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CHIVES

Hardy perennial. The young tops used to flavour soups, etc.

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Choisya Ternata (Mexican Orange)

A pretty evergreen wall plant,bearing sweet-scented white flowers in July. The bush is round, and extremely ornamental when grown in the shrubbery. It delights in a mixture of peat and loam, and is pr...

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Chorozemas

These Australian plants delight in rich turfy peat mixedwith fibrous loam, leaf-mould, and coarse sand. When freshly potted they should be given a warm part of the greenhouse and watered cautiously ti...

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Christmas Rose

See "Helleborus."

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Broussonetia Papyrifera

A very effective deciduous shrub, withlarge, curiously-cut leaves. It likes an open soil, and is propagated by cuttings. February is its blooming time. Height, 12 ft.

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Browallia

Very handsome half-hardy annuals; will grow readily fromseed in any garden soil, but prefer a sandy one. They bloom in July. Height, 2 ft.

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Brussels Sprouts

For a first crop sow early in March, and in Aprilfor succession. Transplant as soon as ready into deeply-trenched, well-manured soil, about 2 ft. apart. Hoe well, and keep clear from weeds. For exhibi...

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Bryanthus Erectus

A hardy evergreen shrub, which will grow in anysoil if the situation is shady and damp. It thrives without any sunshine, but will not endure the constant dropping of moisture upon its leaves from tree...

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Budding

Budding consists in raising an eye or bud from one part ofa bush or tree and transplanting it to another part, or to any other plant of the same species. The process is not only more simple and rapid...

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