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A beautiful and somewhat singular wall shrub,with large yellow flowers. Any soil is suitable for it, but a south or west aspect is indispensable.
Remarkably pretty and graceful Cape flowers, possessing amost agreeable perfume. The plants grow about 9 in. high and produce six or eight tubular flowers on a stem. They are easily cultivated in a co...
This ornamental hardy perennial is commonlyknown as the Burning Bush. It succeeds in any garden soil, and is easily raised from seed, which ripens freely. If the flowers are rubbed they emit a fine od...
Hardy perennials bearing white flowers from June toSeptember. They like a good, warm soil. The only way of raising them is from seed. They require a slight protection in winter. Height, 2-1/2 ft.
A rich or peaty mouldsuits this half-hardy perennial. It may be saved through the winter by protecting the roots, but seed sown in spring will generally fruit the same year. It flowers in July. Height...
Though in some parts of our country Figs are cropped onstandards, as a rule they require to be trained on a wall having a southern exposure. The soil should be a fairly good loam mixed with old mortar...
These Nuts will succeed on any soil that isnot cold or wet. The bushes should be planted in October, when the leaves have nearly all fallen. Make the soil firm about the roots and give a mulching of s...