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A hardy herbaceous plant; will grow in any soil,flowers in May, and is easily raised from seed. Height, 1-1/2 ft.
Sow two or three seeds together in clumps 1 ft. apart, intrenches prepared as for Celery, in April or May. When 6 in. high pull up the superfluous plants, leaving the strongest one in each case. When...
Coarse hardy annuals; somewhat ornamental,but are hardly more than weeds. They grow freely from seed, and flower from June to August. Height, 2 ft. to 4 ft.
This is a graceful and very beautiful variegatedgrass, striped green, silver, and gold, and makes a fine decoration for the table. It will grow in any moderately moist soil, and bears dividing. Sow in...
Ornamental, thistle-like, hardy perennials, which will growin any ordinary soil. Flowers are borne from June to September. Seed may be sown as soon as it is ripe. Height, 9 in. to 2 ft.
May be sown in heat during February or March,pricked out when strong enough, and planted in the open in May or June.
These are divided into three classes, but they are allsaid originally to come from the clove: (1) Flakes, which are striped with one colour and white; (2) Bizarres, those streaked with two colours and...
The white flowers of this evergreen shrub,which make their appearance in July, are delicately fragrant. The plant is most suitable for a cool greenhouse, but does well in the open, in warm, well-drain...
To grow them to perfection carrots require a deep, rich,sandy soil, which has been thoroughly trenched and manured the previous autumn. For the main crop the seed should be sown in March, either broad...