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A hardy perennial with lemon-yellow flowers inJune and July. It will grow in any good garden soil, and is propagated by seed only, which should be sown where the plants are intended to be grown. Heigh...
A genus of very pretty bulbous plants that thrive well in amixture of loam, peat, and sand, or will grow in any light soil. Most of the tender kinds may be reared in a frame if protected from frost in...
A most beautiful orchid, delighting in atemperature of from 60 to 70 degrees and an abundance of water during summer, but good drainage is essential. The blooms are yellow, spotted and streaked with v...
A hardy aquatic perennial, frequently found in ourponds. It flowers in June, and may be increased by dividing the roots. Height, 1 ft. O
Exquisite little half-hardy plants, suitable for pots orrock-work. The seed should be sown early in spring on a gentle hotbed, and the young plants transferred to the pots or open ground at the end of...
This early-flowering shrub is only hardy in the south andsouth-west of our country. It requires a light, rich soil, and may be increased by division. Racemes of white flowers are produced during Febru...
Hardy Camellias, Chrysanthemums,black and green Tea Plant, Rhododendrons, Ferns, Red Currants, Morello Cherries, and spring and summer cuttings of all sorts.
See "Mathiola Bicornis." If Emperor,Imperial, or Intermediate Stocks are sown in March or April, they will flower in the autumn; if sown in June or July they will flower during the following June, and...