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These all do best in a light, sandy loam, and make goodplants for rock-work. L. Bipartita is suitable for an autumn sowing. The other annuals are raised in spring. L. Triornithophora is a biennial, an...
Very elegant and beautiful hardy annuals,which are slightly fragrant. They must be grown in a moist and shady situation. The seeds ripen freely, and should be sown in autumn to produce bloom in June,...
Set the roots in bunches 1 ft. apart, and beforesevere weather sets in cover them with a dressing of well-rotted manure. They should not be disturbed, even by digging among the roots. If grown in pots...
The Lily is admirably adapted for pot culture, theconservatory, and the flower border, and will flourish in any light soil or situation. To produce fine specimens in pots they should be grown in a mix...
Neat greenhouse evergreen shrubs, most at home in equalportions of loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings may be struck in sand under glass. They flower in June. Height, 4 ft. to 5 ft.
Same treatment as Chrysanthemum.
Elegant greenhouse shrubs, delighting in a mixture ofturfy loam, peat, and sand. They are evergreen, flower in June, and are propagated by cuttings of the young wood under glass. Height, 1 ft.
The narrow foliage and spikes of pure whiteflowers, produced in May and June, render this hardy perennial very ornamental. The soil should consist of equal parts of loam and peat. It is propagated by...
Charming hardy annuals which make nice pot-plants. Theseed should be sown in rich, light soil--peat for preference. If this is done in autumn they will flower in April and May; if sown in spring they...