may be raised either from seed or cuttings take...
A prettygreenhouse climber, bearing cobalt-blue flowers. It should occupy a sunny position, and be watered freely from March to September, after which very little should be given.
Perfectly hardy plants, bearing in June blue orwhite flowers the size of a shilling. The bulbs may be planted in spring in any garden soil; the plants are increased by off-sets. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
Get a heap of dead leaves and press and jam them downas closely as possible. Then take as much manure, in appearance, as you have dead leaves, and for each cartload have two bushels of unslaked quickl...
This ornamental deciduous shrub is quitehardy, but requires a light, sandy loam or peat soil and a shady situation. It is increased by layers. Blooms in April. Height, 4 ft.
Conifers (so called because they bear cones in place ofordinary seed) are mostly of tall growth, yet among the class are many low--growing evergreens well adapted for the lawn or border. Indeed, any o...